Comments on: Writing Wednesday: 3 Real-Life Letters that Inspired our Embellished Manuscripts https://blog.paperblanks.com/2014/12/writing-wednesday-3-real-life-letters-that-inspired-our-embellished-manuscripts/ Expression has no limits. Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:25:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.15 By: Paperblanks https://blog.paperblanks.com/2014/12/writing-wednesday-3-real-life-letters-that-inspired-our-embellished-manuscripts/#comment-2182491 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 16:43:29 +0000 http://blog.paperblanks.com/?p=28081#comment-2182491 In reply to Cheryl.

Hi Cheryl,

Saving old letters is akin to saving your filled journals. You’re right, it always seems like it might be helpful to save space and toss them out, but re-reading them can be a interesting insight into your own self. And, who knows, one day they could end up on an Embellished Manuscript! Even journals of “everyday people” can be fascinating first-hand views into human history.

Happy writing!
The Paperblanks® Team

]]> By: Cheryl https://blog.paperblanks.com/2014/12/writing-wednesday-3-real-life-letters-that-inspired-our-embellished-manuscripts/#comment-2157181 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 14:31:31 +0000 http://blog.paperblanks.com/?p=28081#comment-2157181 In recent years, I was able to whittle down my collection of letters: getting rid of the mostly meaningless ones: a birthday card with little more than a “I wish I could be there to help you celebrate” and signature; and missives I was sure I’d never want to read again, but it was difficult, and I still have plenty of reading material left. I may never become famous (in fact, I don’t necessarily want to) and the public likely won’t care about my correspondence, but history is created by individuals, and it’s important to conserve what we can. The journals featured in this post are beautiful reminders of lives lived long ago and depositories for the history being made today.

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