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Christmas Eve

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  December 24, 2014…  Finally, all the cards, packages, and gifts have been delivered for the holiday tomorrow.  It was a busy season. I was happy to see so many letters with handwritten addresses on them. Yep, the cards and letters are my favorite part. Personally, I am still writing cards. Since I like to […]

A Christmas Carol

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December 22, 2014   On a recent trip to downtown New Haven, I discovered a marvelous Christmas display of paper cutouts in a variety of shop windows. The best arrangement is in Claire’s Corner Copia, a vegetarian restaurant on the corner of Chapel and College Streets. There I spotted this scene from Dicken’s Christmas Carol. […]

Busiest letter season…

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December 13, 2014 This IS the busiest postal season of the year! AND, I can testify that business is booming. Finally the catalogs have diminished- thank heavens. They were heavy. Now the daily delivery focuses on packages, gifts, and cards. What I call the “fun stuff”. I am most excited to see all the handwritten […]

War Letters

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Memorial Day 2014 Here’s another holiday that brings the handwritten letter to the foreground. Letters from soldiers are extremely valuable and cherished, especially if handwritten.  These letters, written in unusual, often dangerous situations, reach out to family and loved ones offering solace and connection to the writer, and comfort to those addressed.  Personal history is […]

My Mother’s beautiful handwriting

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Mother’s Day- May 11, 2014 My Mother had beautiful handwriting. She was trained by nuns at a boarding school. And letter writing was her favorite way to communicate. Although she is gone now, the sight of her handwriting in one of the many letters I’ve saved, brings her voice  immediately back into my present life. […]

and A Happy New Year!!!

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January 1, 2014 …When you consider self improvements and resolutions, set goals for yourself AND WRITE THEM DOWN! Start with “the 5 pound weights” and build up.  Work with achievable small steps.  Turn the solution to your problems into goals. ” There is magic in setting and writing down goals.  It sets into motion a […]

Veterans’ Day

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November 11, 2013 For some odd reason, perhaps it’s a quirk in our human nature that we cannot co-exist without aggression and warfare. The tale is as old as human history.  And to paraphrase Mark Twain: the only progress we’ve made is that we kill each other more efficiently! Unfortunately, there will always be soldiers […]

They bonded with a letter

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May 26, 2013 In honor of Memorial Day, I want to share a story from NPR’s STORYCORPS about two Kentucky moms of fallen soldiers who connected through a letter. Both lost their sons during Desert Storm. Their sons didn’t know each other. Lue Hutchinson’s son, Tom Butts, was killed on the final day of the […]

Mother’s Day Reminder!

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May 9, 2018 Whether it’s been a while or just recently, now’s the time to think about sending Mom a card or note. Mother’s Day is May 13th. Sure, you can send flowers and take her out to dinner, but a card with a few personal lines written by you will be a keepsake. Look […]