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Precious Possession

June 9, 2022 By Carol

Dear Reader, Below is Colette’s marvelous answer to “When was the last time you saw someone using a fountain pen?” I asked if I may share this with you. She said, “Yes!” … I am more or less over jet lag and catching up with my messages. For my confirmation, my godmother gave me a […]

Filed Under: Guest Author, Pen pals, Postcards Tagged With: American Embassy, Dupont fountain pen, fountain pens, La Paz airport, London, Paris, precious possessions, Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Postcards to Voters

September 2, 2019 By Carol

Speaking of volunteering your penmanship to a cause,   I recently offered to hand write postcards to voters for the local mayoral campaign. The cards I worked on are addressed to the folks who live in apartments that are inaccessible to canvassers- knocking on doors. These neighbors are a serious voting block and they deserve time […]

Filed Under: Handwriting, Holiday, Letter Writing in the News, Newsflash, Postcards, Special Occasions Tagged With: bright future, canvass-knocking, Hamden CT, integrity and hope, Lauren for Mayor, Lauren Garrett, letter writing business, Mayor of Hamden, penmanship donation, personal touch, political postcards, volunteering

Postcards to Voters

November 4, 2018 By Carol

  Tony McMullin of Marietta, Georgia- began his “Postcards to Voters” campaign back in March 2017 in support of Jon Ossoff.  Undeterred by Ossoff’s loss, Tony mobilized for the 2018 midterms. Remarkably, his efforts have blossomed into a national postcard writing army of 40,000! Instead of being paralyzed by fear or unsure of how an […]

Filed Under: Great Finds, Letter Writing in the News, Letters Shape Opinions, Newsflash, Postcards Tagged With: 2020, Audra Melton, civic duty, Jon Ossoff, mailbox, Marietta Georgia, New York Times, pen to paper, positive outcome, Postcards to Voters, Sharpie therapy, Tony McMullin, Tuesday's elections, voters

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

Animal Kingdom Postcards

March 29, 2016 By Carol

  With bunnies in the seasonal theme, I feel this card is a great way to introduce you to Millie Marotta’s Animal Kingdom Postcards.  I am thrilled by the exquisite detail of her drawings.  Without any doubles in this boxed set,  you are rewarded with 50 gorgeous different images! I am mailing them out for […]

Filed Under: Great Finds, Holiday, Postcards, Stationery Tagged With: Animal Kingdom Postcards, Bas Bleu, bunnies, color a postcard, colored pen or pencils, coloring book craze, excellent gift idea, Millie Marotta, old fashioned correspondence, pens to paper, write a note

Happy Labor Day

September 7, 2015 By Carol

  My friend Adam sent me this zany card. He expressed that yet another summer has gone by and he hadn’t been to the beach. I’d say, from the looks of this scene, he’s been spared. It doesn’t appear very restful to me.

Filed Under: Holiday, Postcards Tagged With: Adam, beach, H.Dean, Labor Day, penfriend, postcard, summer

Merry Christmas in July!

August 5, 2012 By Carol

August 5, 2012 It’s Summertime- Send a Postcard! Surprise a friend, relative, or send one to yourself just for fun. Postcards provide a charming way to stay connected. They are so much better than a facebook post because they are personal and they were written just for you. Postcards are quick and exciting to send […]

Filed Under: Postcards Tagged With: charming, just for you, pen friends, postcards, quick, staycation, summertime, surprise a friend

“Tango on the beach”

July 24, 2011 By Carol

July 24, 2011 Postcards were also the emails of their day The early 20th-century postal service. Picture postcard of ‘Tango on the beach’ in Atlantic City, New Jersey, from circa 1910-17  Photo: LCDM Universal History Archive/Getty Images ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Reference: July 7, 2011 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/letters/8621333/Postcards-were-also-the-emails-of-their-day.html Article discovered by-  Adam B. Schwartz

Filed Under: Postcards Tagged With: Adam B. Schwartz, Atlantic City, emails of their day, Getty Images, New Jersey, postcards, Tango on the Beach, Telegragh.co.uk, Universal History Archive

Projects for Kids!

July 10, 2011 By Carol

July 10, 2011 Kids ARE the future! If the art of the handwritten letter is to have any longevity, we must enlist and teach our children how to write letters. Summertime is the perfect time to begin to cultivate this skill.  One easy way to get started, as my friend’s daughter, Hailie suggests is to […]

Filed Under: Postcards Tagged With: fun, handwritten letters, Kids are the future, pen friend, postcards, postcrossing.com, summertime, swap-bot.com, writing skills

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