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25 Years of Graceful Envelopes

November 24, 2019 By Carol

At last, here’s some “eye candy”- the 2019 Graceful Envelope Contest Winners with their Put Your Stamp On It  masterpieces. There is no question, The Graceful Envelope Contest elevates “mail art” to museum quality levels. Every year, since 1994, the Washington Calligraphers’ Guild and the National Association of Letter Carriers team up to sponsor the  […]

Filed Under: Handwriting, Letter Writing in the News, News clipping, Newsflash, Post Office News, Special Occasions, Stationery Tagged With: 25 years of Graceful Envelopes, calligraphy, eye candy, Graceful Envelope Contest, Linae Frei of Janesville WI, Lisa Leong-Tsang of Bellevue WA, Mail Art, NALC, National Association of Letter Carriers, Put Your Stamp On It, Sally Penley of Olympia WA, Scripsit, Seeing, Seeing Double, Shari Jobst of Aberdeen WA, Sherri A. Trial of Carlisle PA, The Washington Calligraphers Guild, Tori Bell of Tacoma WA

The Write Way makes the news

October 3, 2019 By Carol

Randall Beach: A passionate letter writer spreads the word By Randall Beach   Sep. 28, 2019   (Reprinted courtesy of The New Haven Register) When Carol Christmas was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, she noticed she was delivering fewer and fewer real letters. She also noted that on those rare occasions when she did […]

Filed Under: Guest Author, Letter Writing in the News, News clipping, Special Occasions, Stationery, The Write Way Tagged With: 2016 election, Arnold Gold, Catholic school, civility, connections, courtesy, cursive writing, handwritten message, Hearst Connecticut Media, Jackie Kennedy, letter carrier, letter writing, life skill, passionate letter writer spreads the word, paying attention, penmanship, personal and intimate, Randall Beach, real mail, SCORE, shoebox of letters, slow down, social secretary, thank you notes, The New Haven Register, the write way, too busy to write, U.S.Postal Service, Winston Churchill, written just for you

Climate Strike at the New Haven Green

September 22, 2019 By Carol

Let’s face it, there is nothing more important than attending to the place we call “Home,” the planet Earth. Last Friday, I participated in a local rally for the Climate Crisis. It was designed by The New Haven Climate Movement, a group of determined New Haven high school students with some help from students from […]

Filed Under: News clipping, Newsflash, Special Occasions Tagged With: Climate Crisis, denial, divestiture from fossil fuel, greed, ignorance, inaction, New Haven Board of Aldermen, New Haven Climate Movement, Yale students

9 billion phone checks a day*

September 5, 2018 By Carol

Ever wonder how much time you spend checking your phone on a daily basis?  And how much does that all add up to in hours and minutes? In a recent survey of 8,000 people, the “Average daily screentime usage” was 3 hours.  Most people spend between 1-4 hours on their phones. If you spend a […]

Filed Under: Books, Great Finds, News clipping Tagged With: Adam Alter, average daily screentime, Catherine Price, Dan Harris, face-to-face conversation, Good Morning America, have a meal without your phone interrupting, how to break the pattern, How to Break Up with Your Phone, Irresistible, Miguel Porlan, New York Times, phone checks, smartphone, walk in Nature, write a thank you note

Handwriting Help 101

February 4, 2018 By Carol

Many people lament, “My handwriting is awful.” And so they shy away from anything to do with handwriting.  There is help, if one has an interest in polishing the skill with pen to paper. The above simple tips are an invitation to ease into the “art of penmanship.” Other more detailed posts are to follow. […]

Filed Under: Handwriting, News clipping Tagged With: Allure Magazine, art of penmanship, clean lines, consistency is key, cursive writing, fountain pens, handwriting help, loosen your grip, pen to paper, pencil, slow down, THE WEEK March 20- 2009, Varsity Pilot pens

Slow Down with Writing By Hand

January 6, 2016 By Carol

Filed Under: Great Finds, News clipping Tagged With: AARP The Magazine/Real Possibilities, longhand writing, pen to paper, Richard Quis, slow down, stay centered, Thinking Anew: Harnessing the Power of Belief, writing down your thoughts

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