27
January
Tell stories that draw people in…
Melissa Crandall sent this to me…and so I’m sharing it with you. Please Share
The Art of Thank You Blog
13
January
New digs.
I moved into an office today. With my friend and fellow typewriter lover, Louise A. Marler. I’m going to start my book. Finally. Now is the time. “LOVE LETTERS: MY TYPE OF THANK YOU”. With over 1,000 posts on my blog in the last year — and hundreds of letters I’ve written — I’m going…
5
January
Frank Sinatra and gingerbread.
Tom Bergeron and his wife Lois Harmon enjoyed a book on ‘FRANK SINATRA” that Vin and I sent them — that they sent us cookies to thank us. Now I’m continuing the cycle by thanking them for the ‘thank you’ — and letting them know that Vin’s mother died… and that their cookies were even…
5
January
A $22 bill.
I’ve been so preoccupied with the holidays, then our vacation and sadly, the death of Vin’s mother, that I have fallen down on writing my pen-pal Cate. I sent her a few $22 bills that a funeral-crasher gave me last week. One he had folded into a ring with the “E” facing upwards. I figured…
4
January
Olive & Cocoa.
I met Clifford Selbert and his lovely & talented wife Robin Perkins at a Rhode Island School of Design event for newly-accepted students. Their daughter, it turns out, is not quite a teenager yet and loves “America’s Funniest Videos”. We invited them to see a taping, and they brought their daughter and a friend, and…
4
January
Toffee addict.
English Toffee for VIn. Coasters for me. Henry and Stacey’s gift had something for everyone. L Please Share
4
January
Rees Electronics is Star Office Machines, version 2.0
As I close in on my 999th post — I want to give a shout-out to the diminishing but vitally important world of TYPEWRITER REPAIRMEN. When Ermanno Marzorati, my longtime repairman, left the business, I was bereft. But he handed over Star Office Machines to his long-time friend HELMUT SCHULZE, who’s ably jumped into the fray. Helmut…
14
November
Handwritten.
Justin, age 9, wanted video games for his birthday. I went to TOYS R US to find them, but got so mystified by the choices — and by the various ways they could be played — I gave up and opted for a simple gift card. To make it a little more exciting, I put…
14
November
“Come alive & do that.”
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that.” Letter-writing is ‘what makes me come alive’. I’m trying to figure out how to take my message out big-time. A book? You-Tube videos? TED conference? I know one thing: When I send a letter, I make the world a little…
14
November
Donelle Dadigan loves her new purse.
When I went with GLORIA GORDON and GLORIA SHEPARD to see the Hollywood Museum a few months ago, I wore my ‘typewriter purse’. Donelle Dadigan, the Founder of the Hollywood Museum, fell in love with it. I figured she’d like the concept since she’s big on preserving and honoring the past. Since Kate Spade hasn’t made…