Letter Writers Alliance

A friend of mine joined the Letter Writers Alliance last year and recommended the organization to me.  Even though I hadn't had the chance to blog about it, I joined a received my membership card a few weeks ago.

I'm thrilled to be part of an organization whose mission is:

"The LWA Mission

In this era of instantaneous communication, a handwritten letter is a rare and wondrous item. The Letter Writers Alliance is dedicated to preserving this art form; neither long lines, nor late deliveries, nor increasing postal rates will keep us from our mission.

As a member of the Letter Writers Alliance, you will carry on the glorious cultural tradition of letter writing. You will take advantage of every opportunity to send tangible correspondence. Prepare your pen and paper, moisten your tongue, and get ready to write more letters!" - LWA

If you enjoy reading or writing letters, consider joining the organization.  For me, it's been money well spent so far.  Even if you don't, I'd recommended reading their blog, which has interesting stories, postal history, and more highlighted on it.  Happy letter writing!

 

First peeps of spring...

...are on my needles.  While I was traveling, I started a pair of vanilla top down socks to keep me busy in the airports. This is Juliespins in the colorway "Peepers." 

It was calling to me from the bins to be knit right now.  We had rain for a two weeks and the sunshine has arrived.  Everything is starting to get that first jolt of chartreuse green as it buds.

Return from Radio Silence

It's been a whirlwind few weeks!  I had two bridal showers to attend, a trip across the country, and things are work are picking up.  This past weekend, I finally had time to get back to a little bit of crafting.

First up, I used the remaining self striping yarn from The Loopy Ewe's Spring Fling goodie bags from 2 years ago to make a tube scarf.

I originally planned to make a pair of socks, but fate had other plans.  The sock machine and I couldn't hit it off and keep the stitches on the needles yesterday, so it went from socks to scarf in a matter of a few hours.  It's a little short for an adult, but would make a great kids scarf - especially with all of those colors!  The color combo reminds me of Dr. Seuss for some reason.

I'll try another pair of socks on it soon...but maybe we need a bit of a break from each other right now...