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Summertime is for postcards

July 11, 2018 By Carol

“I still think that to receive a postcard in your mailbox is happiness.” Margaretta Magnusson Postcards are synonymous with Summer and fun. Friends and family leave for vacation. You wave goodbye and hear yourself say, “Send me a postcard.” Hopefully, they will. One way to be sure to get one is by signing up with […]

Filed Under: Main, MAKES SENSE, Pen pals, Postcards, Uncategorized Tagged With: foreign places, friendly message, Global Forever stamps, happiness, mailbox, Margareta Magnusson, postcards, Postcrossing, random people, send me a postcard, summertime, vacation, wave goodbye

In Praise of Holiday Greeting Cards

December 26, 2016 By Carol

December 26, 2016 These last week weeks, I would discover large stacks of cards at individual mailboxes, waiting for me to pick up for mailing. I love to see folks still sending cards by mail. The fact that people are still communicating on paper is key.  A personalized card is a keepsake. So why do […]

Filed Under: Greeting Cards, Holiday, Main, Postcards Tagged With: American Holiday Postcards, camera phones, Chris Wu, community, Daniel Gifford, George Mason University, holiday greeting cards, keepsakes, Louise Prang, millennials, networks, NPR, On Point, Online Paper Culture, postcards, social media, Tom Ashbrook

Holiday Mail Deadlines

December 12, 2016 By Carol

December 12, 2016 Get your holiday mail out on time: Deadline for US Postal Service First-Class Mail for delivery before Christmas is Tuesday, December 20. Priority Mail- Wednesday, December 21. Priority Express- Thursday, December 22.

Filed Under: Main Tagged With: first class mail, holiday mail, postal deadlines for christmas, priority express, priority mail

Letters Shape Opinions

November 7, 2016 By Carol

November 7, 2016 When did a stamp cost 15 cents? Back in 1980, when letters did shape opinions. Today, I get tremendous amounts of emails asking me to sign a petition for a good cause, or write an email to a corporate CEO and politely ask him to stop some destructive, money-driven behavior. Yet, I […]

Filed Under: Main Tagged With: 1%, Alice Walker, Bernie Sanders, corporate media, duopoly, Gary Johnson, Green Party, Jill Stein, lesser evil, Letters Shape Opinions, Libertarian, national vote, Not bought by billionaires, Podesta emails, reclaim your power, Think Different, third party

Meeting Margaret

November 2, 2016 By Carol

November 2, 2016 I have been a fan of Margaret Shepherd’s books for many years. When I first discovered her collection of letter writing guides, I was sold. I felt I found a kindred spirit. With a little research, I discovered her address and immediately wrote to Margaret Shepherd expressing my thanks and appreciation. She […]

Filed Under: Handwriting, Main Tagged With: alphabet, Amazon.com, ambigram, Basics of Left-Handed Calligraphy, calligraphy, David Friend, gemstones, Margaret Shepherd, newsletters, pen pals, The Art of Civilized Conversation, The Art of the Handwritten Note, The Art of the Personal Letter, Vera Bradley backpack, Yale Peabody Museum

Liberty’s Poem

July 18, 2016 By Carol

July 18, 2016 Have you been distracted by the antics surrounding this year’s U.S. presidential election? I know too many people who are so fearful of different outcomes that they have trouble sleeping. Several bounced checks have alerted me that I am off kilter, also. The traditional choices are so repulsive it is hard to […]

Filed Under: Main Tagged With: Emma Lazarus, Fourth of July, ideals, immigrants, Libertys poem, North Star, presidential election, Statue of Liberty, The New Colossus, the People, We, Worthington Hooker Middle School

Summery stamps

June 29, 2016 By Carol

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Postcard Blitz for Bernie

May 11, 2016 By Carol

Public event organized by Carl Brackin Jr.   Details….This is a creative postcard action to counteract the media’s attempt to “disappear Bernie Sanders’ campaign.” All you need are 7 postcards and 7 stamps …the 7 addresses are below… 777: Seven postcards, Seven Stamps, Seven addresses. This event is a targeted blitz on mainstream media, the […]

Filed Under: Main, Newsflash, Special Occasions Tagged With: 2016, 2016 election, Bernie or Bust, Bernie Sanders, Carl Brackin Jr., CBS, CNN, disappear Bernie's campaign, DNC, Fox News, hand write, Hillary Clinton, HRC, mainstream media, May 13, NBC, political action, postcard blitz, postmark

Hand Lettered Campaign Posters

April 8, 2016 By Carol

This election year has inspired so many impressive and marvelous handmade campaign posters. Elections are super emotional events. Folks overcome their inhibitions and get out poster paints and cardboard to express their love for their desired candidate or cause. I love the variety and homespun fervor that gushes into campaign posters.         […]

Filed Under: Main Tagged With: 99%, campaign posters, corporate greed, elections' inspired artwork, hand lettered posters, New Haven, Occupy Movement, tax breaks

A Tribute to Ray Barber

April 4, 2016 By Carol

I went to Pratt Institute in the early 70’s. I have always been interested in communicating, and so I was drawn to study Advertising Design with the intention that I could make films. In the basic program, I was required to study Typography I & II. Those classes were taught by a tall, willowy, quiet […]

Filed Under: Main Tagged With: advertising design, communication, hand lettered, illuminated manuscripts, lacework, Medieval monk, Pratt Institute, Ray Barber, Spencerian penman, typography, Valentine design

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