45 Cents of Delight

“No one clutches an email to their hearts”

I can’t attribute that quote, and to be honest, I have, on occasion, printed an email and carried it close to me. In fact, I have an email from Neal that resides in my car and has since I left New York in 2004. Still, there is more romance in seeing handwriting on paper, which was one of the reasons I committed to writing 52 letters in 2012.

When Margene posted about the Month of Letters Challenge, I knew I had to jump on the bandwagon. It may not be a long letter every day; there may be days with postcards going in my mailbox, but I hereby commit to sending a piece of delightful mail every day the postal service runs during the month of February.

If you want to get in on this, leave me a comment, and I’ll email for your address. If you write me back, perhaps we’ll become pen pals!

Or maybe you want to join the challenge?

In any case, I’d love to hear about one of the most delightful pieces of mail you have received.

7 thoughts on “45 Cents of Delight”

  1. When I was a kid I had a pen pal in France and I used to love seeing those pieces of airmail arrive for me. I love the idea of this but the only thing I mailed today was processed passport applications and I don’t think that truly counts! I do promise to write back, though, if you write to me.

  2. I’m in. Who doesn’t like to get find a personal note, letter, or postcard in the mail? It always makes me smile. I’ll make up for today’s piece by sending two out tomorrow. And I will write you back if you write to me!

  3. I was tempted to join this when I saw Clara’s tweet, but now is not the time for me to take on this challenge.

    In a former life, I was an avid rubberstamper and letter-writer. I never joined one of the ttpo (tickle the post office) exchanges, but the pictures of the creative mail art were always inspiring and entertaining.

    Perhaps the most delightful pieces of mail I ever received were cards from my great-grandma. She had severe rheumatoid arthritis, making the effort of each letter even more precious. She always included a stick of Juicy Fruit gum in the card, so the sweet aroma always announced the arrival of one of her cards as soon as the mailbox was opened.

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