I’ve been really busy with work lately and with sending out letters so I haven’t had much time to update here! Here’s a quick recap:
February 22nd: AE 4305 was sent to Germany. This postcrosser listed camels on her wishlist so I sent her these silly looking camels. 
February 23rd: A sort of homemade postcard using my 2011 Papaya Art calendar. I love the artwork – whimsical, feminine, Asian/antique-inspired, incorporating different kinds of media. So pretty! The artist is called Anahata Katkin – what a lovely name! There are a whole range of products available on the website from stationery to prints to bags. Some of the products are now available at Bloomingdales in Dubai Mall now.
February 24th: Post office closed! Spent most of the day a brunch that lasted for FOUR HOURS. And it wasn’t a buffet, it was a course menu. Ugh.
February 25th: I received my second letter from my Finnish pen friend who writes the most beautiful letters. She seems like a natural born letter writer, her letters read like stories, as I read her letter, I can see a very clear picture of what she
is describing. I received the letter on Thursday. Started my reply on Friday but was feeling quite glum so my letter got steadily more negative. I read it Saturday morning and thought, ‘this won’t do at all!’ and then tore the letter up and started over (do you ever do this?). I wrote on a card produced by Gallery One depicting the Tree of Life found in Bahrain – it’s a 400-year old mesquite tree located in the desert that’s survived although no one can figure out where it gets its water from. Wikipedia claims it’s a 5,000 year-old tree, whereas Gulf News says 400 🙂 I also included a newspaper clipping, a map of Dubai and some teas. I do love including random little things in an envelope!
February 26th – today! It’s 9 PM and I still haven’t started! Will post tomorrow with what I end up doing for today.
And just for fun, although not mail-related at all, I thought I’d include this photo of the cutest doorstop EVER – look at the cute little mouse!!! You can buy it from Laura Ashley.
Wow – just four days left until the Month of Letters Challenge is over!!
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