Do you ever write social letters?

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Are social letters a thing of the past, killed by an increasing use of email and phones? I write the occassional letter to my elderly relatives because I know how much they appreciate hearing all the news and a letter is something you can return to again and again whereas a telephone call is over the moment you put the reciever down. Sometimes it's hard to think of things to say, but I know that even if I just wrote about the weather and what I ate for breakfast they'd still be interested. I love receiving personal letters myself. When I grab the post with a heavy heart, knowing that it's all likely to be bills, bank statements and other miserable paperwork, finding a suprise in there is wonderful and lights up my morning. Even if it's just a card it means someone is thinking of me. Now that I'm thinking about it, I'm going to write a few cards today. For the pittance that a stamp costs it's a very cheap way of making someone happy.