Patience is a Virtue

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 maryjLeave a comment

Patience is a Virtue. If you are my age, or fall somewhere in my age “group”, you probably grew up hearing this phrase more than once, usually when you were complaining about something taking too long. Like, “Why does Blockbuster never have the movie I want to rent?”, or “How long before the library gets… Continue reading Patience is a Virtue

Letter Writing

No Regrets

January 27, 2018 maryjLeave a comment

Did you ever make your mind up to do something, go ahead and do it, but the entire time feel like it just wasn’t right? I know this could apply to a lot of things, and I’m sure we’ve all experienced this. (If you haven’t, congrats! You must really think things through.) If I didn’t… Continue reading No Regrets

Cards & Stationery

Thank You!

August 1, 2017 maryjLeave a comment

When was the last time you wrote a Thank You note? And I don’t mean sending someone a message on Messenger. I mean an actual, hand-written card or note, put in an envelope with an address and stamp and sent on its merry way. I’m feeling pretty good about my answer, which may be why… Continue reading Thank You!

Cards & Stationery

Hilltop Paper Studios

May 2, 2017 maryjLeave a comment

Full disclosure. Yes, I do operate two shops on Etsy where I sell blank note cards. And, yes, I hope that after you read my blog posts you might pop on over to one of the stores and buy something. However, my intention in writing this blog is not to be “in your face” to… Continue reading Hilltop Paper Studios

Quotes

March 14, 2017 maryjQuoteLeave a comment

“Let us all then leave behind letters of love and friendship, family and devotion, hope and consolation, so that future generations will know what we valued and believed and achieved.” Marian Wright Edelman

Letter Writing

Address and Stamp the Envelope!

March 8, 2017March 8, 2017 maryjLeave a comment

I thought it would be appropriate if for my first blog post I introduced you to some words of wisdom from Lewis Carroll, of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland fame. When I was searching for inspiration for a name for my blog I ran across a booklet written by Carroll in 1890, that accompanied his “Wonderland… Continue reading Address and Stamp the Envelope!

Letters in Time

Bringing back the art of handwritten letters, one letter at a time

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