September 2015 Recap
Happy Wednesday as we look at the September 2015 Recap! Today we are looking at a recap (in table format) of the…
Just my type !
Both of today's books are in celebration of two new books on Typewriters! They coincidentally also first appeared together back on my June 23…
Recent articles praising Letter Writing
Welcome to a new week at AnchoredScraps.com. There are two articles you may have missed seeing that praise old fashioned letter writing that I wanted…
Looking Ahead
It is hard to believe that this is the last Sunday in the month of September. How quickly this month has gone…
West Side Story & “The Leonard Bernstein Letters”
Happy Saturday! Fifty eight years ago today, September 26, 1957 West Side Story composed by Leonard Bernstein, opened at the Winter Garden…
Discovering the Kindred Spirit Mailbox
Happy Friday at AnchoredScraps.com! Watching North Carolina Weekend on UNC-TV earlier this evening there was a 4:26 minute story on the "Kindred Spirit…
Book about penpals: “Because You’ll Never Meet Me” (Leah Thomas)
Given the tagline here at AnchoredScraps.com is "Balancing new technology communication with old-style corresponding", to read in The Guardian there was a book…
Welcome Autumn!
Good morning! Welcome to Wednesday - today is the first day of fall, September 23, 2015. Also known as the September or autumnal…
Did you see Stamps category on ‘Jeopardy!’ ? Thanks to Linn’s Stamps News
Did you happen to see Jeopardy! on Monday, September 21? Yesterday the television game show featured a category "Stamps" during that episode. …
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Kicking off the new week with Monday songs
Welcome back to a new week at AnchoredScraps.com! Whether you are already off to the races and in full gear for the new…
Best Regards: Recovering the Art of Soulful Letter Writing (Ben Alex)
Happy Sunday morning here at AnchoredScraps.com. On my bookcase, nestled there among my books is one I'm sharing today that I have…
Sending gold star and other praiseworthy notes
When was the last time we sent off into the mail an unexpected note of praise to a friend ? Coming across…
Paul Newman Forever Stamp issued today
Happy Friday! Today on AnchoredScraps.com we are recalling Paul Newman as the Forever stamp honoring him was unveiled today in Cleveland. "With his blue…
Constitution Day
At the community event calendar posted near the mailboxes today there it was - Constitution Day - hand printed in the square for…
Getting that handwritten letter look (TrueType font)
Back on March 19, in one of my earlier blog posts here entitled: "What’s Your Type?" - it was about TrueType fonts and why…
Agatha Christie Prestige Stamp Booklet
Today is Agatha Christie’s birthday, born on September 15, 1890, she would have been 125 years old! She is the creator of…
My Ten Favorite blog posts (from 101-200)
Happy Monday! Just like we did for the first 100 blog posts here is a list of my favorite ten from blog posts…
Celebrating blog post 200!
Today marks my 200th blog post since launching AnchoredScraps.com - "Balancing new technology communication with old-style corresponding" - encouraging letter writing in our…
Lucky Dog
Today we have a returning guest, our family dog Cuddy, it is his seventh visit to blog here (a monthly tradition at…
9 – 11 Commemoration
Today's blog is honoring September 11, 2001. You can probably recall where you were when you heard the news. Fourteen years later and I…
Making Direct Mail enticing to open
With the increase of email with companies one would think that the use of Direct Mail (aka junk mail) we receive in our…
Garmin Vivofit2 (Activity Tracker)
My newest toy arrived in the mail yesterday - the Vivofit2 Activity Tracker by Garmin! Over the past few weeks I have…
Good Timing
Happy Tuesday! Today's blog post is short and sweet. It is already shaping out to be a fast-paced week and even though it may…
Labor Day 1956 Commemorative Stamp
Today is the first Monday in September which means it is Labor Day! For those of us who are off from work today our…
“How to Write a Letter” (book by Scribendi.com)
Every so often I think it is helpful to refer back to some of the basics and this includes basics with letter…