Get Those Big Feet Movin'

Even Bigfoot has pen pals. Who knew!

This is how I decorated the back of one of my inside out security envelopes. It is all ready to go out in tomorrow's mail.

Keep an eye on your mailbox.

Flotsam & Jetsam 18, 19, 20

For those of you who may be new to Just Letter Rip, these Flotsam & Jetsam cards are made using postage paid reply cards for a base. (In their new forms, regular postcard postage is required, of course.) To those cards I glue whatever flotsam and jetsam has washed up on my desk space and mail them off. Who knows? One may be headed to a mailbox near you.

My New Mantra

Lizbeth's latest letter to me came in this cool inside-out envelope which she then hand colored. She keeps telling me she didn't do well in math classes, but her geometry looks pretty awesome to me.



This is the back of the envelope and it made me laugh. Her letters are always so much fun. I may just have to adopt the saying as my new mantra.

Not Blogging =/= Not Writing

As this post title says, and many of you might attest to, not blogging does not equal not writing. I have been keeping up with answering mail, but not so good at posting about it.

School has been kicking my can, I seem to have developed a chronic case of insomnia, and I generally feel like crap most of the time. The list could go on, but I like y'all and will spare you.

If I owe you a letter, it is in the mail. Or soon will be.

Single-handedly

This card comes to me from my younger daughter, Heidi. My mail carrier has commented once or twice about the volume of mail I send and receive. I may not be keeping the Crockett P.O. open single-handedly, but I'm quite confident that I bring the average up on the number of mail items per day. Heidi is one of the super organized people of the world who (gasp) throws away her junk mail. I was so proud to see she made her card on a magazine subscription reply card.
Normally that sucker would so be in the trash.
As far as something shutting down once school started, that would be my blog. I'm determined to do better though. It's the normal readjusting period, the getting out of summer mode and back into the Yeah-I-really-have-to-go-to-school mode. In a week or two, I will stop looking wistfully out the window and resign myself to my fate.

Mail from Mashpee

Lizbeth Meredith, Calendar Girl Extraordinaire, sent these two items a couple of weeks apart. Yeah, I'm behind. Hence, the doubling up on the photos. The two are quite different in tone and content. The handmade butterfly card is so pretty and so serene. I love it.

The second piece gives a nod to "the spirit of Just Letter Rip" with the letter written on the back of some scrapbook paper she didn't like. Plus, the Number Nightmare envelope is an inside-outie. I love it, too. And, it's okay. Not everyone has to like numbers. Some of us don't care for turnips much either.

Kalakazam, Kalamazoo

Peter Biggerstaff sent this card from Kalamazoo, but I can't reciprocate with mail because he didn't leave a return address. So, if you read this, Pete, and would like a card in return, then send your address to my email, stardust4821@yahoo.com.

Do I see a theme here?

These two cards come to me from Barb, a new penpal in Texas. Aren't the poochies cute? I'm guessing she loves dogs. That's part of the fun of continuing correspondence, learning about the other person a little at a time. Each new card or letter brings another piece of the puzzle and you see the person emerge bit by bit.

Postcrossing Update

First up, Minsk. That's in Belarus. I know because my postcrossing pal told me so. This card shows the city in winter. It looks lovely, but isn't that what postcards are supposed to do?

Next up, Mulheim on the Ruhr, Germany. Again, a very lovely, picturesque town the writer says is one of the smallish cities.

Lastly, the British consulate in Taiwan. I just realized that I don't know the difference between a consulate and an embassy. Dang, I'll have to look it up unless one of you know and care to leave a comment. Hint, hint.

2nd Place

Congratulations! You have won 2nd place in a beauty contest. Collect $10. Remember that Monopoly card? Well, what's better than that? Winning 1st place? .

NOPE. How about winning second place over at the recent contest at Everyday Correspondence! Thanks so much, James. Imagine my surprise when I opened the envelope to read his letter and find seven, count them, seven sheets of his cool stationery. Woot. Thanks for making my day.