Paws-ing for Curtain Call
Hanky alert! Today's blog post is bittersweet as we anticipate it being our family dog Cuddy's last blog post here, as he…
The Martian(s)
Today's blog post is out of this world - namely Mars! On this day in 1938 listeners heard the historic radio broadcast with Orson Welles of "War…
The address is “Elementary, my dear Watson”
Perhaps today's blog post will be something you had not already read about - if you see the address of 221B Baker Street…
Making the most of today
Dear AnchoredScraps.com blog reader, Are blog posts letters? Today's blog post is a short letter from me to you and it finds…
Letter writing goals (2015)
Today's blog post is a reminder to checkpoint on our 2015 goals - including those for letter writing! If you began 2015 with some…
When we don’t know the answer
Do you recall in the movie Groundhog Day the scene where Bill Murray sat there and kept answering ALL of the questions to…
Henry V & 600th Anniversary Battle of Agincourt
Today's blog post - the date - is something I have had marked on my calendar for many months because of its historical…
Back to today
If you take today's date of October 24 and go back to 1861 - on this day in history - Western Union…
New Geometric Snowflakes Stamps available beginning today
Happy Friday! Today at lunch I was able to stop by my local Post Office and pick up the NEW Geometric Snowflakes stamps…
The art of typewriting (book)
In today's blog post we are looking at a new book that is full of examples of how people have used their…
Great Britain’s stamps to commemorate Star Wars & upcoming film
Earlier in the year, on May 04, I wrote a blog post "Our letters reflecting pop culture: May the Fourth be With…
Making time for Quadrant 2 (Covey)
If you dream of being able to have some 'found' relaxed time to stop and write that "proper Thank you note" to…
‘moving the cannonballs’
Welcome to a new week at AnchoredScraps.com! If you find yourself doing any kind of decluttering in getting ready for the Holidays ahead - I…
“October” Robert Frost Poem
Have you noticed how the colors have changed and we now see more orange, yellow, gold, red, plum purple, dark red, and…
Seventy-Five
75. This is the number that jumped out at me when reading about This day in history, October 17, 2015. "There are…
The Letters of Noah Webster
Today is Noah's Webster's birthday and you have probably already thought to yourself upon hearing the last name Webster, to then think…
Adding some humor to our letters
In the spirit of having a little whimsy on this Thursday, here is a question for you - When was the last…
“Make Beliefs: A Gift For Your Imagination” (book by Bill Zimmerman)
Today we are looking at the perfect place to use those colored pencils from yesterday - within the pages of "Make Beliefs -…
Colored Pencils (Erasable!)
Today's blog post is a multi-colored-fun item for use with our letter writing, calendars, and more: Erasable Colored Pencils! On Sunday I…
Christopher Columbus (& one of his letters)
Today is Columbus Day. It was interesting to see that in March of this year a court in Spain ruled no to an…
“The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” (A Novel)
Happy Sunday! Today's blog post is about the book I started reading this past Friday - "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society". Have…
Garage Sale Saturday
This morning was the neighborhood-wide garage sale. I knew it was remote to hope to come across an old stamp collection or…
Dad & Travis McGee
Happy Friday! Did you ever get around to reading the series of Travis McGee novels by John D MacDonald ? Today is my…
Revisiting the Rainbow Bridge
If you are not familiar with the poem "Rainbow Bridge" then you may have not learned of it from previously losing a…
Form Letters
You know those form letters you get in the mail that because they inserted your name (in a different color font) that…