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The Missive Maven
http://missivemaven.blogspot.com/
The Missive Maven: Epistolary Exultation
Extolling the virtues old-fashioned snail mail and letter-writing. Photos and thoughts on letters written and received, favorite stationery, fountain pens -- all the accouterments of the old-fashioned letter in your mailbox.
- Added on: Apr 29th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Ilona
- Listed in: Writing Lifestyle
- Tags: mail postal letter letter writing snail mail missive
Recent Posts
Bic Easy Clic fountain pen
One of my very generous blog readers - in Turkey, no less! (I didn't even know I had regular blog readers in Turkey!) - sent me this Bic Easy Clic fountain pen. I had previously admired it when it was mentioned on The Fountain Pen Network, and bemoan...
Just an update
Wow, two whole days without a blog entry? You know something must be up with me!I was feelin' kinda casual about the whole computer crash thing, since I stored all my data on a nice portable external hard drive. Except my external hard drive crashed ...
Snail mail wax seal
I went "squeeeeeeee!", overwhelmed with the cuteness, when I saw this awesome wax seal on a letter. Lovely, meta, fabulous....
Space: The Final Frontier
Here's another fine item from the Star Trek Postcard Box by Chronicle Books. I just love these things.Herein begins my bumpier blogging... I'm on my work laptop, which has no Photoshop, so I'm experimenting with slapdash photo editing techniques. ARR...
My computer died
Alas, my beloved 6-year-old Dell desktop died this morning with a poof. Yes, my stuff is backed up, but it is a huge inconvenience right now. Please be patient - no photos today, no letter post at the moment, and I will only be checking email once a ...
Autumn bats mail art
Earlier this month I got a most exciting handmade batty envelope from a blog reader in the Netherlands. I don't know where she found this paper, or if she made it, but the bats are realistic and amazing!I liked the contrast of the rainbows on the ret...
