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VERMEER’s Letters

March 15, 2023 By Carol

  Dear Reader,   Have you ever read- The Girl with the Pearl Earring, by Tracy Chevalier? Hollywood made it into a movie. I generally prefer the book. Don’t you? I have listened to and love the audiobook. All the Dutch words are correctly pronounced and with their appropriate accents. Imagine my surprise after recently revisiting […]

Filed Under: Books, Great Finds, Newsflash, Special Occasions Tagged With: A Lady Writing, Amsterdam, audiobook, Girl Reading a Letter by an Open Window, Johannes Vermeer, Lady Writing with Her Maid, Mauritshuis in Den Haag, Mistress and Maid, Rijksmuseum, The Girl with the Pearl Earring, The Love Letter, Tracy Chevalier, Woman in Blue Reading a Letter

“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

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

Song of Songs

December 9, 2021 By Carol

  New Book Release-   “I’m so pleased to announce that the book I’ve worked on for five years is here at last. I hope you’ll enjoy reading about it: Song of Songs is a unique book of the Bible that has delighted its readers for centuries, while at the same time challenging artists, theologians, […]

Filed Under: Great Finds, Guest Author, Newsflash Tagged With: calligraphy, Love poems from the Bible, Margaret Shepherd, Paracletepress.com, Song of Solomon, Song of Songs

Letters with a Cause

July 19, 2021 By Carol

Hello Reader– Let me preface this post by saying -everything seems to have political implications these days, whether we like it or not. And for that reason, voting has become sacred. Presently, our right to vote is being targeted and even suppressed. You deserve the right to vote, regardless of your party affiliation,  With that […]

Filed Under: Handwriting, Letter Writing in the News, Newsflash Tagged With: 2022 midterms, bellwether for the midterms, I vote because..., increase voter turnout, letter writing party, letters with a cause, make a plan to vote, mobilize voters, Old Dominion State, patriotic fun, politically engaged, underrepresented communities, Virginia voters, Vote Forward, voting is sacred, voting is your voice

We the People…

November 6, 2020 By Carol

Here’s a little known story about the United States Constitution. First, let’s review the preamble after the words: “We the People… “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves […]

Filed Under: Content, Great Finds, Handwriting, Newsflash Tagged With: Alexander Hamilton, America's birth certificate, Arthur Plotnik, Benjamin Franklin, Blessings of Liberty, Continental Congress, George Washington, Jacob Shallus, James Madison, perfect Union, Posterity, Revolutionary War, Secretary William Jackson, the Constitution of the United States, The Man behind the Quill, True North, We the People, Wikipedia

Update: The Big Send

October 26, 2020 By Carol

Here’s an update from Vote Forward. The final numbers are unbelievable. Just thinking about generating $9 million dollars in postal revenue, puts a big grin on my face… Thank you! Here at Vote Forward we wanted to take a moment to say thank you for volunteering with us this year, and for all your extraordinary efforts to […]

Filed Under: Guest Author, Letter Writing in the News, Newsflash, Post Office News Tagged With: #TheBigSend, letter writing, Protect our Democracy, The Big Send, virtual phone banking, volunteer opportunities, Vote Forward, voteforward.org, voter suppression

The Big Send-10 Million Letters

September 18, 2020 By Carol

  Yesterday I learned about VOTE FORWARD‘s nonpartisan, letter writing campaign to get disengaged voters to vote this November. The purpose is to encourage citizens who feel their voices are not being heard- to give voting a second chance and  increase voter turnout in this year’s very important election. As volunteers, we will be writing […]

Filed Under: Great Finds, Handwriting, Letter Writing in the News, Letters Shape Opinions, Newsflash Tagged With: 10 million letters, disengaged voters, Hamilton, handwritten please vote letters, Lin-Manuel Miranda, support Democracy, The Big Send's Big Week, Vote Forward, voter turnout, Why I always vote

Hot Potato: How to Make Your Vote Count

September 5, 2020 By Carol

Originally, I wrote “Hot Potato’ for my Connecticut neighbors.  Then I realized, of course- EVERYONE NEEDS TO HOT POTATO THEIR BALLOT because of the serious problems the post office is having with delayed mail…   Hot Potato: How to Make Your Vote Count A recent headline shouts: “1 Million Primary Ballots Were Mailed Late.” (NYT- […]

Filed Under: Letter Writing in the News, Newsflash, Uncategorized Tagged With: 1 Million Primary Ballots Were Mailed Late, absentee ballot requests, Absentee ballots, allowable designee, Am I registered to vote?, COVID-19, Hot Potato, How to Make Your Vote Count, New York Times, Official ballot drop box, polling places, post office, voting by mail, Will You Have Enough Time to Vote by Mail in Your State?

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