Monthly Archives: December 2011

Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Dana

  My house is filled with snail mail love of the Christmas variety.  To top off this most magical time of the snail mail year, my friend Cara got me this great ornament of penguins stuffing presents into a mailbox!  I … Continue reading →

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Wannabe Astronauts

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Dana

In 1950 the American Museum of Natural History promoted their exhibition Conquest of Space in the Hayden Planetarium with a campaign announcing a future trip into space that would allow tourists.  They ask people to write and request a reservation … Continue reading →

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Season’s Greetings

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Dana

A reminder that we should be gentle with one another when expressing our thoughts and preferences during the holidays (though I totally agree with the turtle on this one!) Comic by Jim Toomey

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Take a Stand Against Censorship

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Dana

I’ve censored the following, in protest of a bill that gives any corporation and the US government the power to censor the internet–a bill that could pass THIS WEEK. To see the uncensored text, and to stop internet censorship, visit: … Continue reading →

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Letters to Santa

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Dana

Apparently even letters to Santa have taken a new technology turn. Here‘s an article about high school students who play Santa by responding to instant messages from kids who “write Santa” via instant message. Times, they are ‘a changin’. If … Continue reading →

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Letters You Don’t Have to Send

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Dana

Letter writing is often a way to connect two people–sender and recipient–that can lead to reciprocation, a conversation, a revealing of selves. But letters can also serve a purpose even if you have no intention of sending them.  You can … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Holiday Letter

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Dana

I’m finishing up my holiday letter tonight, so it’s the perfect time to share some tips on writing your own.  I’ve guest blogged about my end-of-year letter writing process over at the National Stationery Show’s blog. I hope you pop on over there to … Continue reading →

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A Royal KMM Typewriter of My Very Own!

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Dana

I haven’t taken photos yet, but I have just brought home my lovely early 40s Royal typewriter!  It looks just like the one below (I found a picture of it here at mytypewriter.com which describes all of the lovely features of … Continue reading →

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Bad News for the USPS

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Dana

I hate to put a damper on the holiday spirit I’ve been drumming up here on Save Snail Mail, but I wanted to point you to a news roundup on European Paper‘s blog that provides links to news articles about … Continue reading →

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Greeting Cards–Down but Not Out

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Dana

This LA Times article via the National Greeting Card Association website made me think about the role greeting cards play during the holidays. Apparently, like other first-class mail, holiday greeting cards have been experiencing a steady decline since the mid … Continue reading →

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