Garden in an Envelope I love herbs. I love to have them growing just out the back door for quick easy access from the Loopy Everyone has one. Quick, grab a pen. Write your name. Now take a good look. Do you think other people can decipher letters of art Welcome to a display of stunning works all crafted from either words, letters, or actual mail. My words will only Grumpy. Sleepy. Dopey. Do you every feel like this? I call it the "Seven Dwarfs Syndrome." In my corner of the world it These boots are made for writing P.S. In the context of today's post this stands for "Pre-Script." Allow me to explain. Not too long ago I Mailbox Etiquette So did you or your friends ever drive along a rural road and get into some mischief with mailboxes? I Letter sans Comic So, it is highly probable that you might think that I am a little crazed over letter writing, stationery, and Lovely Letters Have you been in your closet lately? The basement? How about the shoe box shoved underneath your bed or in Why the bottle? Reminder: Don't forget about the current contest running here at ritewhileucan. Open until May 31st. You may want to take A penny for your thoughts. Dollar Store inspiration. So the Canadian penny, that tiny little copper coin with Queen Elizabeth on one side and the maple leaf on Paper Roots Don't you just love it when you find it? When you are out and about doing something and then, unexpectedly, you Gratitude in the midst of grief So excited to have a guest writing the blog today. May you be inspired by this story. Glenda Healy is an The Land of Oz I recently went to the movies and saw Oz The Great and Powerful starring James Franco as the wizard. Loved 12 things to try this summer As a kid I grew up canoeing in Algonquin Park at least once most summers. Our whole family would go. Worth the Wait Whenever I think about or hear the word airmail I automatically visualize those bordered blue and red checked envelopes. I just mailed Mad Men and their Mothers I am loving this colour of green right now. In fact, as you may know, emerald has been denoted as the It's a new week. I love this image above. The vintage feel of it, the colours, the postmarks, the stamps and the postcards. I Under Lock and Key. Part 2. If you missed Under Lock and Key Part 1 the topic was one of journals and diaries. I am sure "In kindergarten we share everrrrythinnnng!" These words are the title of a children's book by the very talented Canadian author Robert Munsch If you have "Just watch Me" These words above may or may not be familiar to you . Originally they were said by Pierre Elliott Trudeau, in Stamp It. Let it go. I know nothing about stamps. I am guessing that I am not alone on this topic. With the exception of those out Take Time Tuesday. Or any other day. We all need a sense of community. As a "newbie" blogger I am discovering that there is a real sense Death by paper...tell me it isn't so Did you laugh? Laugh out loud laugh? Me too. Couldn't help it. Maybe it's because I have a 7 year Under lock and key. Part 1. Strangely enough I don't remember ever keeping a diary.* What I do remember though, distinctly, is trying to break the lock More is less. No more giving up. Some people give things up for Lent. You know the list; chocolate, ipad, Twitter, bread etc. But then there are those Hot Cross Buns OK, I can't stand the taste of these little buns. BUT, thankfully the story doesn't end there. The symbolic meaning of hot cross Old and Unusual The perservation of the old and unusual is captured like none other in the form of rare letters, postcards, and of Revival This past week in the March 17th, 2013 issue of "Book Review" in the New York Times Sunday Edition there Saturdays Here is what I hope for this Saturday: * sleeping in (anything past 7:00am counts in my house) * crepes, Parch what? Nancy Drew was on the bedside table this week at our house. A whole stack in fact, just some of If you were in charge.... Don't you love that question? What immediately came to mind first? Would you change something or someone - Ha! What Apple pie? Pasta? Coffee? Creative letters begin here... Go green with your mail Have you stopped laughing yet? Yup, this is just my latest crazy idea on posting a letter. It P.S. oh yeah, by the way.... I love the concept of a post script. I can remember distinct occasions after a conversation at the office or with Middle. March. Ahh, yes, the middle of March is right around the corner. Can you believe it? Seriously, where did February, or "Together Suffering" Condolence and Sympathy are parallel formations going back to Latin condolere and Greek sumpatheia, meaning 'together-suffering .' Together Suffering. At this Puddles of ink. I so want to keep a journal. Consistently. I wish I could. I start them. In fact, I have several Sugar stains and grease marks. Hard to read measurements. Disappearing directions. Scrawled cursive writing. Faded, yellowing, paper. All these things I absolutely love about my Thank you. Merci. Gracias. Dankeschön. In whatever language, expressing our thanks is but one of many polite-isms we hopefully use with great frequency. There is a "A" as red, "B" as orange, and "C" as... ... yellow. This is how people with synesthesia see these letters. A recent Globe and Mail article by Wency Leung describes Write your "heart" out this Valentine's Day..... Valentine's Day makes writing a note or card easy. The occasion presents itself. No thinking required. Most homes have a red Just start writing.... These are the words that I say to myself as I sit down at my computer as I contemplate what « Previous 1 … 11 12 13
