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

“Letters from Camp”

Today we are looking at two books, “Letters from Camp” by Bill Adler (1962), and “Kids’ e-mail & letters from camp” by Bill Adler, Jr. (2000).  When reading today’s title did you immediately think about any letters YOU may have written to home from

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Helen Rittersporn

Finishing the Projects we have started

Today on AnchoredScraps.com we are talking about Finishing the Projects we have started.  You may have several projects underway around the house, for your hobby, in the garden – and yet somehow that little extra more effort has not been taken so the the project has not

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Helen Rittersporn

“the Eagle has landed.”

“That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.” – Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on the moon, Apollo 11 astronaut, July 20, 1969 What a great kick-off for the new week on AnchoredScraps.com! For those of us who recall watching the

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Helen Rittersporn

Finding Big Time Fun

Earlier this past week, July 15, F.A.O. Schwarz closed their 5th Avenue location and along with it their lighted giant piano.   F.A.O. Schwarz is the store famous for the scene in the movie “Big” with Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia performing a dancing duet with “Heart and

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Helen Rittersporn

Saturday checkpoint

Today on AnchoredScraps.com with an eye of looking ahead – we are looking at taking one Saturday between now and Labor Day to finally sit down and go through our personal papers needing de-cluttering. You know those stacks of boxes/tubs/shopping tote bags that are full of

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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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