Have we mentioned how much we love it when someone takes a minute to write a creative note?
I mean, we love it any time someone takes the trouble to send our cards back to us...but we have a soft spot for the extra lovely people who put a little bit of themselves on the back.
This one made us extra happy. It returned last week from Seattle. The artwork is mine.
I mean, we love it any time someone takes the trouble to send our cards back to us...but we have a soft spot for the extra lovely people who put a little bit of themselves on the back.
This one made us extra happy. It returned last week from Seattle. The artwork is mine.
Here's what the finder said:
What a surprise! Here I thought I was just reading How Lamar's Bad Prank Won A Bubba Sized Trophy--and voila! A postcard appears--cool! Today was sort of rainy but I saw a cool view of Mt. Rainier before the clouds came in. I still would like to climb that mountain someday...
I'm writing with a pretty fountain pen that my Mom got for me. Still getting used to it. Maybe I'm more of a ball point pen person. Umm...what else? I just sent a funny drawing to my sister. She likes carrots, so I drew a bunch of carrots saying silly things. Like a comi-strip.
Hey, it's almost summer solstice! Cool!
ALLY O.
Ally, we have decided you are a delightful human being and we sort of wish you were our sister. Also, I'm familiar with fountain pens and have this bit of advice: Keep using it for a while, and don't lend it. They are always awkward at first, but over time a good fountain pen will conform itself to your writing hand. The nib will wear down a little where you stroke it across the page, smoothing and adapting to the way your hand holds and moves it. Of course, there's a reason the ballpoint was invented, and fountain pens take a bit of getting used to an a willingness to deal with a slightly more temperamental (but so much more expressive!) instrument. Also...good paper makes a difference with a good pen. Tomoe River, Midori, and Rhodia are worth looking at.
Thank you so much for the return, and for the letter!
What a surprise! Here I thought I was just reading How Lamar's Bad Prank Won A Bubba Sized Trophy--and voila! A postcard appears--cool! Today was sort of rainy but I saw a cool view of Mt. Rainier before the clouds came in. I still would like to climb that mountain someday...
I'm writing with a pretty fountain pen that my Mom got for me. Still getting used to it. Maybe I'm more of a ball point pen person. Umm...what else? I just sent a funny drawing to my sister. She likes carrots, so I drew a bunch of carrots saying silly things. Like a comi-strip.
Hey, it's almost summer solstice! Cool!
ALLY O.
Ally, we have decided you are a delightful human being and we sort of wish you were our sister. Also, I'm familiar with fountain pens and have this bit of advice: Keep using it for a while, and don't lend it. They are always awkward at first, but over time a good fountain pen will conform itself to your writing hand. The nib will wear down a little where you stroke it across the page, smoothing and adapting to the way your hand holds and moves it. Of course, there's a reason the ballpoint was invented, and fountain pens take a bit of getting used to an a willingness to deal with a slightly more temperamental (but so much more expressive!) instrument. Also...good paper makes a difference with a good pen. Tomoe River, Midori, and Rhodia are worth looking at.
Thank you so much for the return, and for the letter!
