Russell, I agree when they're trying to get the tactile/sensory point
across,for example in a novel, and are making a conscious effort to do so.
Not so with grandma's letters - you truly feel/sense the memories from
the handwriting, sensory environment that the letter was written. Just
went through the same exercise with some old stuff from my mother-in-law
and there was nothing about the conscious writing style that brought the
flood of memories . It was the touch,feel,smell of handling the material
and the personal handwriting.
Steve Petersen CRM
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