Matchy matchy An unexpected parcel results in two bundles of hooky loveliness for a happy The Boy Child and little Miss Tilly.
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Category: Happy Mail
Month in Numbers | March 2019
Did March turn out to be marvellous? Let's see what the numbers tell us: 10 pieces of Happy Mail sent by me. Sadly, I also sent 4 cards acknowledging 4 deaths in the wider family. 3 separate trips booked for later this year - two for the family and a solo adventure for me. My … Continue reading Month in Numbers | March 2019
Month in Numbers | February 2019
Did February turn out to be thrilling? Let's take a look at the numbers ... February in numbers 3 nights in beautiful Cambridge thanks to a work trip falling in half-term. One amazing evening at the Jack Petchey Foundation Awards. 8 scrapbook pages created - an even split between traditional and TN. 9 pieces of … Continue reading Month in Numbers | February 2019
A Year of Thanking | The Handwritten Word
Watching The Boy Child write his thank-you cards just after Christmas cemented an idea in my mind. I'd read about A Year of Magical Thanking via A Cup of Jo back in October and thought it was such a great idea.Such a great idea that I should do my own version in 2019. Because imitation is … Continue reading A Year of Thanking | The Handwritten Word
Simplifying Those Thank You Notes
The online stationery company, Paperless Post, reached out just before Christmas suggesting a collaboration. My immediate thought was thanks, but no thanks ... but then I thought of The Boy Child and his dislike of the many, many thank-you notes he writes between late December and late January each year (the downside of a birthday … Continue reading Simplifying Those Thank You Notes
Month in Numbers | November 2018
I probably write this every early December; how can we be heading towards Christmas? But what about November? Let's take a look at the numbers: 100 years since the Armistice ended the First World War. Lest we forget. 20,633 was my highest daily step count total. 15 Christmas presents bought and wrapped ... some of … Continue reading Month in Numbers | November 2018
Month in Numbers | October 2018
October has been and gone in a blur of crisp and clear days, sunshine and chilly evenings. Let's see how the numbers look:15 pieces of Happy Mail sent. One black eye (and a whole host of other bumps and bruises). 330 lengths in the pool at the gym. £8.80 won on the Euros ... not … Continue reading Month in Numbers | October 2018
Month in Numbers | September 2018
Did September turn out to be sensational? Let's take a look at the numbers ... The Boy Child moved to Secondary School and began Year 7. 1 wedding invitation received. 505 photos taken this month, mostly on my dSLR camera. 12 pieces of Happy Mail sent. 9 days with a four-legged friend in our house. … Continue reading Month in Numbers | September 2018
A Year Long Gift
I was given a gift subscription to a flower delivery service as a birthday present. At the beginning of each new month, I receive a box of flowers via Royal Mail. Mine come from a company called Bloom and Wild and I've been so impressed by them, I've used them myself to send a floral gift. … Continue reading A Year Long Gift
Month in Numbers | July 2018
Did July turn out to be jubilantly joyful? Let's see what the numbers say: 270 lengths of the pool at the gym. My highest daily step count was 24,898. Just 10 scrapbook pages made (and no TN spreads) this month. 34ºC: our highest temperature this month. It's been incredible; surely on of the hottest Julys … Continue reading Month in Numbers | July 2018
