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The 2nd Week in January

January 10, 2023 By Carol

Universal Letter Writing Week celebrates the art of communicating through letter writing.  It occurs each year on the second week of January.  Although this notice is a few days late, there is still plenty of time to participate by writing someone a letter. Perhaps there’s a thank you note leftover from the holidays that you […]

Filed Under: Great Finds, Handwriting, Letter Writing in the News, News clipping Tagged With: Dr. Bob Waldinger, Jancee Dunn, Jon Han, keepsake letter, Living Eulogy, Peggy Liu, thank you notes, The Good Life, The Happiness Challenge, Universal Letter Writing Week

“The Happiness Challenge”

January 2, 2023 By Carol

  Happy New Year Dear Readers.  I must confess the challenge of this New Year’s moment has overwhelmed me. Much like the 2 faced Roman god Janus who starts off the year with Janu-ary, I don’t know if I’m coming or going. I am still writing holiday greetings, and the thought of jotting down my […]

Filed Under: Great Finds, Holiday, Letter Writing in the News, MAKES SENSE, Pen pals, Uncategorized Tagged With: Andres Kudacki/Associated Press, happiness, Harvard Study of Adult Development, Jancee Dunn, Janus the Roman god of beginnings, Lauren Jackson, New Year's Eve 2022, New York Times The Morning, Roseann Manley, The Good Life by Dr. Robert Waldinger, Times Square-NYC

“My Dear Friend”

December 19, 2022 By Carol

After her grandmother died in 2000, Rachael Doyle, a high school junior from Long Island, decided that she wanted to do something to lessen the loneliness for some seniors in a local nursing home. Rachael along with 2 volunteers went into the senior facility and offered the women there makeovers. It began with doing the […]

Filed Under: Great Finds, Handwriting, Holiday, Letter Writing in the News, Newsflash, Pen pals Tagged With: COVID-19, elder isolation, GlamourGals, Hamden Business Writes 100's of Letters, handwritten note, high school volunteers, holiday season loneliness, intergenerational connections, lockdown restrictions, makeovers and manicures, My Dear Friend program, New Haven Register, New Year's resolution, Rachael Doyle Boyens, sense of being loved, Valentine's Day

Attention Letter Writers

December 14, 2022 By Carol

U.S. Postal Rate Hike in January Stock up on ‘forever’ stamps before the price rises by John Waggoner, AARP, Updated December 8, 2022 GETTY IMAGES/AARP En español The U.S. Postal Service will raise the price of a first-class “forever” stamp from 60 cents to 63 cents on Jan. 22, a 5 percent increase. A first-class stamp covers the cost […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Guest Author, Letter Writing in the News, Newsflash Tagged With: "Forever Stamps", AARP, John Waggoner, stamp cost timeline, Stamp rate hike, U.S.Postal Service

Writing Your Thanks

December 5, 2022 By Carol

Dear Reader,  In this season of generosity, please be sure to stir in time for some handwritten thank you notes. Sadly, technology has overshadowed this precious act of human courtesy.  Writing your thanks says so much more than the words alone.  When you take the time to acknowledge a kindness rendered, it touches the heart […]

Filed Under: Guest Author, Handwriting, Letter Writing in the News, Stationery Tagged With: David Sedaris, Elisabeth Egan, Happy Go Lucky, human courtesy, Keep writing, season of generosity, thank you notes, The New York Times, Vincent Tullo

Letters to Voters

November 13, 2022 By Carol

Dear Reader- Here we are days after the election and uncertainty still prevails.  If you feel like doing something, I have a suggestion: Write a letter. As you know, letters are my passion. So, I’ve signed up to write letters to voters for that special runoff election in Georgia’s senatorial race. VOTE FORWARD- began this […]

Filed Under: Handwriting, Letter Writing in the News, Special Occasions Tagged With: election uncertainty, pen to paper, Please Vote, Senatorial race in Georgia, Vote Forward, voter turnout, write a letter

Royal Pen Pal

September 20, 2022 By Carol

Dear Reader, Here is a Royal story that we can relate to. Queen Elizabeth had a pen pal. Often, Her Majesty kept a “stiff upper lip,” so it is heart warming to learn that she let her hair down with an annual  birthday card to her American pen friend in North Dakota. Here’s the scoop […]

Filed Under: Great Finds, Guest Author, Letter Writing in the News, Pen pals Tagged With: Adele Hankey, April 21 1926, KFYR, marmalade recipes, Park River ND, Pocharapon Neammanee, Queen Elizabeth II, Royal pen pal, The INSIDER, Tim Graham

Write More Letters

April 8, 2022 By Carol

Dear Reader- Once again, I am grateful to Donovan Beeson for her  infinite postal enthusiasm.  She reminds us that April is National Letter Writing Month, and she has created labels galore to help us celebrate. I thought you might be inspired by the infectious energy of her creations. Here’s what she has to say about […]

Filed Under: Guest Author, Handwriting, Letter Writing in the News, Newsflash, Special Occasions Tagged With: "Selvage", April, Donovan Beeson, National Letter Writing Month, Patreon, Postcards to Swing States, Vote Forward

“The pen is mightier than the sword”

March 21, 2022 By Carol

Dear Reader- If you’re like me, feeling anxious and helpless around the crisis in Ukraine, I have a suggestion. First donate if you can. And then pick up your pen to protect our fragile American democracy. The midterm elections in this country will be happening in a few quick months. How our government works or […]

Filed Under: Handwriting, Letter Writing in the News, Letters Shape Opinions, Uncategorized Tagged With: 100th Anniversary of Women's Right to Vote, democracy at stake, Georgia and Florida, handwritten letters, Hard to Vote, ID requirements, John Lewis, John Lewis Voting Rights Act S.4263, Mary Kate McDevitt, motivate voters, pen is mightier than the sword, Southern Poverty law Center, SPLC, Vote Forward, vote-by-mail, voter suspression, voting rights, voting rights are human rights

Letters Open Doors

January 12, 2022 By Carol

  Dear Reader….In honor of Universal Letter Writing Week, I want to share this precious  story about an unlikely connection that came about through a letter in the mail. Young girl receives a sweet letter from Windsor Castle after dressing up as the Queen with her corgis Katherine Gannon     Jan 2 2022 A young […]

Filed Under: Great Finds, Guest Author, Letter Writing in the News, letters open doors, News clipping Tagged With: corgis, Halloween, Her Majesty The Queen, Hon Marry Morrison, Jalayne Sutherland, Katelyn Sutherland, Katherine Gannon, Lady-in- Waiting, Queen Elizabeth II, Royal Pets, The U.S. Sun, Windsor Castle

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