stick a stamp instead

 i'm a big advocate of handwritten letters and postcards...often times encouraging fellow friends to get in on all the joys of waiting beside the mail box for that dearly anticipated envelope. too many people these days have fallen for today's modern conveniences (i mean, i am blogging after all). but the point is this...to soak in the sights of one's personalized script, unique to only that person, usually lacking in spell check and quick editor, a reader gets the sense that they are special. the sender actually took the time to sit...think for a spell...and pour their thoughts of paper. i gather that this is a burdensome task for most folks who would rather "login", abbreviate every single word into a minimum of two consonants and one vowel, check the time to make sure 2 minutes haven't passed because they can't miss the opening scene of True Blood, hit send and hope that the "sent" box pops up guaranteeing their delivery status. 

i collect, used or unused, postcards...and am also a sucker for quirky letter press card designs. here is a great website that sells visually stimulating and creative stationaries...complete with other sublimely delicious and mostly handcrafted arts...to get your enthusiasm up about going back to those days of sweet and tender love letters, thinking-of-you postcards with cheesy national park images, and wish-you-were notes scribbled on a coffee stained cafe napkin.