Do You Write Cards and Letters?
By Ali Canary
@AliCanary (4289)
March 13, 2026 9:28am CST
This is a picture of the back of a letter that I am getting ready to send out to a writer friend with whom I exchange "snail mail". I always put some colorful stickers on the envelope. We both enjoy picking out special cards and stamps for each other, and sometimes we also enclose little extras, like cartoons, stickers, and such.
In this one, I enclosed a mini "zine", which I will probably write about in another post. It's fun to get such little surprises, but that's just icing on the cake -- the real joy is to hear about her life and to get some "real" mail amongst all the bills and advertisements.
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@toniganzon (76917)
• Philippines
14 Mar
I used to and a mylot friend @JudyEv was one of my penpals pre pandemic days. We sent each other snail mails.
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@toniganzon (76917)
• Philippines
14 Mar
@JudyEv I do understand that Judy. I didn't even remember as well until my son found one of the cards you sent me in my craft drawer.
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@JudyEv (379224)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Mar
@toniganzon I'm glad you've forgotten too. I don't have much recollection of it even now. 
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@AliCanary (4289)
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16 Mar
April is National Card and Letter Writing Month, so maybe you can plan to celebrate with some notes!
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@AmbiePam (118674)
• United States
16 Mar
@AliCanary Great idea, I will do that. I am glad you suggested it.
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@AliCanary (4289)
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16 Mar
I find if I talk to someone on the phone, it will take too long, so I prefer to email or text...
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@DianneN (254717)
• United States
16 Mar
@AliCanary You’re right! One time, I did my walking exercise up and down my driveway.
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@AliCanary (4289)
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17 Mar
@DianneN I have one friend I can be on the phone with for ages, so I usually make sure I am in a comfortable chair and that I went to the bathroom already, lol
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@LindaOHio (220333)
• United States
14 Mar
I send out cards -- birthday, anniversary, sympathy, Christmas...but I haven't sent a letter in a long time. I can instantly contact a friend or relative by text or email.
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@AliCanary (4289)
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21 Mar
@LindaOHio I still send them, too! It's one of my favorite Christmas traditions. We had French doors in my childhood home, and Mom would tape the cards to the glass panels in the doors as they came in. It was very festive!
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@LindaOHio (220333)
• United States
17 Mar
@AliCanary People are getting away from sending cards...especially Christmas cards. Maybe it's the expensive postage. I still like to send them though.
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@LindaOHio (220333)
• United States
21 Mar
@AliCanary Postage is expected to go up to nearly $1 per stamp. Outrageous.
@pitsipeahie (5697)
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14 Mar
I used to send greeting cards to relatives, friends in other countries but that has been decades ago. Not anymore now. Nice stickers! Do you buy them or design and print them yourself?
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@AliCanary (4289)
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16 Mar
They are really nice, aren't they! They are sturdy, too. Believe it or not, I got them from Wish! Some of the things on Wish are ridiculous, but they have an amazing sticker selection, and the stickers I've bought so far have been good quality.
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@FourWalls (85738)
• United States
13 Mar
I used to. Unfortunately, with the outrageous price and lack-of-delivery skills from the post office, I’ve resorted to the almost always reliable internet.
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@AliCanary (4289)
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16 Mar
True, mail service has really gone downhill. I never put anything valuable in the letters, just little things to brighten her day.
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@AliCanary (4289)
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25 Mar
I hang onto letters, too! If I get a card with just a signature, I don't keep it, but if the person wrote on it, I'll keep that.
@JESSY3236 (22045)
• United States
17 Mar
pretty sticker. Yeah I do cards. I haven't done letters in a long while.
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@AliCanary (4289)
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21 Mar
I usually write a letter on the card itself, so that limits it to a few paragraphs, but I think that's a nice length to write and to read.
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@AliCanary (4289)
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16 Mar
Thank you! Is it hard to write by hand? I usually write by hand on a card, but sometimes I type a letter and print it on some cool paper. They make lots of fun designs you can put in your printer.
@AliCanary (4289)
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17 Mar
I used to write very long letters home when I was in college. I would draw on them, too!
