Letter writing topic for February 3, 2010:
Today is the birthday of American painting and illustrator Norman Rockwell. He was born on Feb. 3, 1894, and died on Nov. 8, 1978. He is most known of his painting which depict a snapshot of American life, from a Thanksgiving dinner to a baseball game, Rockwell captured the emotions, the expressions, the details of what it was/is to be an American.
Write a letter today detailing some part of your life. Describe what it's like when you take the dog for a walk or pick the kids up from school. Share a little snippet of your life with someone today.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Letter #33
Letter writing topic for February 2, 2010:
Today is Groundhog Day. According to tradition, if the groundhog (or, maybe any hibernating animal) sees its shadow today, we're in for six more weeks of winter. Now, here in my part of Texas, it's a gray and cloudy winter morning, so I'm guessing no one is seeing his or her shadow today. But, up in Gobbler's Knob in Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and is predicting some cold weather ahead. Maybe it's a regional thing...I'm ready for spring!
Today, write a letter to someone telling them about your plans for the spring. Do you plan to plant a garden, do some spring cleaning, take a vacation? Share the news!
Today is Groundhog Day. According to tradition, if the groundhog (or, maybe any hibernating animal) sees its shadow today, we're in for six more weeks of winter. Now, here in my part of Texas, it's a gray and cloudy winter morning, so I'm guessing no one is seeing his or her shadow today. But, up in Gobbler's Knob in Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and is predicting some cold weather ahead. Maybe it's a regional thing...I'm ready for spring!
Today, write a letter to someone telling them about your plans for the spring. Do you plan to plant a garden, do some spring cleaning, take a vacation? Share the news!
Monday, February 1, 2010
Letter #32
Letter writing topic for February 1, 2010:
Today is National Freedom Day, officially designated by U.S. President Harry Truman in 1948. It was created to promote good feelings, harmony, and equal opportunity among all citizens and to remember that the United States is a nation dedicated to the ideal of freedom. February 1 was chosen as National Freedom Day because it was the day in 1865 that President Lincoln signed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, outlawing slavery.
Today, write a letter about what it means to you to be free.
Today is National Freedom Day, officially designated by U.S. President Harry Truman in 1948. It was created to promote good feelings, harmony, and equal opportunity among all citizens and to remember that the United States is a nation dedicated to the ideal of freedom. February 1 was chosen as National Freedom Day because it was the day in 1865 that President Lincoln signed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, outlawing slavery.
Today, write a letter about what it means to you to be free.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Letter #31
Letter writing topic for January 31, 2010:
Today, let's get a little silly! Write a letter from your pet. No, not to your pet. That would be ridiculous, right? Pets can't read! Write a letter from your pet.Now, this type of letter works best either to fellow pet lovers who are as nutty about their pets as you are about yours or to children who won't think it quite so weird to get a letter from a dog or a cat or a hamster or a goldfish.
When I was a kid, my aunt Gladys would occassionally write my brother and sister and me a letter from her cat. I'm sure I still have a letter or card from her somewhere. If I remember correctly, the letters were "signed" with a hand-drawn pawprint. On at least one occasion, we wrote back from our cat, Kitty, and he signed his name with a real pawprint, after we put one of his paws on an ink pad. I know we had fun with the project, and I don't think Kitty minded much.
(If you don't have a pet, try writing a letter from any other animal...maybe the bird you see on your way to work/school every day or the squirrel that steals nuts from your tree.)
Most of all, have fun and...write a letter!
Today, let's get a little silly! Write a letter from your pet. No, not to your pet. That would be ridiculous, right? Pets can't read! Write a letter from your pet.Now, this type of letter works best either to fellow pet lovers who are as nutty about their pets as you are about yours or to children who won't think it quite so weird to get a letter from a dog or a cat or a hamster or a goldfish.
When I was a kid, my aunt Gladys would occassionally write my brother and sister and me a letter from her cat. I'm sure I still have a letter or card from her somewhere. If I remember correctly, the letters were "signed" with a hand-drawn pawprint. On at least one occasion, we wrote back from our cat, Kitty, and he signed his name with a real pawprint, after we put one of his paws on an ink pad. I know we had fun with the project, and I don't think Kitty minded much.
(If you don't have a pet, try writing a letter from any other animal...maybe the bird you see on your way to work/school every day or the squirrel that steals nuts from your tree.)
Most of all, have fun and...write a letter!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Letter #30
Letter writing topic for January 30, 2010:
Write a letter to your son (or to any guy who thinks of you as a mom or dad). Tell him how proud you are of him and his accomplishments and/or his potential. Wish him happiness in his life.
Write a letter to your son (or to any guy who thinks of you as a mom or dad). Tell him how proud you are of him and his accomplishments and/or his potential. Wish him happiness in his life.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History
The Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History is located at Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts. It's an interesting Web site, and I'm sure it's a fascinating museum."Stamps are miniature documents of human history. They are the means by which a country gives sensible expression to its hopes and needs; its beliefs and ideals. They mirror the past and presage the future. They delineate cultural attainments, industrial works, domestic, civil and social life. In a word, these vignettes give a vivid picture of the world, its occupants and their multifarious endeavors."Francis Cardinal Spellman, c. 1950
Letter #29
Letter writing topic for January 29, 2010:
Today write an old-fashioned letter. Now, I know many people (and Web sites) are going to say that any letter, on paper, written with pen and ink, is and "old-fashioned letter." So, what I mean is that, just for fun, today, write letters like your great-grandparents did.
"My Dear Friend,
I hope this correspondence finds you well. We all are enjoying good health this January, and we are doing all we can to remain healthy. I am writing in response to your letter that the postman delivered last Wednesday. I do greatly apologize for the delay in my reply, but it is with great pleasure that I have seated myself to write to you today...."
It's sort of like pretending to speak with a foreign accent or that "Talk Like a Pirate Day." This could be "Write Like it's 1910 Day."
At some point, you might want to explain to your letter's recipient why you're writing like that...or not. You could just let them wonder about your sanity.
Today write an old-fashioned letter. Now, I know many people (and Web sites) are going to say that any letter, on paper, written with pen and ink, is and "old-fashioned letter." So, what I mean is that, just for fun, today, write letters like your great-grandparents did.
"My Dear Friend,
I hope this correspondence finds you well. We all are enjoying good health this January, and we are doing all we can to remain healthy. I am writing in response to your letter that the postman delivered last Wednesday. I do greatly apologize for the delay in my reply, but it is with great pleasure that I have seated myself to write to you today...."
It's sort of like pretending to speak with a foreign accent or that "Talk Like a Pirate Day." This could be "Write Like it's 1910 Day."
At some point, you might want to explain to your letter's recipient why you're writing like that...or not. You could just let them wonder about your sanity.
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