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The Lost Art of Letter Writing
The Lost Art of Letter Writing | Menna van Praag
21 posts | 4 read | 13 to read
In a forgotten nook of Cambridge a little shop stands where thousands of sheets of beautiful paper and hundreds of exquisite pens wait for the next person who, with Clara Cohens help, will express the love, despair and desire they feel to correspondents alive, estranged or dead. Clara knows better than most the power a letter can have to turn a persons life around, so when she discovers a cache of wartime love letters, she follows them on the start of on a profound journey of her own.
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BookBosomed1
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Really glad I was able to join #litsyteaswap this round. I enjoyed picking out this stationary, thinking about what tea I wanted to send, and meeting new Littens. I hope you all enjoy your tea. @Nutmegnc @sarahbellum @CrowCAH @Bookwormjillk @maich @KateReadsYA @LiseWorks @LapReader @jenniferw88

Nutmegnc That‘s so lovely!! I‘m so glad you had a little joy!! I feel the same!! 3y
CrowCAH Yay, looking beautiful! ✉️ 3y
Bookwormjillk How pretty! 3y
LiseWorks Can't wait to see what you picked 3y
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Mitch
Lost Art of Letter Writing | Menna van Praag
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I‘ve repurposed this metal planter to hold all my letter writing bits and bobs. The oak lid just rests on top. At last it‘s all gathered in one place. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

#litsylove

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Oh that's perfect! 3y
wanderinglynn What a great repurpose! 3y
BookKenz That's such a good idea! 3y
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marleed Great idea! 3y
DivineDiana Fabulous and clever! 👏🏻👍🏻👏🏻 3y
Cupcake12 Love this idea x 3y
BookwormAHN Nice 👏🏻 3y
CoffeeNBooks I love it- that's so awesome! 3y
Mitch @CoffeeNBooks thank you. I‘ve been searching for the right sized cupboard for ages - this works so well. 3y
TheBookHippie That is fantastic! 3y
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Tattooedteacher
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Not the prettiest picture on Litsy but it means a lot. Listening to audiobooks and writing #litsylove letters. I love sending #snailmail

AmyG 💕 4y
Ash.on.the.line Whenever I sit to do litsylove, the mess just seems to spread and spread! 😂 4y
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suvata
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Take a look at my weekly reading report made in #booklyapp #bookstagram

The book I enjoyed the most last week was the book that I read at the slowest pace. Hmmmm ... maybe #Bookly is on to something.

RavenLovelyReads Sue- you‘re a reading rockstar!💕 4y
suvata @RavenLovelyReads It‘s my favorite pass time 4y
wisherwishinguponastar I have to thank you. I have been using Bookly after seeing your posts. I am a sucker for statistics. I just downloaded the Pro version. 4y
suvata @booksellerofyourdiscontent I‘m so glad you are enjoying it. It is an awesome app. 4y
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suvata
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Pickpick

This is a rare gem of a book. I don‘t even know how I found it but I am so grateful that I did.

In a forgotten nook in Cambridge sits a stationary shop owned by Clara Cohen. Clara knows better than most the power a letter can have to turn a person‘s life around, so when she discovers a cache of wartime love letters, she follows them on the start of on a profound journey of her own.

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Mitch
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Soubhiville Oh perfect! 5y
Heideschrampf Thanks gor the link! I wish the germans were more active epistoleans... 5y
MemoirsForMe 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 5y
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Sarah83
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So I have a question to you... I don't know why, but I follow this author at Instagram... Now I look at Amazon for her books... Has anybody already read a book of her?

KarenUK Yes, I read this one with a bookclub, and enjoyed it.... 6y
rubyslippersreads I haven‘t yet, but I definitely want to read this one. I ❤️ pretty stationery stores almost as much as I ❤️ bookstores. 😊 6y
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wanderinglynn
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The Paper Seahorse is having a letter writing contest for National Letter Writing Month. You have to answer one of several prompts in your letter. I opted to write about how I‘m keeping the art of letter writing alive. 🖋💌📬

RohitSawant That's wonderful! 6y
Cailey_Mac I wish my cursive was that concise👏🏼 6y
BiblioLitten 😃 So cool! 6y
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wanderinglynn Thanks @Cailey_Mac ☺️ Good pens & paper help. 6y
DGRachel I'm impressed by how straight your lines are! I have to have lined paper or my writing is all funky angles and up and down the page. 😳 6y
wanderinglynn @DGRachel thanks! I place the paper at an angle, which helps. ☺️ 6y
readordierachel Lovely penmanship 🖋 6y
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catebutler
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After a full day, I‘m glad to be home and settling in for the evening. I have some catching up do to, for the #24in48, but I managed to finish one book and I‘m about halfway through another. For breaks, I‘ll be responding back to three lovely letters, that arrived in the post today. Thank you, @kaye @phatsallylee @Morr_Books for the warm welcome and beautiful snail mail - each made me smile. ✍🏼🐛💌

#jb #readathon #snailmail

LeahBergen Lovely pen! 6y
catebutler @LeahBergen Thank you! I have a slight obsession with fountain pens. 🙊 6y
Kaye ♥️ 6y
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Morr_Books 💕 6y
BookBabe What an inviting photo! 😍 I can relate to this “slight” obsession with fountain pens. 😉 I think I have that same pen, too, though I haven‘t come across it yet in all the unpacking. (Is it a Jinhao?) Since some of my pens haven‘t resurfaced yet, I felt that justified a new purchase, so I recently bought a couple more to tide me over. 😇 6y
catebutler @BookBabe Thank you! You are so good! Yes, it is a Jinhao, it writes so smoothly. And I think you are more than justified to purchase a few more pens to tide you over - moving is quite a feat! 😉 I just indulged the other day and bought a TWSBI Eco and I love it!! 😍 6y
BookBabe @catebutler Ha! Great minds think alike. The TWSBI Eco is one of my aforementioned indulgences! I couldn‘t resist the beautiful color of the Transparent Blossom Red. 😍 I‘ll post a pic for you soon. 🌺 6y
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Pickpick

Roughly a third of the way through- thoroughly enjoying it :) lovely interlinking character stories and well written :)
Thoroughly enjoying checking books out of the library! Fourth boom borrowed!

