Sending Christmas cards can be the dreaded chore leading up to the holiday season. Why, oh why, can this be so intimidating and filled with obligation? I’ll tell you why. Because it can be a nightmare. It can turn you into some version of the Grinch and drive you to drink the spiked eggnog, all […]
Calligraphy for Christmas
I woke up this morning to a winter wonderland.Everything covered in a beautiful white blanket of snow. Puts me in the mind of Christmas it does. These beautiful holiday cards by the talented Claudia Chan are available in box sets of 10 for $15.00 (or $1.50 per card). Claudia is a student, knee deep in […]
2016 Calendar picks
I have started scoping out options for my 2016 calendar. There are so many choices out there that I though I would share a smattering of very creative, unique designs that I love….so far. The Bird silhouette perpetual calendar by Blackbird Letterpress comes with a ribbon for hanging and on the back there is a bird […]
war time mail
Back home Raymond James Barnes (Jim) from Battleford, Saskatewan joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941. A reluctant hero, who served as an navigator, was also a bit of a whiz with the pen, and wrote letters back home often. It was the thought of ‘back home’ that kept many a solider going. Handwritten […]