Love This Stamp!

We live out in the Texas countryside, in a very rural area. Since we moved here about 10 years ago, on our little piece of land, we have seen deer, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, armadillos, opossums, skunks, rattlesnakes, wild hogs, hawks and many other types of birds, other types of snakes, turtles (maybe they were tortoises) and more insects than we could ever name.

But, we have never seen a bobcat on our property. We have seen them in other parts of the county, even just down the road. And we have seen indications that one might have come across our place, but we've never seen one around our house.

For now, my experience with bobcats will have to be through the U.S. Mail.

Last month, the U.S. Postal Service issued the 1-cent Bobcat stamp. For more information about the stamp, visit the USPS website or the Beyond the Perf site.

"Hey U!" Note Cards Winner

The winner of Summer Giveaway 3 is Anne of the Letter Love blog. Congrats!

Anne, please let me know if I should send these cards to the address on your blog or somewhere else. You can email me at 365letters@inbox.com.

Happy letter writing!

Day Brightener!

It was one of those mornings this morning. I was running late, and then my car started acting up. It wasn't a serious problem, just irritating. It seems that lately if the car doesn't start on the first attempt, it goes into anti-theft mode and shuts off the fuel flow. To re-set the system, I have to sit there with the ignition key in the "on" position for 10 minutes. Then, I can restart the car as normal.

So, there I was, already 10 or 15 minutes behind schedule, and I had to wait another 10 minutes for the system to re-set.

I was starting to get a little grumpy.

But, I made time to stop by my post office box, despite my lateness. I hadn't checked the P.O. box over the weekend.

I am so happy I decided to check the mail! What a day brightener! There was a bright yellow envelope from Clara. She was so right about it being like sunshine! And, I love all of the little stickers and peace signs and the Anais Nin quote! How lovely!

The next envelope was a delightful international air mail post with the cutest card from Helen in Australia who blogs at iheartpost.blogspot.com. She wrote a wonderful letter. That card is from TMOD Post, and, according to their website, they do offer international shipping.

And, then, there were the postcards...six of them! I received postcards from Russia (2), Taiwan, Belarus, Virgina and Germany. What fun!

Now, of course, I have lots of letters to write in return.

Happy letter writing!

Giveaway Reminder

Don't forget to leave a comment for the giveaway reminder (see the link in the column at left). I do apologize for not posting more this week. It's been one of those weeks with a lot going on off-blog. Hopefully, I'll get all caught up this week. Happy letter writing!

US Holiday

Don't forget...if you're mailing something in the United States....Wednesday, July 4, 2012, is Independence Day, and the USPS will be taking a holiday. There will be no regular mail pick-up or delivery. Although, you might want to check with your local post office about Express Mail delivery.

Happy Independence Day!

Summer Note Card Giveaway #3

"Hey U" That's what the note cards in this week's giveaway say. The package includes 10 Hallmark note cards and envelopes. The cards, which are blank on the inside, feature colorful graphics and the casual greeting "Hey U."

To enter, all you need to do is leave a message on any post this week. On Monday morning, I will have a drawing from all of the people who have commented on any post on this blog between now and 7 a.m. CDT July 9, 2012. I will draw a number or have a random number picker online choose one for me. You can comment as often as you'd like between now and Monday, but each person only gets one entry into the contest. I will post the winner as soon as I have picked it. If you want me to email you, if you win, please include your email in your entry or send it to me at 365letters@inbox.com.

Please note that I have my comments section set up to be approved by me. So, don't worry if your comment doesn't show up immediately. I'll check on the status of the comments from time to time and update when I can.

Good luck! And, if you're here to enter the giveaway, please be sure to take a few minutes and look around and then, go visit some of the sister letter writing blogs (listed on the left side of the screen).

Flag Cards Winner

Jan, who posted the first comment last Monday, has won the American Flag Note Cards! (I drew numbers the old fashioned way....wrote numbers on little slips of paper, put the slips in a cup, shook them up and picked one out.)

Jan, if you'll send your address to me at 365letters@inbox.com, I'll put these cards in the mail to you!

Congrats!