June 27, 2011 Today’s youth are growing up using the computer. They are trained to print in the early grades and then “keyboarding” comes along by maybe the third grade. Cursive script is not compulsory, perhaps it is not even offered. To describe the joys of letter writing to the current culture, one might as […]
Archives for June 2011
Father’s Day- A Tribute to Fred!
June 19, 2011 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ My approach to family has always been eclectic and based more on heart than on similar features. “Dad” to me was a fellow I called Fred. The father of my dearest friend, my connection with Fred was as an auxiliary family member. Since we had no long history to undo, his […]
Mail Art!
June 15, 2011…. The Art of Letter Writing has expanded into “The Mail Art Movement!” “Create Art and Mail It Away!”- is the slogan. What a treasure find to discover one of these envelopes in your mailbox. Qin Guan knows how much I like cats, and I laughed out loud when I received this one. […]