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.
On this Monday, February 6, 2017, over in the U.K., the Royal Mail issues £5 Queen Elizabeth II Sapphire Jubilee stamp. “On this day in 1952, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II.” Special thanks to The Royal Philatelic Society London whose ReTweet showed the stamp, here
On this Sunday evening with Superbowl 51 and the first ever overtime, I’m looking at Superbowl Postmarks Envelopes. The image upper left is from 2008 THE STAMP COLLECTING ROUND-UP: “The first of the three envelopes highlights the New England Patriots and New York Giants helmets in
On this Saturday it is Thank a Mailman Day 2017 along with Day #4 of #InCoWriMo 2017. The International Correspondence Writing Month is about committing to writing one letter a day, each day, in February! Thank a Mailman Day is an opportunity to thank the
We are wrapping up the work week on this Friday morning with Buddy Holly Novelty Pencils. Obviously, the image upper left is a “background of pencils … all lined up neatly”- to see the Buddy Holly Novelty Pencils just keep reading… Here is a link
Today’s blog post is a bit of deja vu with Groundhog Day Punxsutawney Phil Postcards. And yes, he did see his shadow this morning at Gobbler’s Knob! Over at Punchbowl they offer “Free digital Groundhog Day greeting cards! Send the official free eCards for
We are kicking off the month of February with Puccini’s Letters concerning La Bohème. You know this music even if it looks unfamiliar, think of the 1987movie “Moonstruck” with Cher, and Nicholas Cage, part of the wonderful cast with Vincent Gardenia and Olympia Dukakis! On this
With a cup of hot cocoa on my mind, we find it is time to say goodbye to the month with my January 2017 AnchoredScraps Daily Blog Recap. If you are new to my blog, each month I close with a monthly recap of
We are kicking off Monday with a spring in our step with The Lone Ranger 2009 stamp. On this day in 1933 “The Lone Ranger debuts on Detroit radio”. And we’ve got The Lone Ranger Fan Club including audio of the opening! The Lone
