Lunar New Year of the Rooster Stamps from Canada Post
Happy Chinese or Lunar New Year! I'm a little late to it, but I hope you all had a chance to eat some dim sum or dumplings.
Impending Canada Post Workers Strike
Canada Post workers are set to potentially go on strike early July *- I think I've heard July 2nd, but what do I know. This is bad news for me because I've recently ordered a watering can in the shape of an elephant (the water comes out of its trunk!) for Caleb.
New Canada Post Stamps + Letter Writing Club Updates
If you've followed the blog for a while, you'll know that postage stamps are some of my favourite things. I've spent more time than I'd like to admit on the Canada Post website, Vintage stamps are especially beautiful, but are a bit harder to come by and can sometimes be more expensive, so I'm always haunting the Canada Post website to see what new stamps are out.
Tips for Sending out Christmas Cards
As someone who loves everything about sending out snail mail (writing letters, finding stamps, addressing envelopes,going to the post office or mailbox...), Christmas is like... well, Christmas.
The Wonder Pens Family Goes to the National Stamp Show in Toronto
With all the excitement of the Scriptus Toronto Pen Show, I think I needed a week or maybe two weeks to recover, but there's no rest for the weary! This past weekend was the Toronto National Postage Stamp Show.
Postage Stamps - and Maybe a Letter Writing Club?
I had a blast with InCoWriMo, both sending and receiving letters, and which of course was the perfect opportunity to stock up on some more stamps that I had absolutely no need for.
InCoWriMo - International Correspondence Writing Month
Now that you've been inspired by National Handwriting Day (January 23rd) to get writing again, International Correspondence Writing Month is the perfect opportunity to put those chops to good use.
An Ode to Canada Post
I recently bit the bullet and began making my way through letters that have been piling up. I used to be not so bad, but actually this pile-up has been around since...InCoWriMo in ...February. The irony is not lost on me (not writing back during the official correspondence writing month...).