We once started writing to sum up collected taxes and to label things. We still do. But, we also write for many other reasons – Love for example, and for religious reasons (I guess that too is out of love).
Me meeting all the Harry Potter fans at the ”Elephant House” in Edinburgh.
Sometimes the writing is not that beautiful…but still written out of love.
Tibetansk skylt ovanför ingången till ett tempel – Tibetan sign from a temple in Lhasa.
And sometimes I find writing utterly beautiful.
Often the eastern ”alphabets” and writings are much more artistic and beautiful than ours – or what do you think?
Leya 
I love to see beautiful handwriting, and calligraphy is such an art. My handwriting has gotten rather untidy as the years have progressed. 😕 Lovely header photo, Ann Christine.
Thank you, Sylvia. I used to be proud of my handwriting…but somewhere…over the years…I love your way of putting it – untidy it became. In fact I have to struggle in making it readable…
Sad to admit that I’m the same. 😦
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Illustrated copperplate writing with the fancy capitals does it for me 🙂
I’m glad it does!
I agree, Ann-Christine…the Eastern alphabets and writing look more elegant to my eye
I wish I could write that elegantly…some old people still can write Swedish rather beautifully!
Well, let’s face it, people did write a lot more before the arrival of computers!
…they/we did…I am afraid I have lost my beautiful handwriting as well. I practiced much as a young woman – to get it neat…now it is since long gone. When I try to write the result is not very neat anymore…
My handwriting is execrable now…looks like a spider dipped in ink has crawled across the page!!
Haha – sounds like a description of mine. ..