DEAR ABBY: I wrote you recently regarding a dear friend with whom I have been corresponding for many years. After several years of receiving mail from her on little scraps of paper, I wrote to you and was advised to mail her a lovely box of stationery saying, "When I saw this, it reminded me of you and our many wonderful years of friendship, so I wanted you to have it."
I just received a letter from my friend, written on the lovely stationery I sent her, glowing with love and thanks. Thanks to you, Abby, I am ... NO LONGER SICK OF SCRAPS
DEAR NO LONGER SICK OF SCRAPS: No, no, dear lady, thank YOU. It's letters like yours that make writing this column so rewarding.