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.
If I were to start listing this cast of characters you would immediately know what it belongs to: The Great and Powerful Oz, Dorothy Gale , Toto, Tin Woodman, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, Good Witch of the South (Glinda), and Wicked Witch of
There is a 32 cent stamp depicting the moment the news of Japan’s surrender hits the U.S. – most people recognize the image of a sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square on VJ Day, August 14, 1945. What was surprising to me when I
The email in my inbox this morning was so compelling that I changed what was planned for today’s blog post to share this timely Linn’s Stamp News story about the early sale of the Elvis stamp, especially given yesterday’s blog post was all about
Today (if you haven’t already seen or heard) the new Elvis Forever® stamp was revealed at Graceland. Today’s blog post includes the almost 40 minute long Livestream video of the USPS Elvis Stamp Dedication Ceremony August 12, 2015. And we are looking at the associated stamp products being made available for
Up front let me share today is a rare “hanky alert” kind of post. So please know that going in and plan to take a few minutes to pause before reading. This very special poem about Christmas Eve at the Rainbow Bridge is something I remembered to include
When you do your Estate planning and update your Will do you envision the legacy you plan to leave behind? Today we are celebrating the result of one person’s estate planning which made possible the Smithsonian Institution being established in 1846. And I want to Thank my stamp club
If we pause and look at our calendar for August it is already one-quarter over – tomorrow makes 21 more days in the month! This is a pivotal month with “Back-to-school” – it is quickly approaching. How are you doing with your letter writing goals (and I know
Happy Saturday! Do you remember Saturday morning cartoons as a kid? Today we are looking at two classic dog cartoon characters – we are looking at Snuffles, and Muttley. Snuffles One of my fondest cartoon characters I recall was Snuffles – Hanna-Barbera produced the animated television The Quick Draw
