Happy Valentine’s Day, dear Reader. I hope that you will receive many, many red envelopes in your mailbox, and/or- you will feel appreciated in all the ways love is expressed to you today. Now, I want to introduce you to Donovan Beeson. She is the artist who designed these Gemstone Valentines. To say that she […]
My Dear Friend Valentine Campaign
Dear Reader, Once again, The Glamour Gals Foundation is determined to generate smiles among isolated seniors in care homes. This is a great campaign. I apologize for this late posting. The deadline to send a card is this Friday, February 9th. So if you sign on quickly, you’ll be assigned a name to send a […]
Mundane Miracles
Dear Reader, “What are you aware of?” was a mantra question a therapist friend used to ask. We give our devices so much of our attention, much of our world goes by unnoticed. Anna Kode invites us to expand our powers of observation with a pen and a notebook. Who knows? What might seem mundane […]
Universal Letter Writing Week
Dear Reader, Universal Letter Writing Week falls every year on the second full week in January. Now we can bring our passion for letter writing to the foreground from January 14 through the 20th. The following article is a perfect inspiration to set the mood for our letter writing week together…. The Nicest New Year’s […]
The Year of Delight
When the World Feels Dark, Seek Out Delight By Catherine Price Here’s an idea for the new year: Let’s make 2024 the year of delight. Does that sound ridiculous, given the state of the world right now? Hear me out. The basic premise of a delight practice (which I learned about in the essay collection […]
Letters to the Earth
Dear Fellow Earthlings, Today I am sending out a challenge to write a letter to the Earth. I will write one this week. If you write yours and would like to share it, please send it to me at connect@writealetter.org and I will post it here. You may also wish to submit your letter to […]
Women Letter Carriers
Dear Reader, Women’s History Month is nearly over. I promised myself that I would sing praises for women letter carriers in these final March moments. So, here are some stories…. In our current culture, it is not unusual to see a woman driving a postal truck or approaching your door with a large mailbag on […]
VERMEER’s Letters
Dear Reader, Have you ever read- The Girl with the Pearl Earring, by Tracy Chevalier? Hollywood made it into a movie. I generally prefer the book. Don’t you? I have listened to and love the audiobook. All the Dutch words are correctly pronounced and with their appropriate accents. Imagine my surprise after recently revisiting […]
Addie and Rebecca
Addie and Rebecca were pen pals during the mid-19th century. They were free black women who navigated the turbulent times during America’s Reconstruction Era. Addie Brown, born in 1841, was orphaned early in life and as a result she joined the working class as a domestic servant. Five years older, Rebecca Primus was born in […]
Three Centuries of Valentines
Three Centuries of Valentines Offer 12,000 Ways to Say ‘I Love You’ -The New York Times By Eve M. Kahn Feb. 13, 2018 Paper Valentines spanning three centuries of optimism about romance have been delivered to the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, Calif. The collection of about 12,000 cards was assembled […]
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