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Life begins at 40 ...cards 16-25

I've had a bit of a break in the sending out of the cards due to some family stuff.Card 16 went off to Zane in Latvia, I don't know Zane, I found his (?) address via the Sendsomething site, I just...

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Here come Santa Claus....

Danielle at Fivelittlereasons posted last week about How to get the best Santa photo and included a photo of her lovely Christmas album that she keeps all their Santa photos in.I looked around for a...

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Life Begins at 40...cards 26-40

All 40 postcards have been sent!I sent cards to Australia (NSW,TAS,Qld,SA), New Zealand, Holland, Estonia, Canada, England, Latvia, Algeria, Brazil, Switzerland, Finland and America!I've had a reply...

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Life begins at 40. ..Incoming Mail

 Some of the mail I have received from people after sending out my 40 postcards. This lovely postcard is from Sorhca Sidhe who is also doing a mail project.(I do not know how to rotate these photos,...

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Tea and Toast

It's been 3 months today and I still can't believe it most days.Everytime I wish for the weekend to come faster, I stop and wish time would stand still instead, every day and week takes us further from...

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C'mon deliver the letter, the sooner, the better...

 The Indextrious Reader is hosting this cool Reading Challenge.Read 4,8 or 12 Postal themed books and review them.I've just finished reading "Every Boy's got one" by Meg Cabot, which I *think*...

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Why don't you write me, A letter would brighten My loneliest evening.

This month I am participating in Lettermo !I was so pleased that AlkalineKiwi from Bookcrossing posted about it on facebook, so I found Lettermo in time to start.Seeing as our mail days here don't...

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Why don't you write me, A letter would brighten My loneliest evening. Part 2

I finished Lettermo! The last 3 days were a bit hard and I just sent out postcards, but I made it!I wrote at least one item each day of February.In total I sent out 48 items.I sent things to people in...

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C'mon deliver the letter, the sooner, the better... Part 2

Book 2 for the Postal reading Challenge-Next To Love This book belonged to my Mum and she had enjoyed it. I'd attempted to read it once before but put it down after a few pages. This is a good thing...

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Love is like a letter wrote And life is like an envelope....

These are a few of my favourite letter writing items and some that are on my wishlist!A Paper Plane Satchel, I actually really like the overnight bag but I can't find anywhere that has them in...

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C'mon deliver the letter, the sooner, the better... Part 3

Book 5 and 6 for the Postal Reading Challenge"13 Little Blue Envelopes" and "The Last Little Blue Envelope".I really enjoyed these two books, they reminded me a bit of "Dash and Lily's Book of Dares"...

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C'mon deliver the letter, the sooner, the better... Part 4

Book 11 for the Postal Reading Challenge-Cruel Summer by Alyson NoelA teen fiction book I borrowed from the library. I found this a bit tedious at times, but of course that would because it's a teen...

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Downtown Stroller Town, Take a Stroll Around...

"Then we stop off at the corner and she pulls up next to meA sporty crimson red MacLaren Techno XTMe I'm sitting pretty in my Bugaboo FrogSwivel wheel suspension so I sleep like a logAnd my five point...

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Get a message to her

I read about Willow on Facebook this morning. It would be great if Willow got some mail from different countries.http://frogpondsrock.com/2013/05/letters-for-willow/I'm sure it would make her day to...

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Under an old brass paperweight Is my list of things to do today................

Making : a corkboard display for the entryCooking : Canned soup for a lazy dinnerDrinking : Pepsi Reading: "what to do when someone dies" Nicci FrenchWanting: to find a Balmoral Kitchen hutch...

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C'mon deliver the letter, the sooner, the better... Part 5

Firstly some photos of mail, incoming and outgoing over the last few months- My collection of stamps, mostly from KikkiK, Typo and Spotlight.Postal Reading Challenge Book 14The Baker Street Letters by...

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C'mon deliver the letter, the sooner, the better... Part 6

Books 17-24 for The Postal reading ChallengeBook 17-The Brothers of Baker Street by Michael RobertsonThe second in a series, this one was probably a bit more realistic then the 1st. The letters are...

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C'mon deliver the letter, the sooner, the better... Part 7 The Finale....

 Book number 25"S" by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst.OK..I wanted to love this book... a book with letters and cards and postcards..I couldn't wait to read it. I loved The Griffin and Sabine books and we...

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Books Read 2013

1 Summer at Mt Hope2 Indigo sky3 A distant Land4 Invisible5 A History of Love6 Jasper Jones7 Every Boys got one8 Next to Love9Feeling sorry for Celia10 Fiveways11 The Storyteller12 The Prodigal...

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Prizes 2013

JanFeb$55 Hearing life voucher$50 Guilt movie hamper$100 Woolies card$20 Playschool dvdMarch $8 sippah straws$10 board game

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Bookcrossing books to give away

Fill a 3kg bag-Diary zMassachusetts bridesBlack sunlightKickbackBeyond suspicionOn beulah heightSplitPreyEleven hoursNeridaFrench women don't get fatIt's not the end of the world, deenie and then again...

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Got to tell you 'bout the book I read Can't wait to tell you 'bout the book...

1 Summer at Mt Hope2 Indigo Sky3 A Distant Land4 Invisible5 A History of Love6 Jasper Jones7 Every Boy's Got One8 Next to Love9 Feeling Sorry for Celia10 Fiveways11 The Storyteller12 The prodigal...

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Think I'll flip a coin, I'm a winner either way Mmm, I feel lucky today (wins...

Feb-$55 Hearing Life Voucher$50 Guilt trip pack$100 woolies giftcard$20 playschool dvdMarch-$8 Sippah straws $10 BoardgameApril-$20 Ebook$60 Guess how much I love you dvds$5 babywipes$550 Rozibaby...

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Rise To The Challenge, Time is a ticking so you'd better start linking

This year I am participating in 2 reading challenges. The first is the Australia Women Writers Challenge.http://australianwomenwriters.com/I already read a lot of Australia books anyway, and I found...

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Postal reading challenge 2014 Book1

The first (and only so far this year) book I have read for the Postal Reading Challenge is "That Part was true" by Deborah McKinlay.Someone posted about this book in the forum at Lettermo and I thought...

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