My sleeping times have been pushed further and further forward since uni finished for the semester. Because I still have dinner at the same time most nights, (post) midnight snacks are a necessity. Last nights sustenance scrounging is above.

This letter from Sally arrived in my mail box a couple of months ago and it still amazes me when I look at it. All those beautiful stitches and stamps! Sally said it took her a very long time and was really worried I would move house before she got time to finish it. You may also note that there is a missing 'N' in the word Launceston which Sally scolded herself for, but I think I love it even more for it! Sally is an excellent mail artist and letter writer and has wonderful blog called Queenie and the Dew. She is definitely on my list of bloggers I'd love to meet.




Letter writing has taken a bit of a back seat for me these past few months. Being totally (wonderfully) overwhelmed with mail, combined with being very busy, left little time for my favourite past time and I felt (and still feel) very guilty seeing this big pile of letters waiting for my replies. When I did get time to reply, my letters were shorter, I tried to write a handful in one go and it all felt very robotic and insincere. So I've been taking a hiatus for a few months. I'm not sure when I'll start writing again, I'm sure I'll have to ease myself back into it and I definitely won't be able to keep up with it at the rate I had been trying to. I really miss it, but I stopped feeling that initial great joy upon sending and receiving mail and I'd like to get that back. Meanwhile, I have still been receiving the most lovely mail, like the letter above. I hope to post some more pictures of my received mail soon.

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I'm a bit late to the game with this list, my birthday having been three months ago, but I'm confident I can get a whole bunch of these little goals ticked off my list in time. I rarely make new years resolutions or any solid goals, so this is my light hearted and low-pressure goal list. Do you have a similar list (on paper or in your head)?

21 things to do before I am 22;

1. fly a kite
2. go roller skating
3. get my passport
4. see falling snow (i've only seen a-bit-on-the-side-of-the-road snow)
5. make at least one zine
6. go camping with friends
7. get more postcards printed
8. have some art in a gallery
9. successfully make macarons (or the rainbow cake)
10. make one collage/drawing a week
11. buy a new graphics tablet and learn to use it (really well)
12. cook C a 3 course meal
13. join a yoga class
14. get really dressed up with my little sister and go somewhere fun
15. wreck a journal
16. buy an amazing bathing suit (+ + + +) and
17. go to the beach at least once
18. find a photobooth, take photos
19. stop biting my nails for good
20. leave the country (or at put plans in place to)
21. learn to knit and crochet with my lovely sara and do lots of it

+ Inspired by the lovely Hula Seventy.

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1. dimples
2. zines
3. spoonerisms
4. back rubs
5. curls
6. cinnamon
7. curly straws
8. moustaches
9. tiny cars
10. harmonies
11. accents
12. autumnal leaves
13. bicycles
14. record players
15. quilts
16. playing cards
17. accordions
18. art museums
19. clawfoot baths
20. croissants
21. gloves
22. red lips
23. doodling
24. filling in forms
25. elevator buttons
26. francophilia
27. typography
28. contagious laughter
29. scrabble
30. neck kisses
31. semi colons
32. crosswords
33. video stores
34. elvis
35. babies fingers
36. paint smeared pallets
37. public fountains
38. moleskines
39. photobooths
40. snow globes
41. attics and basements
42. paint charts
43. full moons
44. jam and cream scones
45. thimbles
46. freckles
47. handkerchiefs
48. plaits
49. puddles
50. sea glass
51. cocktail umbrellas
52. vine covered buildings
53. constellations
54. peter pan collars
55. mushrooms in the grass
56. wax seals
57. lavender
58. big flocks of birds
59. woodsmoke
60. winks
61. echoes
62. bow ties
63. old signs
64. thunderstorms
65. kneading cat paws
66. swing dancing
67. brogues
68. pin boards
69. ripe mangoes
70. double decker buses
71. tire swings
72. thumb rings
73. hoods on coats
74. mashed potato
75. pressed flowers
76. bridges
77. thrift stores
78. good grades
79. fireplaces
80. receiving a package at the door
81. fresh basil
82. "sea of love"
83. wooden floors
84. old and hand drawn maps
85. velvet
86. garden gnomes
87. alan rickman's voice
88. markets
89. porridge with cinnamon, butter + brown sugar
90. house boats
91. curves
92. wing tips
93. staircases
94. breezes
95. chai
96. dactyls & spondees
97. flowering trees
98. fringes
99. long socks
100. figs