Email and other electronic communication has made life so easy and, unlike Sherri, few of us write letters anymore. It’s so easy for it to slip away.

With all the work and writing I do on the computer, I still keep a handwritten journal. It’s the only sure way I can lock it up and keep everyone out of it. My son wants to know what I write. I told him he’s free to read everything after I’m gone.

I also hand write letters more often than most people I know, though not nearly as often as I used to. It’s easier to keep up with an email address than physical addresses. Some of the people I correspond with regularly move frequently all over the world and getting a physical address from them is tough if not impossible.

Great article! I still have a few letters from my grandmother and father. I hope my mother still has something handwritten from her father. I don’t have anything from him that I know of. I have a lot of handwritten stuff from my mom, and I keep them. Her handwriting is particularly different. It’s like she uses calligraphy every time she writes. It appears drawn and always has. Odd…

Sherri

One tip I could add — is to suggest using a Wacom art tablet and pen mouse — a tool that is often used by graphic artists. I have a small Wacom pad about four or five inches square. It comes with a “pen” that is actually a mouse. You hold the pen mouse like any pen, and by moving it on the art tablet, you can perform regular mousihg activity. It gives you a lot more control over your photo editing and with it you can do much finer, intricate work than you get with a regular mouse. You can also use the Wacom to create handwriting in an image file. I have used it to create an image file of my signature. I insert this signature image in a Word document whenever my signature is needed. I also use it to add my signature to photos or digital elements that I may be making.

One word of caution: if you do use this method to produce an image file with your signature, do not post that image on the Internet. It is your authentic signature and could be used by persons with mischievous intent.

Antoinettes last blog post..Pre-London

Those score sheets are precious.

So yes, scraps of handwriting are worth scrapbooking.