Mail strike means no Christmas cards It is 10 days before Christmas. I sit here feeling very 'humbug-ish.' I am thoroughly frustrated by the sad fact Port Hope Ontario Typewriter Guild The historic town of Port Hope is a perfect setting for the next meet-up of the Ontario Typewriter Guild. I save 20% at leuchtturm1917 Yup. You read that right. I've left a code for you at the bottom of this post. In the meantime, Mailboxes of Port Hope I've fallen hard for my new home town of Port Hope, Ontario, Canada, I mean, how could I not with sending Christmas cards made easy Time to mail all the Christmas cards and Holiday greetings. It's snail mails shining season. And I love all things Letter Writing Club box I would have camped out overnight at my Post Box this week if they would have let me. That's how My trip to the Toronto Stationery Show My trip to the Toronto Stationery Show in April was a dream come true. Having watched from afar, and then Christmas Post Office There could have easily been sleigh tracks leading up to this Christmas Post Office. I had to pull over and Letters to Amelia Letters to Amelia Earhart actually. Yes, that Amelia Earhart. The first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic ocean. candy floss and carousels Do you have a summer memory of candy floss and carousels? These vintage carousel stamps from Canada Post feature five My new favorite address book The pages were falling out, the cover ragged and beaten up, and the paper wearing thin from making multiple changes Tea and Letter Writing Workshop A tea and letter writing workshop? I mean, come on, what could be better together?! You are invited to join Happy Christmas Dear readers, Only four sleeps until Christmas. I don't know about you, but I am very ready for some time tea and tap in Banff, Alberta Jolene's Tea House is located in Banff National Park in Canada, on Bear Street no less. The log cabin, better Letter to Santa kit Holly Jolly Christmas. Holly Loves Paper that is. This adorable Letter to Santa kit is designed by Holly herself. How Virtual holiday events Have sending Christmas cards crossed your mind yet? November is right around the corner and I always feel that the Travelling letter writing and stationery van When I think of the word 'farmer' I don't think about letter writing. Do you? Once I sit with it Fall Virtual LWS schedule Virtual Letter Writing Socials are coming back. We had such fun last year that the concensus is we should do Punk Post your Summer Stay cool is right! Time for popsicles and to punk post your summer. Punkpost is an online service that allows retro summer stationery Flip flops and popsicles. The summer vibe is strong over at PenPalingPaula with her latest summer stationery collection. Keep reading Snail Mail Clothing Launched on June 24th the Snail Mail edition of The Happiest Collection made the best Birthday gift ever. Seriously. I LEGO typewriter July 1st Any LEGO ® fans out there? You better mark July 1, 2021 on the calendar as this is the day book lover postcards sent Over 100 people signed up to participate in the latest BookLoverPostcardSwap. Countries represented included Canada, UK, Spain, USA, Italy, Ireland Book Lover Postcard Swap It's been a minute since Jessica of Paper Trail Diary and I have done a Book Lover Postcard Swap. The How to participate National Letter Writing Month April is National Letter Writing Month! You ready for it? Second only to Christmas, this is my favourite time of prepaid postage postcards from Canada Post I just received my free, prepaid postage postcard yesterday! I've been so excited about this snail mail campaign by Canada Meet my new crush "Be My Valentine" position has been filled. Meet my new crush, Sugarbakers Cookies Co. They are just my type and send a note of thanks Two questions for you. A) When was the last time you received a note of thanks? B) Have you recently covid gifts The world has been turned upside down in 2020 and our Christmas will be very different this year. Extended families letters to santa in 2020 What would you write to Santy Claus this year? Or maybe you would prefer to chat with the Mrs? It's 2020 Christmas Mailing deadlines The short answer? Mail it now. Normally Canada Post has deadlines for sending holiday mail internationally or to the USA, bring on 2021 Who's ready for 2021? I bet most of us are. I have always looked forward to cracking open a brand Toronto Stationery Show It's happening! The Toronto Stationery Show will go on. Albeit virtually, this years event is definitely a must-do for stationery Fall stationery Fall themed stationery has never looked so fine. Found at Scriptoria Regalia you will be falling hard for this stationery Oct 1 World Postcard Day Simply put, postcards are the best. The small writing space invites rather than intimidates, and it does double duty by Thom + Tom = typewriter pals Do you remember the movie "Cast Away?" You know, with Tom Hanks stranded on an island with a volleyball named letters Letters mingle souls. Indeed, poet John Donne captured the charm of snail mail perfectly. And so too has my friend 6ft apart. 6 ft closer. A 6 ft piece of paper is longer than I thought. It is the distance we now keep between each virtual Letter Writing Socials Letter writing is most often a solitary experience. Pen, paper, a cup of tea perhaps, and time to get lost what was in my mailbox this week. No.13. P.S. Write Soon. One of the best signature lines ever. This envelope with all the stamps was in my mailbox typewriter class Just follow the chorus of the tap, tap, zzzzzzzip, ding and you could easily find the typing class at your Dear loneliness... Writing letters bring friends and family closer. They help alleviate loneliness and certainly spread joy. The Dear Loneliness project started seniors looking for penpals These seniors have blown up the internet this week. Love when this kinda idea resonates with so many people. Covid soulPAPER I had a tour of soulPAPER shop last week. The hardwood floors, the racks of beautiful paper and shelves with June 23 Typewriter Day It only makes sense that National Typewriter Day is one day before my Birthday 😛 How can we not celebrate?! The Seasonal Pages stickers Helping people thrive and discover their creative side was the inspiration behind the opening of sweet paper shop, The Seasonal Black Lives Honored My heart is heavy. What has been happening to black people for far too long has been horrifically magnified this Museums invite you to write a letter Have you written a letter during these Covid days? If you have, I bet that the topic of the pandemic 1 2 3 … 13 Next »
