See the World through your mailbox…
April 14, 2011 Jessica, my new pen friend from Florida told me about these two terrific postcard sites…. Postcrossing “The goal of this project is to allow people to receive postcards from all over...
View ArticleProjects for Kids!
July 10, 2011 Hailie Vuolo recommends postcards! Kids ARE the future! If the art of the handwritten letter is to have any longevity, we must enlist and teach our children how to write letters....
View Article“Tango on the beach”
July 24, 2011 Postcards were also the emails of their day The early 20th-century postal service. Picture postcard of ‘Tango on the beach’ in Atlantic City, New Jersey, from circa 1910-17 Photo: LCDM...
View ArticleMerry Christmas in July!
August 5, 2012 It’s Summertime- Send a Postcard! Surprise a friend, relative, or send one to yourself just for fun. Postcards provide a charming way to stay connected. They are so much better than a...
View ArticleHappy Labor Day
My friend Adam sent me this zany card. He expressed that yet another summer has gone by and he hadn’t been to the beach. I’d say, from the looks of this scene, he’s been spared. It doesn’t appear...
View ArticleAnimal Kingdom Postcards
Beautiful bunny postcard by Millie Marotta With bunnies in the seasonal theme, I feel this card is a great way to introduce you to Millie Marotta’s Animal Kingdom Postcards. I am thrilled by the...
View ArticleIn Praise of Holiday Greeting Cards
December 26, 2016 These last week weeks, I would discover large stacks of cards at individual mailboxes, waiting for me to pick up for mailing. I love to see folks still sending cards by mail. The fact...
View ArticleSummertime is for postcards
“I still think that to receive a postcard in your mailbox is happiness.” Margaretta Magnusson Postcards are synonymous with Summer and fun. Friends and family leave for vacation. You wave goodbye and...
View ArticlePostcards to Voters
Credit Audra Melton for The New York Times Tony McMullin of Marietta, Georgia- began his “Postcards to Voters” campaign back in March 2017 in support of Jon Ossoff. Undeterred by Ossoff’s loss, Tony...
View ArticlePostcards to Voters
Speaking of volunteering your penmanship to a cause, I recently offered to hand write postcards to voters for the local mayoral campaign. The cards I worked on are addressed to the folks who live in...
View ArticlePrecious Possession
Dear Reader, Below is Colette’s marvelous answer to “When was the last time you saw someone using a fountain pen?” I asked if I may share this with you. She said, “Yes!” Colette’s Dupont Fountain Pen …...
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