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…
“Rocky & Bullwinkle Savings Stamp club”
Saturdays and recalling classic cartoons will include episodes of a famous moose and a flying squirrel. Their character voices will immediately come to mind…
Friday Letter Writing Club
Earlier in the week I wrote a blog post about the merits of doing some advance planning "Gonna Fly through Fall (Sept. thru Dec.…
Hazel Wightman stamp
Tennis Anyone?
Earlier this week, on Monday, the US Open Tennis Tournament opened in New York. Have you watched any of it yet? The event…
“Happy” (Pharrell Williams) ecard at BlueMountain.com
Happy Wednesday here at AnchoredScraps.com! Given the focus of this blog is "Balancing new technology communication with old-style corresponding" today's blog post…
Gonna Fly through Fall (Sept. thru Dec. planning)
Welcome to the month of September here on AnchoredScraps.com. With today being September 1st it finds the Project Manager in me getting out my…
August 2015 Recap
Happy Monday! Today's blog post is a recap in table format of the blog posts for August 2015. It includes the blog…
How I spent my summer …
Quick - when you read the Title just now did you immediately jump to fill in the statement with "vacation" ? Have…
In praise of Pollyanna
On this Saturday at AnchoredScraps.com it is time to pause and be glad for coming across this posted Documentary on the Restoration…
Paul’s Fountain Pen Journal – Issue 1.3 (Paul Erano)
Back on July 9th I introduced 'Paul’s Fountain Pen Journal (Paul Erano) here on AnchoredScraps.com! For a few weeks now I've been enjoying…
Ode to vintage label maker
Today's blog post is short and sweet with an ode to the vintage label maker! Did you ever have the opportunity to…
“Do It Anyway” (Mother Teresa poem & stamp)
About two months ago this poem by Mother Teresa was shared with me and so I have been waiting for her birthday to post it…
Mailbox Art
Have you recently taken a good look at the different mailboxes out there? They can take on their own art form. Over the…