Ms. Bea and Rascal

Introducing my new cats!!!

Ms. Bea and Rascal

They are super sweet and they make me so so happy.

Here's Ms. Bea again.

and close ups of the mail she's posing with:

Incoming from...

Kijjit the Fox:

 Anna:

Superhero:

A good message. :-D

Limner:

 I forgot to add this picture in with the other Valentine's Day cards... I had a lot of fun coloring in one of these Queen of Hearts. 

Felicia:

 a very cool and unusual letterset!

Love and Crayons

Outgoing Crayon Mail

Incoming Crayon Mail

and some love...

Puzzled?

I sent a handmade puzzle to my friend Kijjit.

When you put all the pieces together in the right directions...

you get this:

 the packaging:

For some reason my taste buds think that ginger only belongs in gingerbread cookies, but Clay likes these.

Sorry for the blurry photos, I don't know why I was fighting with my camera.

Here is the previous letter to my foxy friend:

I bought a book about foxes for cheap and really enjoyed this anecdote about a playful fox.

Friday Mailday Funday

This has been a pretty shoddy mail week for me... until today!
This might have actually been a good thing because it was a super busy week for me, being my first week back in school and teaching. Now that it's Friday I have time to answer the mail too!

So many beautiful things:

a little card from my mom, a letter & goodies from Patty of JustLetterRip (such a great name for a mail blog by the way), a letter and zines from Taradactyl of APurpleRat and a letter from my good friend Kijjit the Fox.

Tara's letter & 2 zines, Toto & the TV

letter from Patty and stationery goodies

Kijjit's drawing & poem included in the letter

cute card from my mom

Also,

here is an idea I had for displaying letters. 

I had a photo that was quite small so it was hard to find a frame that fit perfectly.

So I decided to use a larger frame and use little notes my mom sent me as a background.

The photo is of my mom's parents on their wedding day.

My grandparents died when I was very young, but my mom tells me that my grandmother was a great letter writer.

Sorry for the weird angle, it was the only way I could get the photo without the flash blinding it.

Happy Mailing and Happy Weekend!!!

Kijjit the Fox, Mail Artist & Letter Writer Extraordinaire

I've seen many wonderful blog entries on why people love writing letters, why it is important to write letters, etc.  I agree with pretty much everything they've said and I haven't felt that I had much new to offer to the long list.  But when my friend explained his new-found love for letter writing it made me really want to share it with the world. With his permission, here it is in his own handwriting:

I'm so glad that I had a hand in inspiring him to write letters and make mail art. His enthusiasm is awesome.