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Melissa and Andy

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…Please review the post: “I feel like a true lover when I’m  writing you.” February 2012

Almost Spring…

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The first snowdrop sighting on my mail route. 3/1/2014 March 3, 2014 As much as I enjoy working outside, I have to admit that this past winter has pushed me beyond my limits.  It’s been an endurance test- continuously working in the subzero temperatures, in the snow, on the ice, in the dark… I’ve moved […]

“instant thanks…”

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July 28, 2013 Speaking of gratitude,  words of thanks are always best expressed in a note or card.  There’s something magical about sending a thank you note. Think about it: someone took the time to think of you with a gift.  Acknowledging that gesture with your handwritten words on paper is reciprocal and has real […]

Time for a postcard

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July 20, 2013 It has been incredibly hot here this past week.  Since I don’t have air conditioning in my home, I cart a fan around with me throughout the house. T’is the season for a short note on a postcard. Take this opportunity to jot a friendly greeting on the back of some picturesque […]

Love Your Mother!

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May 12, 2013 In addition to celebrating your Mom and other nurturing women friends in your circle…remember: Mother Earth. The Native Americans have a saying, “May your feet kiss the Earth with each step.”

The Month of Letters Challenge Returns!

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January 31, 2013 On your mark, get set, get your pens and paper ready …tomorrow begins another fun “Month of Letters!” Mary Robinette Kowal, the innovator of this marvelous letter writing project, is launching the challenge once again.  All you need to do is write & mail one letter each business day throughout the month of February. […]

Full Attention

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October 29, 2012 __________________________________________________________________________________________ A recent review in THE WEEK asks this question: “Facebook: Are social media making us lonely?” Stephen Marche in The Atlantic states: “Thanks to texting, Facebook, Google+, and Twitter, Americans now live in a “web of connection” in which we can reach everyone we know in just a fraction of a […]

…catching up, again!

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September 17, 2012 Yes, it has been too long.  Trying to maintain some balance in an insane world poses quite a riddle. And as yet, I haven’t solved the puzzle. It was a long hot summer with forced overtime.  A steady regime of 10 hour days leaves me exhausted and thwarts my best intentions.  I […]