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abookishbutterfly
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So thankful to find these adorable notecards on clearance at Target!

Crazeedi Want! 😉❤️ 6y
Kayla.Adriena Super cute! 6y
britt_brooke Cute! 6y
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Mitch
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Thank you Julie - so lovely to hear from you. Have a wonderful weekend #jb

Kaye Same to you Mitch. 6y
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BkClubCare
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Thanks @Velvetfur !! Your beautiful letter arrived yesterday. And then I placed it on a wet surface and am glad I read that page (but will not be able to reference in my reply.) Good thing you switched pens! 🤣 🖌✒️🖋📝❤️

Velvetfur Oh noooooo! Hahaha, you'll have to use your memory to reply to that one, lol! 6y
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Mitch
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Thank you so much guys. Love hearing your news and sharing great book rec‘s. The TBR grows ever longer! 🤣🤣

Craftylikefox Hooray! 💕 6y
Kaye Beautiful cards ! 6y
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tournevis
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Thank you very much @Trashcanman for the lovely card and sentiments. 😘

Trashcanman You are so welcome my dear. 💕 6y
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Susanita

I can‘t remember the last time I wrote a real letter to someone. 😕
#PSIloveYou
#HeyJune

Suet624 They‘re really fun to get. ❤️😀 6y
GypsyKat I can. I think it was 1989. 🙈 6y
BiblioLitten Yesterday! It was fun...😊👌🤗 6y
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rubyslippersreads
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My last #bookmail post. 😄 I've been looking for a box to save all my Litsy cards, and I think this one is perfect. Plus I thought you'd all like to see a close-up of Snoopy and Woodstock ❤️ And thanks for the great bookmark, @BarbaraTheBibliophage 😊

Sarah83 It's really a cute figure. ☺️ 7y
rubyslippersreads @Sarah83 I know. It makes me smile every time I look at it. 😊 7y
Sarah83 That's great. 😍 7y
LeahBergen That box is great! 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Love it! And I‘m glad your bookmark arrived—may it accompany lots of great books. 📚❤️📚❤️ 7y
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BooksintheDelta
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I'm interested in writing at least a few letters the old fashioned way. Anyone else looking for a pen pal? I feel like this community is a possible resource for similar literary minds!

Aloisi_tribe Me! Me! 7y
mabell Sounds like fun! 7y
DivaDiane Yes! 7y
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BooksintheDelta @Aloisi_tribe @mabell @DivaDiane so there‘s four of us, enough for two pairs, if we want to make it happen! 7y
DivaDiane Sounds good! 7y
mabell Sure! 7y
Aloisi_tribe Absolutely! 7y
BooksintheDelta Ok! Fun 👏🏼 so let‘s say @DivaDiane and @Aloisi_tribe, then me and @mabell for now? We can exchange addresses via email. My email is angelanicolefletcher@gmail.com. Please share yours so we can get going. If anyone is concerned for privacy I can delete this post after we get connected. 7y
Aloisi_tribe @DivaDiane my email address is jbaloisi36@gmail.com. 7y
DivaDiane divadianepoetry@Gmail.com 7y
mabell Mine is purple_3 @ yahoo.com. 7y
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Jess_Read_This
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💸📝💸A stop at the local fabric/craft store for letter writing supplies turned up this pile of crafting. Keep your fingers crossed this left brained Litten can keep up with the artistic #penpals on Litsy!!!

📬#Postal #LitsyPenpal #Penpal #Letter #LetterWriting #LeftBrain #DrawsStickFigures

MatchlessMarie I will have to try that next time! Almost all the "stationery" kits I found were cards not just regular paper and envelopes. 7y
Jess_Read_This @MatchlessMarie If a TJ Maxx or Homegoods is by you- I got the two stationary pads from TJ Maxx! I was trying to find some stationary and was having the same problem you were. I have to decorate my envelopes lol. 7y
MatchlessMarie @Jess_Read_This I found a nice kit at Marshalls but it was still cards and the envelopes are completely transparent, so I did a marbled paper craft with my kiddo to make little privacy windows 😂 7y
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elliemcc11 I'm left handed...does that count? I have lots of lonely crafty ideas I see on Pinterest and they never live up to my expectations 🤣🙁 7y
Jess_Read_This @elliemcc11 Welcome to the club. I'm left handed and left brained. Crafts elude me... 😂 I have some Pinterest fails myself and have been known to throw the hot glue gun in a fit of crafting failure rage. (edited) 7y
Jess_Read_This @MatchlessMarie Lol!! I bet it looked awesome! 7y
kspenmoll You cab channel the artist hidden inside !!! 7y
Jess_Read_This @kspenmoll I'm on my way! I used the pineapple stamp, colored it with my new colored pencils, and even stayed in the lines! 🤣 7y
kspenmoll Be daring and let a little color slip over the lines! 🤣🤣 7y
Jess_Read_This @kspenmoll You artistic rebel!!! 7y
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