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Saying: “Thanks” in a handwritten note

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December 7, 2010 ___________How to write a note of: This past week, a woman explained to me that she has so many thank you notes to write and they are all late ….she feels so guilty. So let’s drop the guilt and make this easy: Respond. Sooner is better than later and sometime is better […]

Thoughts on gratitude

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November 25, 2010…. Thanksgiving Day formally opens the “season of gratitude.”  Perhaps a meal shared with friends and family brought a chance to slow down and count one’s blessings. Then immediately, before digestion is complete, along comes the mad dash to begin holiday gift shopping.  Can we pause a moment here to reflect more on life’s blessings? […]

“Mailman Bruce”

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November 22, 2010 Speaking of snail mail…. “For six consecutive years, the U.S. Postal Service has been rated as the most trusted agency of the federal government by the Ponemon Institute”.  Basically, it all comes down  to “Mailman Bruce”– that trusted letter carrier who gives your dog a biscuit and  takes packages to the back […]

Snail Mail Pen Pals

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November 19, 2010 A subscriber asks: Carol! “How/where can I get address of people to write snail mail/paper letter/postal letters to?” -Dianne Good question, Dianne… If you are reading this, chances are you already write an occasional letter, OR you want to. Perhaps you remember to send that birthday card to a friend or relative […]

“Give your write arm to pen and paper” (letters to soldiers)

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November 11, 2010… Veterans’ Day How much thought do most of us give to the war in Afghanistan? Unless we know someone serving in the armed forces, it probably doesn’t cross our minds much.  I don’t recall “war” being an issue in this last American election! Why was  that?  Although I personally don’t feel that […]

Finding the Right Words (an intro)

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November 7, 2010 We’ve discussed pens and paper, now comes the challenging part, what to say…  Saying what you feel honestly in just the right way, often requires some fine tuning.  Handwriting a letter is an emotional process. Think about it, we generally write to express our feelings of  love, admiration, friendship, gratitude, encouragement, sympathy, […]

Postcards revisited…

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October 25, 2010 As a final word on stationery, I want to put in another hurray for postcards.  We  love to receive them in the mail.  They are the quickest and easiest opportunity for a note to express: “I’m thinking of you” with a few short sentences.  Short and sweet is their feature.   If […]

Aerogrammes live!

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October 24, 2010 Here’s an amazing find-  AEROGRAMMES* …beautifully designed on recycled paper, using soy ink in lovely colors AND in (at least) 12  foreign languages!   Brought to life again by  © international girl ™. As their slogan goes:  “spread your words and fly”… * An aerogramme is a single sheet of paper that folds […]