“Cousin Julie” is married to “Cousin Don”, both in Gloria Gordon’s family. For Gloria’s 90th, I arranged a limo to bring in the “cousins from Camarillo” as a surprise. Julie’s lovely note touched me… “What a beautiful luncheon, 90th party you arranged for Gloria…the atmosphere, food selections, party decorations, and especially the company was outstanding….
Cate Ferrall made valentines for the entire class — and she liked the duct tape I sent her. (She uses it to decorate backpacks, letters, and whatever else strikes her fancy). I loved her note… I’d sent her a few things for Valentine’s Day, hence the note. I especially liked her first line — “I…
My paper addiction is fed by JENNIFER HRONEK, who knows where to find the best ‘stuff’. Here she sent me some great cards from Trader Joe’s — and I wrote her back, of course, on one of them. Please Share
I was walking down Beverly Drive with Vin — I don’t remember what we were doing, but we had a few minutes to kill — when he noticed the store’s window. “Want go to in?” he asked. There was a gray jacket that looked kind of cute, so I agreed. When Laura P. came to…
Just because someone’s a grief counselor doesn’t make it any easier when they suffer their own loss. After I wrote a condolence card to someone I don’t know all that well, I was surprised — and touched — to get this card in return. I liked seeing the picture of her husband, since I’d…
Karen Schmidt’s always got the best stationery. Maybe because she works at The Getty, or maybe because she has access to better printers… I’m not sure what it is, but I always looks forward to her missives. I smiled when I saw that she customized this notecard to make it a ‘Thank You’ card. She typed…
A long-time dear friend of mine, John, loves the fleur de lis. I try to keep him supplied whenever I see a particularly lovely example… whether it be on stationery (fairly common) or a coffee mug (think New Orleans). I came across a really great example on a paper wine bag — so of course…
I sent a Joni Mitchell DVD set — “LOVE HAS MANY FACES” to RISD’s Interim President Rosanne Somerson. She found this many-faced card to send back to me… by a RISD artist ERIC WHITE, BFA ’90 … “1961 FORD GALAXY 500 SUNLINER”. She also told me I’m one of the most eloquent gift givers —…
I like gift cards. Sometimes I’ll slip them in a note to my father or my friends Gloria & Gloria. In this case, Gloria Z — also known as “Gloria #3”, because we also have Gloria Gordon and Gloria Shepard in the “Gloria universe” — has been working for me almost 20 years. She drives…
I love getting ‘thank you’ notes from Joseph Curtis, because they arrive on this bright red stationery — which amuses me because he’s a marine biologist getting his graduate degree in Florida right now. For Hanukkah I got him these plastic containers suitable for deep water dives. I found one suitable for slipping his phone…
