It’s official! The Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society is going to the Purbeck Valley Folk Festival this summer! We have known… Read more Adventures in Letter Writing No. 36: All Aboard The Writer’s Hut!

This sounds terrible but I wasn’t feeling hugely excited at the thought of seeing Dippy the Dinosaur at Dorset County… Read more Adventures in Letter Writing No. 35: Dinosaur meets dinosaur…

I have always doubted those adult colouring-in books for providing relaxation but actually I may have to eat my words.… Read more Adventures in Letter Writing No. 34: “Every artist was first an amateur.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Just up the shed on a Sunday evening with a gin and tonic pondering handwritten letter appreciation societies, the world… Read more Adventures in Letter Writing No. 33: Time flies like an arrow (Fruit flies like a banana)…

Sorry it’s all been a bit quiet on here lately but 1) Storm Emma/Beast from the East! and 2) I’ve… Read more Adventures in Letter Writing No. 32: Spring has (not) sprung!

Showing off, now that’s a Very British Problem isn’t it.  But really, look at all my post I’ve received since… Read more Adventures in Letter Writing No. 31: The Letter ISN’T Dead! Long Live The Letter!

Having said this little project was more about letters than stamps, I may have told a fib.  Only because the… Read more Adventures in Letter Writing No. 30: “Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.” (Josh Billings)

This letter was written by Hugh Charles Hood (Charlie), a member of the family, we think on 31st May 1942… Read more Adventures in Letter Writing No. 29: In Memoriam

Walking. That’s a fab outdoor pursuit isn’t it. It was during a walk that I dreamt up the idea for… Read more Adventures in Letter Writing No. 28: I’ll get my coat

Look at this incredible old photograph! Just as poignant as old letters, I think.  Who are they all? What did… Read more Adventures in Letter Writing No. 27: Dearly beloved…