Dear Reader, Here is a Royal story that we can relate to. Queen Elizabeth had a pen pal. Often, Her Majesty kept a “stiff upper lip,” so it is heart warming to learn that she let her hair down with an annual birthday card to her American pen friend in North Dakota. Here’s the scoop […]
The Royal Fountain Pen
Dear Reader, In the aura of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, I want to share with you my favorite photo of Elizabeth II. Here we see her, majestically focused with her white gloves and bejeweled wrists, caught in poised action with her trusty Parker 51, getting ready to sign- The Writing Equipment Society takes their fountain […]
Letters Open Doors
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 […]
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Vintage postcard of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II ___________________________________________________________________________________ June 4, 2012…”Sixty years on the hot seat!” Reference: Royal Signatures: Queens Elizabeth | Finding Shakespeare