Letters
InCoWriMo 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 MoreInCoWriMo Day 2
Day 1 of InCoWriMo is complete. Now on to Day 2. For the first day, I had selected a letter from my 2020 /21 basket of received letters from InCoWriMo and SendSomething.net (only on Facebook currently as a closed group). I have also put together a basket of note cards, stationery, and postcards that I…
Read MoreInCoWriMo 2022
International Correspondence Writing Month (InCoWriMo) is February. I’ve had a few people reach out to ask if I’ve heard anything about the 2022. Here’s the website info I found: InCoWriMo Address Exchange 2022 I belong to the Facebook Group for InCoWriMo too. One of the FB admins was creating a list of addresses to…
Read MoreWorld Letter Writing Day
September 1 is World Letter Writing Day. How will you celebrate? By writing a letter, of course!
Read MorePostage Rate Increase August 29
Some postage rates common to letter writers are increasing in just a few weeks for the second time this year. Regular first-class mail will increase from .55 to .58. Additional ounces will remain at .20 per ounce. The postcard rate for regular size postcards in the US will go from .36 to .40. I didn’t…
Read MoreTime to Write a Letter
I love mail! Getting mail. Sending mail. Buying stamps. Perusing stationery sets and new note card sets. Writing letters and postcards. Reading and saving letters and postcards. It’s a wonderful hobby! One of the many positive factors for being a letter writer is that you can do it as much or as little as you’d…
Read MoreLetter Writing Ebbs and Flows
I have been a letter writer for over 50 years and I’ve seen the ebbing and flowing of this hobby throughout my life. Changes in life sometimes opens up the path to letter writing, while at other times they close it down. Moving, starting a new job, going back to school, starting a family, heartbreak…
Read MorePen Pal Kits on Etsy
Etsy is a wonderland of stationery and ephemera goodness including fun and unique postcards, papers, posters, postcards, envelopes and so much more! I recently connected with Lea Cadisch, owner of Postcards & Stories Etsy shop (Switzerland). She has a wonderful assortment of stationery and pen pal goodies that she ships for free. Lea was kind…
Read MoreInCoWriMo 2021 Recap
In 2021 I received 21 letters from InCoWriMo writers. I started receiving them in January and they continued into early March. In some past years, I have not received a single letter, so this is quite impressive! Although in most years, I have received a couple. I attribute receiving more this year because of our…
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