tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post595648164606820627..comments2024-03-13T03:05:06.344-04:00Comments on Stitches Thru Time: V-mail (No, that's not a type-o)Jodie Wolfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13734191097693490693noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-14476151427448975502014-06-25T17:54:05.667-04:002014-06-25T17:54:05.667-04:00It's interesting that the British Army has a s...It's interesting that the British Army has a similar system today. You can go to a special website, type your letter, then when you hit "submit" it will spit out as a paper letter on the other end. The letter is collected, folded, then forwarded to wherever your soldier is serving. They call it "Blue Mail".<br /><br />My husband and I only got married a few years ago, so we mainly exchanged e-mails. However, part of me wishes we had written to each other so I could have some old-fashioned letter to preserve. A few months after our wedding, I realized our e-mails were in an old account of mine that I hadn't checked in a while. When I hastily checked it again, I found that our letters had been deleted by the e-mail company! That still haunts me. Sometimes there really are advantages to doing it the old-fashioned way.<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14245882069883304539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-53929650502866823682014-06-24T20:05:35.387-04:002014-06-24T20:05:35.387-04:00Thanks. Amazing how much flotsam is floating aroun...Thanks. Amazing how much flotsam is floating around in my head, isn't it?? :-)Linda Shenton Matchetthttp://www.lindashentonmatchett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-90111408692066164672014-06-24T20:04:45.271-04:002014-06-24T20:04:45.271-04:00How exciting to still have a v-mail letter. Thanks...How exciting to still have a v-mail letter. Thanks for your comment.Linda Shenton Matchetthttp://www.lindashentonmatchett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-79660097474953218702014-06-24T20:03:31.299-04:002014-06-24T20:03:31.299-04:00I was a 9 hour drive from home during college so I...I was a 9 hour drive from home during college so I can related. Our mailboxes had a little window and I loved when I could see an envelope through the glass!Linda Shenton Matchetthttp://www.lindashentonmatchett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-89311758286465844862014-06-24T20:02:20.436-04:002014-06-24T20:02:20.436-04:00I'm not sure if it's better or not that we...I'm not sure if it's better or not that we get our rejections faster by email! Linda Shenton Matchetthttp://www.lindashentonmatchett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-91368597325133712092014-06-24T20:01:11.877-04:002014-06-24T20:01:11.877-04:00My future husband and I met during high school and...My future husband and I met during high school and we attended two different colleges - so I know exactly how you feel! I still like getting mail!Linda Shenton Matchetthttp://www.lindashentonmatchett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-53881253335119405462014-06-24T16:35:37.290-04:002014-06-24T16:35:37.290-04:00I actually have a letter sent V-mail during WWII. ...I actually have a letter sent V-mail during WWII. Mail back in those days was just as important as it is today. To see your loved one's handwriting, to know they held the letter in their hands, and also the time it took to put one's thoughts on paper.<br />Thanks for entering me in your weekly giveaway.<br />Janet E.<br />von1janet(at)gmail(dot)comLibrary Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04453047929043510049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-18251219969533247942014-06-24T12:52:09.977-04:002014-06-24T12:52:09.977-04:00Wow. I so did not know this. Thanks for sharing th...Wow. I so did not know this. Thanks for sharing the tidbit, Linda. How very interesting.Crystal L Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790390094611031388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-72175544864536637042014-06-24T11:27:43.722-04:002014-06-24T11:27:43.722-04:00When I was away at school, mail was a lifeline fro...When I was away at school, mail was a lifeline from home.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061067970781919577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-13200036154309966962014-06-24T09:52:51.756-04:002014-06-24T09:52:51.756-04:00When I was submitting stories via snail mail, I hu...When I was submitting stories via snail mail, I hung out at my mailbox every day, waiting for that acceptance letter. Of course, more often than not it was a "sorry but this does not meet the needs..." :-)Patricia Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382033674042021556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-53195546038202253412014-06-24T09:09:07.763-04:002014-06-24T09:09:07.763-04:00Mail was of great importance to me when my future ...Mail was of great importance to me when my future husband and I met. He was in the army and I was in college. Our many, many precious letters and cards were priceless! <br /><br />mauback55 at gmail dot comMelanie Backushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727406782355039525noreply@blogger.com