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Mail of Days Gone By, Part 2.

Mail Of Days Gone By, Part 1

Recently bought some vintage stamps from an antique seller. They’re all disorganized but I’m taking my time looking at them, sorting, and learning to appreciate the little things. 🙂

These pretty floral stamps don’t seem to mind that it’s still winter. 🌷 This is me catching up on swaps. Got two more to do. Next, I need to pack and mail out my giveaway (thank you to the 3 ladies who participated!) Then comes updating my mailing list, as all 4 pages seem outdated. And after that is all the mail I’m behind on since last year. ... 😬 Please don’t hate me. #slowlybutsurely 🐌 • • • • • #snailsendsmail #snailmail #outgoingmail #happymail #snailmailrevolution #snailmaillove #snailmailing #snailmailer #snailmailisthebestmail #snailmailisthebest #snailmailisnotdead #swaps #mailswap #envelope #usps #foreverstamps #usmail #postalstamp #postage #postagestamps #stampcollector #floral #snailgram #onmydesk #mail

Wanted to share my favorites from 2018’s lineup of US Postal Service Forever stamps. 😌 It’s going to be a good year for stamps!

It’s the last day of January. 💙💎❄️🦋 Soon, the winter blues will turn into lunar new year reds. Or February pinks, if you prefer. • • • • • #teagram #itsdemo #pokemon #pokémon #vanilla #vanillatea #teapost #japangoods #japangoodies #fromjapan #instatea #teatime #onmydesk #whatsonmydesk #teaforone #teaforme #tealove #tealover #lovetea #tealife #teaappreciation #teaaddict #instatea #té #thé #teatime #timefortea #january31st

When writing to people half a world away, sometimes I like to see what the weather is like for them, just so I can get a feeling for what their days have been like. 🌤☁️🌧 • • • • • #justathingido #snailsends_postcards #snailsendsmail #snailmail #snailmailrevolution #snailmailer #snailmailrocks #snailmaillove #penpal #penpaling #penpalling #snailmailrevival #snailmailisthebest #snailmailisnotdead #snailmailisthebestmail #mail #happymail #mailswap #weatherapp #staedtler #staedtlertriplusfineliner #staedtlerpens #onmydesk #onmydesktoday #deskgram

This was a present from my Secret Santa. (And a surprise too!) I love seeing it on my desk! 🌈

All you have to do is comment/message me with your favorite snow-related memory. If you’ve never seen snow, just share your feelings about snow and how you think you’d best enjoy it. ❄️☃️🏂⛷🥌 I will pick and announce 2 winners before the end of the month, so there’s time to participate!

Offline is the new luxury. Whether you're indoors or out, find a little time to disconnect and enjoy. Happy Friday, dear snails. 😌📚📖 • • • • • #bookstagram #bookshelf #bookish #booklover #booklove #bookloving #booklovers #bookstagrammer #bookstore #book #books #libros #bibliophile #biblioteca #barnesandnoble #offlineisthenewluxury #gooffline #shelves #shelfie #bookparadise #birthdayfun #birthdaygift #bookshop #shopping #shoppingspree #retailtherapy #fridayfun #friday #fridayhappiness #happies

Hi Marcy! Thank you for the message, fellow Potter fan. :) Go ahead and send me a direct message so we can continue to communicate.

I love Frixion pens so much, I take them everywhere. While serving jury duty last week, a fellow juror asked for a pencil. I offered my erasable Frixion and he loved the pen so much, he asked where to find them. I explained that he'd most likely need to find a Japanese seller to buy from. Later he offered to buy it from me, and gave me his address so I could mail it. He mentioned he'd have to be careful with it or his wife would probably steal such a good writing pen. Little does this man know that I'm sending 4 pens to him free of charge! 😊 So I'm spreading the love for nice writing supplies. This is fun! • #outgoing #snailsendsmail #frixion #frixionpen #frixionpens #erasable #erasablepilot #erasablepen #penaddict #pilotfrixion #pilotpen #pilotpens #madeinjapan #snailmailer #snailmaillife #sharingart #sharingiscaring #spreadthelove #writingsupplies #bestpen #theseareafewofmyfavoritethings #postcard #mailing #snailmail #snailmailing #snailmailisthebest #snailmailisnotdead #snailmailisthebestmail

This little cat-themed parcel has arrived safely at the home of someone who loves cats. That makes me so happy. 😸