It should always be a red-letter day

The joy of receiving post, be it a card or a ‘thank-you’ note, is at risk as technology displaces handwriting, says Sue Leonard

IT’S nice to get a letter in the post. Whether it’s a ‘thank-you’, a post-card from abroad, or a love letter nestled among the bills, handwriting on an envelope can lift the day.

Once, letters were the main form of communication. Now, with technology, there’s a danger we’ll lose the art of handwriting.