Part 2 The Lost Art of Letter Writing

 

A delight it is to find a handwritten letter in the mailbox.  Slowly opening the mailbox and unexpectedly there lies a letter that traveled across the  miles to say hello how are you?

Opening the envelope slowly not to tear the flap, dear friend the letter begins.  The walk back down the gravel driveway suddenly slows my life down and takes me into my friends world.  Slowly, I read page after page with the latest news of their simple life , and with a friendly hello. 

Ascending to the front porch, I snuggled on the porch swing cozy with pillows.  I finished reading the beautiful handwritten letter, a smile comes across my face, to think how someone took the time to shared their daily life. 

When did we lose the art of letter writing?  Was it a slow fade over time or did it completely fade when the internet came into our homes?  Then Facebook came into to millions of lives, now everyone know everything about each other, but remember it is only by our choice.

We lost the smell of the scented stationery, the folding of the letter, the hand written pages, the 22 cents stamps, the taste of the glue as we seal the envelope, the walking down a gravel driveway, the warmth of the sun and the cool breeze of the morning.  The touch of the metal door of the mailbox, the lifting of the red flag to send a message to the postman to stop.

These are the things I still experience in my life today, because I choose not to have Facebook. My life is my own, it's not for the world to know.   I share small bits and pieces of my life with family and friends through letter writing.  I choose to live a slow life, a life that is written on stationary.  

Each of us has a choice to share our lives across the world or choose to live a slow private life that we share with a friend across the miles in a handwritten letter.  

Simply Farmhouse

Welcome to my garden

 And it is winter….Hello friends as you are thinking of Spring , I thought I would share my garden with you, I love the month of May when all the flowers start pushing through the soil giving us another year of beautiful flowers.  These photos are from my phone, one day I need to get back to using my canon camera for better photos.   Enjoy!

Dreaming of Spring, until then have a blessed New Year! 

For more garden photos follow me on Instagram at Tays__garden.    

The Lost Art of Writing Letters

Dear Friends,

In my childhood days, I remembered, my mom and I would

walked down our one mile long gravel driveway to 

check for mail. It was the highlight of the day, to open the metal door

and see if there was a letter or an birthday card.

                       

 My mother had beautiful handwriting, in her school days 

penmanship was one of the most important subject to learn 

and it was to be mastered as an art form.                        

    Beatrix Potter is a favorite mine.

Sometimes in a antique store you may find some vintage letters, 

the ones that are all bundled up with a ribbon or a string tied 

around them. These old letters are American history, a time of 

war or of days gone by. These letters were beautifully written 

and even though we may not know the people who wrote 

them, by the end the last letter, we feel like we know them 

quite well.  

                                  

I heard that writing to a pen pals is making a come back, that is wonderful!

If you find the time, write someone who is dear to you, 

it will bring a smile to their face, as they reach into

the mailbox to find a lovely letter hand written by you.

Simply Farmhouse.

P.S. If you haven't seen the movie of Miss Potter, 

I highly recommend it! It is basic on her life.

For credit of these photos please visit HERE

We never know where life will take us ,

We never know where life will take us, mine took me here.

( a quote from my favorite author by Beatrix Potter)

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🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

To my lovely 🪴 garden 

Once upon a farmhouse

 

Hello sweet friends, thinking of you today!  

Slow down your life,  stay home more, live simple and let this world go by.

Thank you for coming by

Simply Farmhouse

Credit for all these photos go HERE

Seeking Out The Old Paths

Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths,

where is the good ways, walk therein, and ye shall find 

rest for you souls. Jeremiah 6:16

I don't know about you friend, 

I find that in these uncertain times,  

I want to seek out these old paths.

When the days were long and life

was oh, so simple.

 

                   

Remember these childhood days!

Trust in the Lord, and He will direct your paths

Walk in the old paths and you will find rest for your soul, and quieten your lives from this world.

I know whom I put my trust in, I put my trust in the Lord

Who created the heavens and the earth.

Walk in the old paths..rest in the Lord!

What a better place the world would be!

 

For credit for these beautiful photos visit pinterest  ~ hugs sweet friends!

Life in a old Farmhouse

Hello dears,  here is a small escape for you, it maybe for just a moment~ however, let your cares melt away!  My hopes and prayers is that each one of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and Christmas.  There is so much to be grateful for, and in my heart I am so very grateful for so many blessings.

"Winter is the time for comfort, 

for good food and warmth, 

for the touch of a friendly hand and 

for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home."

- Edith Sitwell

 

Proverbs 3:5

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; 

and lean not unto thine own understanding.

May your days and hearts be filled with love, joy, peace and hope!

Psalms 62:8 - Trust in him at all times; 

ye people, pour out your heart before him: 

God is a refuge for us. 

Theses photos are not mine, they are just pins that I have collected on pinterest.

 Please visit PINTEREST to see the credits of all these beautiful photos!