Please read and correct any big mistakes. It is a very informal message. Thank you for your time and please let me know if I can help you in return! ありがとうございます。＾＾ 拝啓（name)　 Dear ___ 明けましておめでとうございます、最近お元気でしたか。 葉書ありがとう 読んだら嬉しくなった。 Happy new year, how have you been? Thank you for the postcard，I was happy after reading it. 私にとっては巻子本の手紙は不思議なくらい だから君とこのを送って したかった。ちょっと可笑しい 見たいだけど。楽しんで下さい ^^ A scroll type letter looks strange/mysterious to me therefore i wanted to send this to you. It looks abit strange but... please enjoy it.^^ ( the letter is written horizontal scroll style) 寒さひとしお身にしみる今日このごろ…　「劇的すぎるか？」 この国は信じられなくらいでだんだんもっとも寒いに成っています。。。　だめだ、移すしましょうか。 In this time of piercing cold... [too dramatic?] This country is unbelievably gradually becoming even more cold... its no good, shall we swap (countries)? 先月スコトランドで母の結婚式でした。それからエデンバラの動物園でパンダ見ました。はいはい、とっても可愛いと思ったけどざんねんながらなまけもの過ぎました。しょうがないね。 Last month was my mother wedding ceremony in Scotland. Afterwards we saw Panda's at Edinburgh zoo. Yes I think they are very cute however unfortunately they are very lazy. Cant be helped eh? (Can I end a letter with 敬具?) That is the main problem section... thanks for reading, any suggestions are most welcome.