Posts by Jackie
The Ukranian Soldier and Warship Stamp
I have been wishing and hoping that this stamp would make it’s way to my collection ever since I first saw it sometime in 2022. It’s a Ukranian stamp (note the use of blue and yellow colors) supporting their service men and women in their fight to protect their homeland from Russia. Pictured here is…
Read MoreHappy Spring!
Hello and Happy Spring! It has been a long winter in Minnesota so Spring is welcomed with open arms! We still have plenty of snow on the ground and are hoping for a safe gradual thaw and not a flash flood. I took this picture on Sunday, March 19. So much snow. But the sun…
Read MoreWorld Poetry Day
How will you celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21? Unesco started this holiday in 1999 “…with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages to be heard.” I started writing poems at age 10 (5th grade) and continued until college (early 20s) where I majored in…
Read MoreToo Many Journals?
Is there such a thing as too many journals? I currently have six that I write in on a fairly regular basis. How about you? Daily Journal – What we’re doing these days Book Journal – Tracking all the books I read and thoughts/recaps of some of them Covid-19 Journal – Started in April 2020,…
Read MoreInCoWriMo Calendar
This is the calendar I plan to use for my InCoWriMo 2023 mail. I decided to write the outgoing mail names in the calendar spaces and the incoming mail (InCoWriMo only) in the lined area on the left. For a successful InCoWriMo experience, it helps to plan ahead. Get your supplies. Start your list of…
Read MoreInCoWriMo 2023 is Year 10!
Happy Times ahead! The month of February is InCoWriMo! What is InCoWriMo, you ask? International Correspondence Writing Month, of course. Their website says this is year 10! Happy Anniversary! This is the seventh time for me. To participate you can leave your mailing info in a comment (It will be published after being approved). Read…
Read MoreWinter Wonderland
We have had snow coming down for almost two days straight – big juice flakes! I feel like we’re living in a Winter Wonderland! However, the unfortunate news is that no mail was delivered on Tuesday, January 3 and it’s not looking good for today (Wednesday). I put outgoing postcards in the mailbox for pickup…
Read MoreWelcome 2023!
Wishing you a very Happy New Year! May all your dreams come true and your grand plans come to fruition in 2023!
Read More2023 Love Stamps
These adorable stamps go on sale January 19, 2023 at the current rate of .60 per stamp ($12 sheet). Three days later a regular first class stamp will cost .63 cents. Postcards will increase an additional four cents going from .44 to .48 also on January 22, 2023. While US Love stamps traditionally are released…
Read MoreA Halloween Zine
Here’s a zine I made for Halloween. I forget how much fun these are to make. It starts off a little scary deciding what to make each page, but I work with what I have (stickers, stamps, typewriter, washi, lists, ideas) and soon it comes together! Or, it doesn’t and I start over. Here’s a…
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