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Had a surprise phone call from my Nanna in Australia last night. She rang to say that she had finally received a letter that I posted about a month and a half ago. The address was correct. It had a correct return address. I had also sent my Mom a letter at the same time - she got it in a few days after I sent it - and she lives in the Tanami desert. My Dad got his - and he lives in country South Australia. My Auntie lives on a houseboat on a river and got hers. Nanna is the only one who lives in a capital city. Both she and her local postie were very happy when it arrived - I guess he was tired of her waiting for him and asking for it!

Recently read that Australia Post has something like a 97% delivery stat - guess we were unlucky to be in the 3% that get mucked up. Of course it could have been the Japanese Postal service at fault. Or maybe it had just managed to slip between the cracks somewhere…

Being an eager e-mail child it took a lot of effort for me to write the letters - by hand and to take them down to the post office and mail them. I really love receiving letters in the mail though - mainly because the only ones I usually receive are bills. I always check the letter box in the hope that there will be a personal letter in there, having made it’s journey half-way across the world, full of news and puzzles as I try to decipher the handwriting…

My Step-mother sent me an e-mail last week. She and Dad are finally connected. My Mum has promised that she will be connected soon too. Even though everyone prefers calling me than writing, I think they’ve given up on actually finding me at home to answer the phone. I’m not sure how that works out since I work from home and sit right by the phone…