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.
Revisiting Round Tuit Letter-Writing is timely given the stay-at-home “extra” time many of us are finding ourselves with these days. One of the first times I recall hearing about Round Tuits was while listening to one of Zig Ziglar’s motivational tapes. Back then the
Seeing the Morse Code Washi Tape available in blue or brown is calling my name. Talk about a letter-writing stationery embellishment find! This is the only time I recall coming across a morse code themed washi tape. The dimension size for each roll is
The New USPS Earth Day Stamp Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day is available online at the USPS website. Although the issue date was earlier this week on April 18th, today marks the 50th Anniversary. The first observance of Earth Day was on
The Vintage-Style Postcards of National Parks Across America from 2018 is greeting us today; there are 24 in the set. First, a shout out of recognition to Jimmy, Michele, and Nancy for successfully sleuthing! This was for the posed two questions in Saturday’s blog
It is a delight finding the Palmer Method Penmanship Business Writing Series of Self-Teaching Lessons from 1915. Recently I have been realizing I need to pay more attention to my cursive handwriting. HowToBooks on Etsy has taken the time to scan and make it
The USPS Drawn together coloring page is one of two blog idea submissions today we are looking at from AnchoredScraps email blog subscribers. My thanks to Ellen, and to Jimmy for sending them to me over the weekend. USPS Drawn together Coloring Page –
Today on April 18, we are looking at Scott U.S. 1880-89 Wildlife of America Booklet. And a Happy 4th Birthday to Cooper! At the end of today’s post, I’m offering a sleuthing two questions, and if you can send me the correct answers
The Apollo 13 Safe Return Pictorial Postmark 50th Anniversary is available for requesting by mail. First, we are beginning with one of my favorite scenes from the Apollo 13 movie is the reveal of their creative thinking when they solve a big problem with
