Tag Archives: Letters

Yours sincerely – The Story of Valedictions

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

Like myself, you might not have been sure what exactly a Valediction is but you probably use them almost every day. Valedictions are those sign-offs that we use at the bottom of emails and even letters, should anyone remember … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, writing | Tagged Emails, English, Grammar, history, Kind regards, kisses, Letters, Life, Rules for letter writing, Valedictions, writing etiquette, Yours Faithfully, Yours Sincerely | 8 Comments

A letter to Mama

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

Today would have been my mothers 64th birthday, her first since she unexpectedly died almost a year ago so I thought it was high time that I caught up with her and updated her with some of my news and … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Death, Letters, Life, Mama, sadness, Susan Liddell | 30 Comments

Virgin: The best complaint letter in the world

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

I don’t know about you but I am no good at all at complaining at least not in person. Being British means that it is generally better to be polite and unhappy than complain and be happy or even more … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny & Humour, Life, Travel, writing | Tagged Letters, Life, Oliver Beale, Planes, Richard Branson, The best complaint letter, Tours, Trains and Sinking Boats, Travel, Virgin Complaint Letter | 37 Comments

How to collect autographs… mostly Star Trek & how I beat the odds!

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Stephen Liddell

One of the things I used to enjoy doing was collecting autographs. I have collected autographs since 1982 and probably have over 100 now. Most of them are sci-fi related but I have autographs from the world of sports, tv … Continue reading →