Never too late to try something new
I never had a pen pal as a kid. How strange for a letter writing fiend such as myself. No matter. It’s never too late to try something new.
To be truthful, the commitment to a pen pal overwhelms me a bit, so that’s why I recently joined up with Lovely Letters snail mail exchange which gives you the freedom to participate when you feel like it. Works for me.
A date stamp with attitude
This particular letter exchange is for bloggers, but there are several snail mail exchanges out there that offer many options in terms of types of exchanges (see my ever growing list of snail mail exchanges).
All this to say, I received a most creative package with the post mark from Nevada, USA. JariLyn spoiled me. She went all out, sending me delightful treasures that just kept coming as I rifled through the box. I especially love this K&Company Smash date stamp. As you can see I went a little crazy trying it out.
A handwritten letter is a treasure
This wee clip board and note pad are right beside my computer. Isn’t the chevron pattern darling?!
But, you know what was my favorite part of the package?
A real-to-goodness, long, handwritten letter from JariLyn. It was full of interesting things that helped me to get know her better. Tidbits of news about her life and interests. A snapshot of things she likes and has learned over the years, plus some insights on why she loves writing letters. This was the true treasure of the box.
In fact, JariLyn loves writing letters so much she shares the mail she receives and sends over on JariLynsMailBag. Check it out. For sure, it will convince you that snail mail is very much alive in some corners of the world.
Thank you JariLyn for your “Lovely Letter!”
Did you ever have a pen pal?
I finally got around to sorting snail mail pen pals for this new year and I’m so pleased I did. We call it #postcircle and you get allocated into a group of six correspondents. There’s no pressure on time or regularity as our postage rates are quite high! Wish I’d joined sooner 🙂
Lisa, Thank you for sharing about #postcircle. Sounds perfect. Is this open to all? If so, would you like me to include it on my snail mail exchange list? I would love to hear more about it.
What a lovely post. I had may pen pals as a child and look back at them with fondness. There is nothing like receiving a handwritten letter. #paperypeeps
You are speaking my language with “there is nothing like receiving a handwritten letter,” Louisa. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your fond memories of your childhood penpals.
I think I’d be just the same with that lovely stamp, love that it has some text before the date – I bet you’re going to have some great fun with that. Actually make that some more great fun with it! 🙂 #paperypeep
Ha! You are so right Stephanie, more crazy fun for sure. I had never seen a stamp with the text before the date so it was pretty cool to receive it. Thanks for taking the time to visit.
Loved reading this, and what gorgeous items! I’m instantly cheered whenever I receive some pretty snail mail from my pen pals, and I love to settle down to read it with a cuppa. Glad you’re enjoying a taste of it, and thanks very much for sharing with #PaperyPeep
Hi there Jocelyn, I’m with you about the pleasures of a hot drink while enjoying incoming snail mail. Great combo. I appreciate the opportunity to participate in your fun linkup.
I’ve just signed up for May!! Eeek! 🙂 Can’t wait to join in ! 🙂
Yahoo Bek! I think you are really going to like participating. I still need to swing by and sign up too. Thanks for the reminder and perhaps we will get paired up?! 🙂
love the package & so thrilled you joined in! 🙂 I used to move around a lot as a kid, and it was nice being able to keep in touch with old friends via snail mail. Somewhere along the way I stopped.. must have been the teenage stage. lol I’ve always loved snail mail, so hopefully we can share this love with more and more people.
Hi there Ester, so lovely of you to drop in for a visit. I’m with you, the more that we can share the love of snail mail with people and give them the opportunity to give it a try, I’m convinced they will see nothing compares. I so love your Lovely Letters project and if ever I can help in any way, please let me know. Talk soon, I hope.
What a fun package! I love this swap!
It was a fun package Amy, JariLynne spoiled me, that’s for sure. I’ve participated 2x so far and loved both experiences. Perhaps we will meet up one day on the exchange. Thanks for your visit. May your mailbox be full this week. 🙂
How nice to send proper snail mail in an era of emails! I spotted your post on #SITSBlogging and it stood out as something very different
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Hi there Suze, I so appreciate you taking the time to explore my corner of the blogosphere further. Sending ‘real mail’ (as I call it) is something pretty special in our digital age. Should you have have interest in exploring luxury stationery, let me know, might make for interesting blog material.
That looks like so much fun! I want to do it! I’m going to head over and check it out. You did get a lot of great stuff! #SITSblogging
Hey there Leslie, Nice of you to drop by. Hope you had a great weekend. See what you think and maybe I’ll be partnered up with you on the mail exchange! 🙂
This is awesome! I love snail mail! I write letters to family but wouldn’t say I actually have a pen pal. I will have to take a look at the exchange. I really love to make new friends. Thank you for sharing!
Hi Crystal, I would highly recommend giving #LovelyLetters exchange a try. I have thoroughly enjoyed it each time I have participated. So nice to meet a fellow lover of snail mail. 🙂
What a lovely package! The snail mail exchange looks like a lot of fun 🙂
It was indeed a lovely package! You should join, so far I’ve really enjoyed it.
How lovely. I joined in a mug exchange once which was fun. It’s exciting getting things in the post that aren’t bills and such like. have thought about having a pen pal.There is something about a handwritten letter.
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Happy Saturday to you Kate. A mug exchange! How novel and creative. I couldn’t agree more with you that the anticipation of ‘real’ mail in the mailbox is so much fun. Thanks for stopping by.
What fun! I always think I’d like to have a pen pal, and then I remember that I do – friends are scattered all over the country. Why am I not writing to them?! Need to get on that. 😉
Hi there Jen, exchanging some vintage snail mail is such a fun way to keep in touch with those friends scattered all over plus a great way to make new friends too, sometime from all over the world. Thanks so much for your visit. Happy letter writing! 🙂
You are very welcome. I had a lot of fun putting the package together.
So sweet of you JarieLyn! 🙂