Monthly Archives: July 2011

Six Months of Good Mail Days

Today is my 6 month blogging anniversary! It’s been so much fun sharing my love of snail mail with you.  In January, I began this blog with my birthday request for friends and family to send me letters.  I have had … Continue reading

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Feelings about Mail

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Postage Fun!

I love picking out just the right stamp(s) to add the finishing touches to my letters.  Sometimes, I like to pile on lots of old, unused stamps to make up the current 44 cent first-class rate.  But I also enjoy using … Continue reading

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Things to do with Junk Mail

In an earlier post, I mentioned that my desire to limit junk mail conflicted with my desire to save snail mail (and the post office that delivers it) because junk mail is–for now–the life blood of the U. S. Postal … Continue reading

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Salutations Fine Stationery & Gifts–Chapel Hill, NC

Given my posts on stationery shops I’ve visited in other cities (Oxford, New Orleans, and Paris), it only seemed appropriate to feature some stationery I picked up at a local shop right here in my own town of Chapel Hill, … Continue reading

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U.S.P.S. 2012 Stamp Previews

The U.S. Philatelic Society’s blog, Beyond the Perf, is offering sneak peeks at the 2012 stamp designs headed our way.  One stamp is revealed per day.  I LOVE the first one commemorating the cherry blossom trees in Washington, D. C. … Continue reading

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Snail mail your email…

Want to send a letter through the mail?  Haven’t got the time, envelope, or stamp?  Never fear.  An artist named Ivan Cash has offered to snail mail your email for free! Send him an email with 100 words or less … Continue reading

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Silliness from the Sky

This afternoon I was out on my deck reading a great article in Esopus on Ray Johnson, the father of mail art, when from the sky fell a cute little albino caterpillar.  I snapped a few pics and mentioned to Kris that … Continue reading

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In Defense of Paper

Given the trends toward going paperless–in offices, with bank statements, with e-readers–many have declared that paper is dead (or is at least in its final throes of the dying process). Well, paper makers are going on the offensive and stating … Continue reading

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Fun Finds in Morehead City, NC

I just spent some time in Eastern North Carolina and my trip to Morehead City produced some fun finds to share here!  Evans Street had a lot of action along the water, with cute shops, good restaurants, and beautiful water … Continue reading

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