More offline ideas for long-distance connections

l Send a recipe for something that you love to cook – you could maybe send a parcel with a few ingredients, too. l A quick book review or recommendation bumps up someone else’s reading list and is a good way to connect. l Revive mixtapes. Spotify playlist URLs are easy to jot on a postcard and you can make them completely personal. l Set up an ‘art on a postcard’ theme each month and post the results to each other. l A subscription to a magazine that you both love

( hint: visit thesimplethings.com/subscribe) means you can discuss it together, even if you can’t read it together. l Many floristry businesses, such as bloomandwild.com, offer ‘letterbox bouquets’ to brighten someone’s day.