Welcome letter writing enthusiasts and those new and/or rediscovering the joys of letter writing. We celebrate letter writing here!
Whether the topic focuses on buying your first fountain pen, downloading a printable for jotting down a few whimsical sentiments, sending a post card, dusting off your typewriter, the joys of selecting vintage or new postage to our envelope cachets, adding to our stationery stash, or simply hand-writing a letter – it’s all fun and part of the journey with a blog post by Helen Rittersporn.
Here you will find ongoing encouragement to regularly carve out a few precious moments to connect with others via “old” styles of correspondence, specifically in letter writing.
For wrapping up the month of August, my blog post is a Moving the cannonballs update: On Decluttering & Growing! With the Labor Day Holiday a week away, should you be finding yourself with a little extra time on your hands, this post may
It is exciting to share about the Postmarks & Paperbacks Book Club! In the Smithsonian National Postal Museum’s E-Newsletter Monday, they were announcing their upcoming quarterly online event in September. The book selection for the September 13th, 2021 program is Marcel’s Letters: A Font
It is a joy discovering the Estie Sea Glass Collection. The Esterbrook Pen Company (established 1858) is aptly quoting Jacques Cousteau when viewing their collection: “The sea once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” In writing today’s post
The Crane PYTHAGOREAN JOTTER Cards are really catching my attention out of the 27 different Jotter Card motif designs available. For me, getting something like this is a fun stationery splurge, and I especially love there is even a Cooper Jotter Card option! “From
The Backyard Games Forever Stamps celebrates Badminton, Bocce, Cornhole, Croquet, Flying disc, Horseshoes, Tetherball, and A variation on pick-up baseball. The stamp’s First Day of Issue was this past Thursday at the Great American Stamp Show. In addition, there is a Pictorial Postmark available
It is a real treat sharing my Best Pens Test for AnchoredScraps Printables including side by side view of using two different papers and printer methods. The difference in the papers DOES affect the testing of the pens! One is using my home printer
What color were Postal Service vehicles and mailboxes from 1920s to 1940s? The choices are (pick one) Red, Blue, or Green. On this Sunday morning, we are back with my part 2 of looking at the quizzes available at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum online.
What mode of transportation eventually replaced most of the dog sleds for carrying mail in Alaska? It is one of the questions I came across in writing this blog post. I invite you to come along with me in taking the first three online
