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Monthly Archives: April 2011
National Card and Letter Writing Month is nearly gone!
I was out of town traveling for work and play most of April. I’m now realizing that my plan for a post at the beginning of April announcing National Card and Letter Writing Month didn’t happen! I wrote my heart out … Continue reading
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Royal wedding postage
In honor of the royal wedding, I thought I’d share some commemorative stamp issues memorializing the event. Countries around the world have issued stamps. Here are the ones New Zealand put out, sporting the couple’s official engagement photos: New Zealand’s … Continue reading
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La Poste
I visited the post office in Strasbourg, France (called, simply, “La Poste”) to peruse their wares and pick up postage for all of the post cards I needed to send. La Poste is actually a bank and a post office. … Continue reading
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French stationery #1
My first chance to peruse paper and pens in France occured during a surprise downpour in Strasbourg. We sought refuge in a book store/paper shop where I found mostly school supplies, but wonderful supplies they were. The French apparently appreciate … Continue reading
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The language of letter writing
Good friends of mine, Barbara and Liz (a fantastic mother and daughter pair) recently saw a book they thought I’d love and gave it to me. It’s called Just a Note to Say…: the perfect words for every occasion by … Continue reading
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I’m baaaack…
I missed you! I have so many wonderful blog ideas and little postal-related stories from my recent trip to France. From adventures at the French post office, cool finds in the Strasbourg flea market, and high-end stationery stories in Paris to postcard writing … Continue reading
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Embrace the snail
I was reading about the U.S. Postal Service planning to close a lot of post offices to make up for the serious budget shortfall they’re facing (something like 8 billion dollars!). Somewhere in newspaper sites I was perusing, I saw … Continue reading
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Postal-themed wallet
I saw some cool tyvek wallets with nostalgic postal themes like this: at a local shop and thought my fellow snail mail friends might enjoy them, too! See more here, here and this Hello Kitty one. Fun!
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Carol Burnett
I had the pleasure of seeing Carol Burnett live this evening. It was an informal set-up where she stood on stage, shared some of her favorite clips from her show, took questions from the audience, told funny stories and touching stories and was, in a word, magnificent. She was genuinely engaged with the audience, endearing, and witty.
I was struck at several times during the show about the role letters had played in her life and the lives of her fans.
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