Keeping in touch

A thought struck me at the weekend. You don't have to go too far back in the past to find a time when letter writing was the standard way of communicating with a friend or loved one who was far away. Many can tell with fondness of the love letters they got from their lovers - they may have even kept them - tied with a red ribbon, kept in a box by the bed! However, what do we have now in the 21st Century? Communication could be by Skype, by text message, by email. All great ways to keep in touch, but not so easy to tie a ribbon around. Are we losing something in our embrace of technology? What will be our keepsakes in the future? Think about it.