Welcome letter writing enthusiasts and those new and/or rediscovering the joys of letter writing. We celebrate letter writing here!

AnchoredScraps letter writing blog encourages old-style correspondence through handwritten letters between kindred souls since 2015

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. 

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Helen Rittersporn

“Eight or Nine Wise Words About Letter-Writing” (Lewis Carroll)

When one thinks of Lewis Carroll they probably think of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” not his 1890 Essay: “Eight or Nine Wise Words About Letter-Writing.”    The short 35 page hardcover booklet contained useful tips for composing, writing, mailing, and recording letters and is available for free on Project Gutenberg

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Wreaths Across America
Helen Rittersporn

Christmas in July — Wreaths Across America

Today at AnchoredScraps.com is the follow-up post from July 5 as promoted.  There will be a few more “Christmas in July” themed blogposts this month, but this one is the lead one to kick off the theme.   It may seem like making plans for Christmas

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Helen Rittersporn

PLUTO !

Today is one of those days that in the future you will see listed on the “This Day in History” because of Pluto’s Flyby today! It has been exciting to see the news stories posted about Pluto’s Flyby today.  It was highlighted in the “Stamp

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Helen Rittersporn

“Rainy Days and Mondays”

Welcome to the new week at AnchoredScraps.com.   With today’s rainy weather I was recalling songs about this weather and it being Monday.  One of the most poignant songs I know came to mind – “Rainy Days and Mondays” and was recalling Karen Carpenter’s gorgeous voice.   What

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Helen Rittersporn

Anchoring our week

Having Sunday afternoon in front of us gives all kinds of promise for truly enjoying a relaxed afternoon and evening, attending an anticipated class with friends, a ballgame, or maybe binge watching your favorite episodes of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries.    Today’s blog post on

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Helen Rittersporn

Fanciful Flowers Stamped Card (& definitions)

At the end of this month, on July 31, the U.S. Postal Service is going to release the new Fanciful Flowers Stamped Card. One of the fun things about writing this blog is the discovery of new things – whether they be stamp related, fountain

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Helen Rittersporn

Get Well Soon !

As we go into the weekend, for today’s blog post on AnchoredScraps.com the sentiment is short and sweet:  “Get Well Soon!”   The past few days I have become aware of dear friends (who are also email subscribers to this blog and they do not know

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