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	<title>Patrons of the Pen &#187; &#187; Writing Letters</title>
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		<title>Penpals and Writing Letters by the Number</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2014 13:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are lucky enough to find yourself in a Long Term Penpal Relationship with someone, then you already know how quickly the outgoing and incoming letters can accumulate. After many years of sending out letters into the world, I realized I wanted a tracking system. A personal record of my activities that I could [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Patron Notes: The Penpal Way&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Great Penpal will&#8230; Welcome your Thoughts Cherish your Words Accept your Truths Protect your Secrets Safeguard your Memories and in return&#8230; You will do the Same For Them]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Letters: Be Your Child&#8217;s Memory Keeper</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2014 17:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A long time ago I realized that daily moments with my daughters&#8230; the little things like mini-milestones or special moments that brought joy to my day, were getting &#8216;lost&#8217; in the day to day of life. The fact of the matter was this: Great moments turn into memories and if you don&#8217;t take the time to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>What to write in a Christmas Thank You</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas Thank You Cards are a perfect way to follow up with someone after Christmas for many reasons. You received a gift from someone Someone did something nice for you or your family You want to show appreciation to someone for any reason you feel good about Someone baked you holiday cookies&#8230;or even gave you [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing a Christmas Letter for your Christmas Cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas Cards are typically a brief greeting that one sends out to family and friends and I recently wrote about simple messages that can go into a Christmas card here. Writing a yearly Christmas letter that goes along with your Christmas cards can be a fantastic enhancement to your efforts. A Christmas Letter is something that you [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Cards, What to Write Inside&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It happens every year. I sit down with 3 or 4 boxes of newly purchased Christmas cards. A long (long) list of addresses and it&#8217;s time to write 60+ Christmas greetings to family and friends and I ponder&#8230; ...what to write inside a Christmas Card this year... As much as I would love to say [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Letters of Vincent van Gogh</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As much as I enjoy writing letters and sending them outbound on the back of the slow snail, I equally enjoy reading letters, collecting letters and studying the art of other peoples written expression. Vincent Van Gogh and his collection of letters is right up my alley. In a voyeuristic tone, we can all enjoy [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Letters Sealed With a Stamp</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Philately: The collection and study of postage stamps and other postal materials. Of all the things I could fall under, I don&#8217;t believe philately is one of them, however, I do love stamps. I patiently wait for the United States Post Office to release stamps that will compliment the outside of my envelopes in color, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing a Thank You Card: Any Type Will Do</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meandering around the Google landscape seeking those and that, which circle around writing, letters, stationery and journals, I&#8217;ve noticed a general &#8216;question&#8217; out there. It goes a bit like this, &#8220;how to write a thank you note&#8221; or &#8220;should I write a thank you note&#8221; or even&#8230;&#8221;can I just email a thank you?&#8221; &#8230;.so today [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Stationery With Style: Unexpected Letters</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I&#8217;ve mentioned before, Etsy is a wonderful place to discover handmade and unique items. I like knowing I&#8217;m purchasing something that can&#8217;t be found in every department store or is run of the mill. What I also love about Etsy is the chance to run across something that isn&#8217;t necessary meant for one thing, but [&#8230;]]]></description>
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