December 19, 2011 In need of a last minute gift suggestion? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1843
December 17, 2011 “The first Christmas card was privately printed in London in 1843. As the exchange of Christmas cards grew in popularity, commercial production became widespread in Europe and America, providing customers with thousands of images from which to choose.” -The Metropolitan Museum of Art Also in 1843, Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol which was first […]
Holiday Greetings: Your words are a gift!
December 12, 2011 As we write our holiday cards, please take the time to personalize the card with at least 3 short sentences. Picture the person you are addressing and write a few lines directly to him or her. Bring up a good memory about a visit or a shared experience. Or say something encouraging, […]
Gifts ideas
December 8, 2011 My antennas are always alert to anything that supports the cause of letter writing. I’ve come across some great finds. Let me share them with you. Who knows, one of these items might answer the call for that “perfect gift!” This “Tortoise- Hare T-shirt” says it all…support your “inner tortoise” (Carl Honore). […]
“Write For Rights”
December 1, 2011 When I was young, my mother used to threaten me: “Your mouth will put you in jail someday!” I thought she was joking. Many years later, I learned that people around the world are actually jailed for speaking out against injustices, against human rights abuses, for their religious beliefs, and at the […]
Freedom to speak out- a root of Democracy
November 17, 2011 Amendment 1 to the United States Constitution Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or of the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for redress of grievances. […]
Sgt. Laguna: “letters made us feel…loved.”
Veterans’ Day November11, 2011 Approximately 22% of the workforce in the USPS are veterans. It was an easy task to ask a veteran how valuable letters are to a soldier away from home. Letter Carrier, Leslie Laguna is a veteran from the 1991 Desert Storm campaign. Sergeant Laguna was deployed to Saudi Arabia as an […]
a First Class letter is a bargain!
November 4, 2011 Carol “c.j.” Petersen wrote the following article and has graciously given me permission to reprint it here. c.j. is a treasure of a pen friend, an artist, photographer, writer, and all around wise woman. I am ever-so-grateful to have discovered her through our world of letters. _______________________________________________________________________________________ We all complain when postal rates go […]
Important Reminder!
“…float downstream like a human being…”
October 24, 2011 Humans are creatures of habit. We do get bored easily, but we like a certain amount of consistency. That familiarity gives us stability. However, change is inevitable and necessary with the current economic crisis and all. We have to change in order to survive. All the old methods won’t work. So, how do we survive the coming changes? Charles […]
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