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Letters Open Doors

January 12, 2022 By Carol

  Dear Reader….In honor of Universal Letter Writing Week, I want to share this precious  story about an unlikely connection that came about through a letter in the mail. Young girl receives a sweet letter from Windsor Castle after dressing up as the Queen with her corgis Katherine Gannon     Jan 2 2022 A young […]

Filed Under: Great Finds, Guest Author, Letter Writing in the News, letters open doors, News clipping Tagged With: corgis, Halloween, Her Majesty The Queen, Hon Marry Morrison, Jalayne Sutherland, Katelyn Sutherland, Katherine Gannon, Lady-in- Waiting, Queen Elizabeth II, Royal Pets, The U.S. Sun, Windsor Castle

Reclaiming normal

December 13, 2021 By Carol

Dear Reader– Here we are at the end of another year devastated by COVID and the variants. People are emotionally frayed, hair-trigger impatient, and more than slightly nuts. Kids are caught in the middle between what is safe, and what adults believe. Their education and social development are spotty and disrupted.  Supply chains are missing […]

Filed Under: Greeting Cards, Holiday, Special Occasions Tagged With: 2021, climate catastrophe, COVID and the variants, depression, dystopia, Florence Griswold Museum, mental illness, quitting their jobs, reclaim normal, slightly nuts, suicide, upside down tree

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

State of Mind

September 10, 2021 By Carol

Dear Reader, It has been some time since I have written to you.  I apologize for the delay. So much is happening. I try to see the sense of it. I confess, I am baffled by the story we are living through. Stepping back, I attempt to increase my scope. I see heavy overlays of […]

Filed Under: Just Talk, Pen pals Tagged With: better future, charities, climate disasters, combat insane moment, death, disease, donations, elections, fear, flexibility, flexibiltiy, generosity practice, give stuff away, homelessness, hope together, house in order, hunger, keeping connected, Letter Exchange, lonely and afraid, May you live in the most interesting of times, meditation, misinformation, Mother Earth, patience, pen friends, sadness, staying calm, Summer garden, wars

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

“7 Reasons to Write Letters”

April 5, 2021 By Carol

…If you are not familiar with The Postman Knocks, then you are in for a treat! Margaret Shepherd recommended Lindsay Bugbee’s website, so there’s a nod of approval if ever I saw one.  Lindsay’s TPK is always visually gorgeous. Her interest in inspiring us is continuously channeled into her multiple lessons and videos. If you would […]

Filed Under: Guest Author, Handwriting, Letter Writing in the News, Pen pals, Stationery Tagged With: calligraphy, conversation with a friend, digital detox, Elegant and Effective Letter Writing tips, letter writing, letters as gifts, Letters as therapy, letters for tangible memories, letters make an impression, letters reconnect in a considerate way, Lindsay Bugbee, luddite, Mail Art, Margaret Shepherd, snail mail, The Art of Snail Mail, The Letter Writer's Complete Resource, the postman knocks

Valentine for Bobby

February 13, 2021 By Carol

“I feel I hold her heart in my hands…holding my mother’s letters. ” -Sherry Turkel, Epilogue- Alone Together, 2011. The kids called him “Mr. Robert.” Bobby’s small creative arts class at a Church daycare was his “passion.” The kids just loved him. He allowed them to be who they are. He let them shine. Together […]

Filed Under: Pen pals Tagged With: Alone Together, Angels In America, Bobby Douglas, Brewery Street, In the Night Kitchen, Maurice Sendak, post office, Sherry Turkel

In Defense of Handwriting

January 26, 2021 By Carol

James Corbyn of  IvyPanda  sent me the following infographic. It is marvelous. Please take a moment to review the following benefits for writing by hand. So, the next time someone says handwriting is passe, you can offer 20 good answers in defense of handwriting, thanks to James. https://ivypanda.com/#handwriting  

Filed Under: Guest Author, Handwriting, MAKES SENSE Tagged With: 20 Ways Handwriting is Good for You and Your Studying, confidence builder, eliminates distractions, enhance motivation, Euclid, greater composition skills, greater creativity, improves creativity, improves memory, improves motor skills, improves problem solving skills, IvyPanda, James Corbyn, Katherine Dunn, meditation, mindfulness, Nelson DeVille, Steve Jobs, study aids, writing notes results in better retention

Universal Letter Writing Week 2021

January 10, 2021 By Carol

Looking forward, looking back -that’s Janus. January is named after Janus, the Roman god with two faces, each looking in the opposite direction. He heralds new beginnings. What a perfect symbol for a new year and some fresh starts. We’ve done plenty of looking back.  So, what’s ahead? How are those resolutions going? Laurie Santos, […]

Filed Under: Handwriting, Holiday, Letter Writing in the News, Pen pals, Projects for Kids, Stationery Tagged With: AARP, compassion, connections, Covid, Emerson Weber, Feeling Lonely? Write a leter to a perfect stranger, fresh starts, Glamor, gratitude, homeschooling, Hugh Weber, Janus the Roman god of beginnings, kindness, Lauren Maxwell, Laurie Santos, letter writing kit for kids, LEX, lockdowns, loneliness and isolation, love for our Seniors, Marie Zedig Designs, New Year Resolutions, pandemic, Pen Pals Share the Joy of Letter Writing, Penpalozza, resolutions, thank you notes, the guardian, The Happiness Lab, The Letter Exchange, Universal Letter Writing Week

COVID Kindness

December 25, 2020 By Carol

  Dear Reader, Let me start by admitting that I am as lost as anyone after this “dumpster fire” of a year. I’ve often pictured Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz in the tornado funnel watching fragments of what-used-to-be swirl about, or Anne Frank, huddled in the attic with her family, hiding to save their […]

Filed Under: Holiday, Letter Writing in the News, Special Occasions Tagged With: Anne Frank, charity and volunteering, Dorothy of the Wizard of Oz, Dove chocolates, dumpster fire, emilymcdowel.com, happiness, Inspire Kindness, inspirekindness.com, Katherine Good, kindness, Laurie Santos, letter carriers, letter writing, Molly B. Kansas, practicing kindness during the coronavirus, secret Santa, thank you notes, The Happiness Lab podcast, The Science of Well Being, vulnerable and numb, Yale University

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