Go green with your mail Have you stopped laughing yet? Yup, this is just my latest crazy idea on posting a letter. It is meant to bring a smile, a chuckle or full on laugh so feel free. And, the best thing is, you can’t get any more “green” than this. Some of you, or your friends, have rightly pointed out […]
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 a friend were I came away remembering that one additional point I wanted to make but had forgotten to do so. And this after thought may not have even occurred to me in the meeting. […]
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 “Grammie’s” recipes. These handwritten treasures are a link to her for me. Doesn’t it work that way with things handwritten. Dusting off or finding anything that was written in the past can evoke all sorts of memories. It surprises me […]
“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 how about 5% of the population has this genetic condition. People with synesthesia (synesthetes) see sounds and experience colour when reading printed letters and numbers. Some people hear colors, feel sounds and taste shapes. A page […]