Send mail to youth of Attawapiskat Earlier this month eleven young people, in the community of Attawapiskat, attempted suicide in one day. This has rocked our country and has prompted many people to wonder what can be done. A project has been started to send mail to youth of Attawapiskat that everyone can participate in. […]
30 year friendship chronicled through letters
30 year friendship chronicled through letters One of my closest camp friends was named Barb. It was weird, having the same name as someone I hung out with. She and I exchanged a few letters, but nothing like the authors of “Mary & Me A Lasting Link Through Ink. ” Mary Potter Kenyon and Mary […]
Get ready, get set, go…National Letter Writing Month
Get ready, get set, go…National Letter Writing Month It’s April! Such delights this month brings. Along with sure signs of Spring, it is also National Letter Writing Month. So while you search for the first sighting of a robin, consider putting pen to paper and writing a wee note, a postcard, or a letter to […]
vintage Easter postcards
‘with kindest regards’ These vintage Easter postcards are from the New York Public Library digital collection . I just love the quirky greetings, the muted colours and the typography. And of course, the real treasure is the lovely personal handwriting scribbled in the corner. An Easter Greeting I have to admit that I don’t send out Easter […]