Mailbox Monday

Some more mailbox goodness from Ambiente (South Surrey Location). Look at that red beauty - just lovely! I see a couple of empty spaces on their wall - so some lovelies found new homes.

It's the little things...

Holding steady at 403/1000

P.S. Received my first scavenger hunt results - more about this later in the week!

Mailbox Monday

Welcome to a new little feature I am going to try (to keep up with) - Mailbox Monday!

There won't be a lot of text but at least one cool photo of a mailbox I love. This might be my favourite of all (that I've seen so far) and maybe I should be keeping it for last but why not start with something amazing. It's true - I covet this mailbox! It is for sale at one of my fav stores - Ambiente. It would look lovely on my front porch (as mentioned before...we do have a central mail pick up and have no need for an actual mailbox at our door but a girl can dream can't she). Dreaming about this beauty and what lovely mail it could hold.


Holding steady at 403/1000.

A Little Art to Start the Day...

My daughter was lucky enough to hang out with her pen pal last week - makes the letter writing a little bit more real when you are 4 to see the other girl every so often! And it is definitely our turn to send some mail her way.  So we are on it today (after Van Gogh art class - Yay, Piper is going to love it).

We are able to walk to the 4Cats Art Studio by our house and it is her first class there (other than a splatter birthday party for her friend Andy - which she loved!). Carlen, the lovely curator, is such a wonderful person. She gave Piper a very warm welcome this morning.

We like art. And we like to send art to our friends and family via...you guessed it...the mail! Such an easy thing to do. Any paper (new or recycled), any writing instrument, a little time and off it goes to brighten someone's day and fridge! And while we are in the midst of summer (an amazing summer so far for us) I've noticed that school supplies are starting to creep into the stores bit by bit, aisle by aisle...and as much as I don't want summer to end (it really has been wonderful)...I love the coming of the school supplies - new notebooks, pens, highlighters, post-it notes...it is quite an event (this might be the secret reason why I wanted to become a teacher actually).

Here is a little art piece my daughter did not too long ago. And here is the description she gave me to explain what it is:

A Dibbledop - It cleans up the mess on your floor instead of a vacuum. It never stops until the mess is gone.

She doesn't always scribble but she does seem to get a lot of enjoyment out of it. And seriously, this is a product I could get behind. I particularly like how it really, "never stops until the mess is gone." Love the imagination!


Today I am using my Stella and Sam stamps! Couldn't resist picking some up!

This past month I've had readers from: Canada, US, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom, Australia, Spain, France, India, Japan, Norway, South Korea & Macau! Thanks for reading my little blog - I love that it reaches people far and wide...just like letters finding their way around the world.

403/1000 sending out some thank you notes and other fun things!

Lots of Things to Celebrate!

It's full on summer over here. And for us that means catching up on dentist and doctor appointments (always super exciting), reading, seeing family and friends, road trips, having water fun with our kiddies, movies, and maybe, some relaxing moments in there too (pretty please). Of course, summer is a great time for postcards & special mail.  And FYI the mail carrier certainly does not stop dropping off things in my mailbox or yours...so it is still nice to send out some lovely little notes to your lovely little ones or any lovelies in your life for that matter (I have at least one of those going out today and a few more on deck).

However you stack it...

I'm super excited that I get to send out some gorgeous invitations for a very special bride and her very special bridal shower, that is just around the corner! I would post them here but don't want to give anything away but I can tell you that they were designed by THE very talented Kristy at Twell Media and I am thrilled with them! Take a wander around her page.

...that's a lot of mail!

Just in case I don't say it enough - the mail system is pretty cool! Sending a personal note that you've put together with your own two hands to someone down the street or in the next city over or around the world for a nonimal fee, is an amazing service. And what a gift to open! Always hoping to inspire more  mail! And I just saw the cutest Stella and Sam stamps at my local post office - LOVE!


400/1000 Well! That's certainly a milestone! Hooray! Hurrah! Huzzah!