Throw Out The Computer?
Throw out the computer? Are you kidding? We love technology as much as the next guy. If we didn’t there wouldn’t be a website about this topic… right? Right. We also believe, however, that technology has wrongly been promoted to a place of importance with regard to meaningful correspondence. And that’s why we’re here. To ignite a flame in you, our dear reader, for the long lost art of writing by hand. But, if you’re forever addicted to the computer and allergic to pen and paper, we have solutions for that too!
It’s InCoWriMo 2021
It’s only February 5th but my fingers are inky! I absolutely love writing with my very first Lamy Safari fountain pen with an extra fine nib and lovely purple ink. But sometimes I forget to wipe it off after I…
The Grandson (or daughter) letter box
It’s February 2021 and I’m trying to participate in InCoWriMo this year… because somehow I heard of it and I liked the idea. I personally just call it LeWriMo for short. And that’s International Correspondence Writing Month and Letter Writing…
My Love Affair with Traveler’s Notebooks
Several years ago my husband and I went on a quick jaunt to Ireland and traveled with some friends of ours. It was wonderful, short, whirlwind, exhausting, and oh, so, fun! While there we got to hit some of the…
Emily Post – Notes and Shorter Letters
In writing notes or letters, as in all other forms of social observance, the highest achievement is in giving the appearance of simplicity, naturalness, and force. Those who use long periods of flowered prolixity and pretentious phrases–who write in complicated…
How To Improve a Letter’s Appearance
Some people are fortunate in being able easily to make graceful letters, to space their words evenly, and to put them on a page so that the picture is pleasing; others are discouraged at the outset because their fingers are…
The Blank Page?
I know. It’s intimidating. A blank page is so… blank. So what do you do? It’s easy to say just start…
