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Love this t-shirt

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December 5, 2013… Here’s another great gift idea for the letter writers in your life- available from Northern Sun. I thoroughly enjoy this organic cotton shirt.  And I wore it for my Letter Writing Event this past June. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Gift Ideas: Carol’s picks

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November 29, 2013 One passionate letter writer I met told me that she always makes a gift of thank you notes.  Isn’t that a WONDERFUL idea?  One always has good reason to be grateful for some kindness.  Perhaps you need to thank the person, people who cooked that delicious  meal you enjoyed yesterday. Thank you […]

Veterans’ Day

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November 11, 2013 For some odd reason, perhaps it’s a quirk in our human nature that we cannot co-exist without aggression and warfare. The tale is as old as human history.  And to paraphrase Mark Twain: the only progress we’ve made is that we kill each other more efficiently! Unfortunately, there will always be soldiers […]

The Multifaceted Art of Writing Letters

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September 16, 2013 Much has been written about the “Lost Art of Letter Writing and Handwriting.” Yes, it is rare to see a handwritten address in one’s daily mail. And, yes, cursive writing is disappearing from school curriculum.  But is the art of writing letters really “lost,”  like the Holy Grail, or gone the way […]

Call For Entries

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September 16, 2013 Weren’t those winning envelopes awesome? And it all begins with just an ordinary envelope, add your imagination and skill, and who knows what work of art will develop… For those of you interested, the 2014 theme for The Graceful Envelope Contest is- The Superlative Letter “S“ “Create a Graceful Envelope by symbolizing […]

The 19th Annual Graceful Envelope Winners

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August 12, 2013 I was considering a post on “The Art of Letter Writing” and then I received my latest issue of The Postal Record. Voila! Speaking of artistic letters, The Graceful Envelope Contest takes Mail Art to museum heights.  This contest is sponsored by The National Association of Letter Carriers in conjunction with The […]

Why (writing) letters still matter

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August 5, 2013 I have thought about this subject at length, and have written a variety of drafts to explain “Why letters still matter.” Basically, at the end of the day, when all of our gadgets have been shut off, we are still just human.  Yep, we’re human beings with all those messy uncomfortable feelings […]

“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 […]

What are you grateful for?

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July 24, 2013      Last weekend, I had the good fortune to meet Anne Kubitsky, creator and founder of “The Look for the Good Project.” I first discovered her postcard (shown below) at a local shop and then checked out her website www.lookforthegoodproject.org .  I learned that she would be at Hammonassett Beach State […]

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 […]