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Matching-Optional Stationery & Envelopes

A couple weeks ago, I got together with Lindsay, of Goose Hill and Thread Lock Press fame, to print stationery that she designed for our upcoming Type-In and Letter Writing Social.  It was my first...

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In which there is an unexpected overnight guest and the creative process...

We had an unexpected overnight guest this weekend. We had known Hildegard and Lindsay were coming over to make things, but Lindsay and I underestimated the amount of time that would be needed to...

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Success: A Type-In & Letter Writing Social Retrospective

It finally happened.  The day arrived.  We set up the typewriters and the stationery and supplies for cutting and gluing, then we watched it all unfold. It is nothing but the truth to say that the...

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Hand-Delivered from the Heart

Recently, my sister discovered this note taped amidst all the Christmas cards that have arrived at her house this year.   Sometimes the best letters are hand-delivered.   Tagged: hand delivered, kids...

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Christmas Love Letter

As you may remember, it’s fairly common around here for letters and notes to be found in out-of-the-ordinary places.  Christmas day was no exception. I must say, it was more than enough to open a box...

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Scribbling Glue’s Guide to USPS Postal Rates

One of the fun little takeaways that I made for December’s Letter Writing Social was a postal rate sheet.  I figured that people who aren’t currently avid letter writers might like a handy reference to...

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Champion of Postal Cheer, Act 1

In the first few days of January, several of my friends posted similar status updates on Facebook.  They ran something like this: The first 5 people to comment on this status will, sometime in this...

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To Grow More Letter Writers, Just Add Books

If you are a letter writer who is a) enthusiastic about books and b) interested in encouraging young letter writers (and potential letter writers), this post is for you!  Grab your library card–it is...

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The Versatile Garden: Availble In Dirt or On Paper

On a recent rainy day, I found myself–not for the first time–flipping through a bulb catalog and being seduced by the gorgeous photos of brilliantly colored and artfully arranged flowers.  Because I...

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How to Write a Letter a Little at a Time; or It’s Okay to Be a Slow Letter...

I recently received a letter from a dear friend.  She said she’d been meaning to get around to writing for months and noted, “I need some kind of Scribbling Glue post on how to write a little at a...

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Alice Through the Pillar-Box and What She Found There

Oh, oh, oh!  Have you ever had the good fortune to come across Alice Through the Pillar-Box and What She Found There: A Philatelic Phantasy by Gerald M. King?  If you appreciate either Lewis Carroll’s...

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Type-In & Letter Writing Social, Round Two

As you may recall, last December Lindsay of Thread Lock Press and I teamed up to bring about our town’s very first Type-In and Letter Writing Social.  As a result of that lovely evening, we were...

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Envelopes: Prepped to Seal, Stamp, and Send

It’s almost time! This type-in and letter-writing social is a creative collaboration between Thread Lock Press, typewriter-enthusiast and letterpress printer, and Scribbling Glue, letter-writing...

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A Sedate Type-In & Letter Writing Social

Chestertown’s first Type-In & Letter Writing Social was a rousing event.  The second iteration was a more subdued affair with fewer participants, but no less enthusiasm.  The thing is, people love...

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BYOPOB

This is Sanzi. I met her last month at the Chestertown Book Festival. As you can see, she brought her own mailbox with her. Next to the mailbox, she had a basket full of self-addressed postcards.  She...

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Champion of Postal Cheer, Acts 2, 3 & 4

I have a collection of things that are waiting to be glued.  Not broken items waiting to be fixed, but bits and pieces waiting to be cobbled into something new.  More accurately, I have several...

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Merry and Bright

May your day be merry and bright! Tagged: creativity, LWA, personal PO

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A Month of Letters & A Month of Letters

A few days before the new year, my grandmother made the difficult decision to go on Hospice care.  As a result, January has been a time of mixed sadness and lovely moments and gratitude for family and...

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Peaches

On Saturday I bought peaches at the farmers’ market.  They were juicy ripe and everything fresh local peaches should be. When I approached White Marsh Orchard‘s table, I was surprised to be greeted by...

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So you can be sure it is a real letter.

Just then the mailman came by Villa Villekulla. “Well, sometimes one does have good luck,” exclaimed Pippi, “and meets a mailman just when one needs him!” She ran out into the street. “Will you please...

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