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See the World through your mailbox…

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April 14, 2011 Jessica, my new pen friend from Florida told me about these two terrific postcard sites…. Postcrossing “The goal of this project is to allow people to receive postcards from all over the world, for free. Well, almost free! The main idea is that: if you send a postcard, you will receive at […]

Oprah Writes!

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April 11, 2011 I am Overjoyed to call attention to the April issue of The Oprah Magazine!  There Oprah shares with us visual excerpts from a few of her private journals.  A “devoted diarist,” she admits that her journaling is therapeutic.  Starting in her teens, Oprah wrote a lot of “bad poetry” and poured out […]

The 17th Annual Graceful Envelope Contest

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April 8, 2011 The Graceful Envelope Contest is “High Mail Art.”  Calligraphers and artists from around the world rally to produce some of the most beautiful Mail Art I have ever seen. There is no entry fee and there are 3 judging categories- Adult, Junior (Grade 6-12) Child (Grade 1-5) All art must be hand […]

My thanks and apologies…

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April 6, 2011 …I am back and on-the-mend!  Thanks to one and all who wished me well.  Your kindness is greatly appreciated and valued. And now, back to business- Yesterday, the website experienced some technical difficulties.  I apologize for any inconvenience or confusion that may have occurred as a result. _______________________________________________

The Healing Power of the Get Well Note, Part 1

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March 28, 2011 I am going for a medical procedure tomorrow.  It is necessary and I will be hospitalized.  Yes, I’m scared and depressed.  Yet, at the same time, I  am buoyed by the supportive kindness of friends.  Cards, notes, calls and emails have arrived to cheer me on.  I printed out Elaine’s e-mail and put it […]

Celebrate the New Season!

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March 20, 2011 Today is the vernal equinox. Day and night are equal in length, all over the world!  Spring has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere, Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.  Time to celebrate new beginnings! ______________________________________________________________ Allow me to share with you a great find! Lately, as I browse through a catalog and see something […]

Prayer- a letter to God

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March 18, 2011 Feeling fear, anxiety, hopelessness?  What to do? How about pray? What do you mean you don’t pray? I think we all do, even as we daydream for things to be better. Of course, prayer has more power if it is conscious. God?  Your choice, Higher Power, “the God of Your Understanding.”  One can’t deny […]

A Subscriber’s Recommendation…

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“I first got my own mailbox back in December 1989. It’s still  in that very same post office.  I was searching through something about letter-writing when I came across an article about  “The Letter Exchange.”  I joined up in the early 1990’s.  The Letter Exchange helped me shape up my letter-writing skills.  It introduced me […]