Wow, it's been a shockingly long time since I last shared a post with you! I'll update you on some of the exciting news in my life in a forthcoming post (SPOILER: I've got a solo album of origin...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2018/03/interview-with-us-postal-service-about.html
For those of you in the USA or nearby regions - did you get to see the eclipse? It was amazing! I was up in Maine, far from the "path of totality," where we only got a 56% eclipse, but it wa...
The summer is flying by! I have definitely been writing lots of mail, but admittedly I have been spending more time in my garden. I can only garden in the summer, so I try to live it up and ...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2017/07/garden-news-or-how-is-july-almost-over.html
> Gorgeous stamps from #Finland on a recent #postcrossing #postcard > #Suomi #swan #reindeer #cat #received #showandmail #snailmail #gold > #metallicgold #foreignpostage #post...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2017/07/fine-finnish-stamps-miau-mail.html
A few days ago I wrote a blog post about Postcrossing United , with some observations about its similarity to Postcrossing and a request for information from anyone who had tried it. While I...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2017/07/response-from-postcard-united.html
From the profile of another user on Postcrossing , I came across a new(ish - or just new to me perhaps) postcard exchange website called POSTCARD UNITED . Is anyone else familiar with it? It...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2017/07/postcard-united-postcrossing-imitator.html
I have mentioned a number of times that grad school has kept me from my letter-writing habits... and at last, I am finished with grad school. I am looking forward to a return to letter-writ...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2017/06/here-is-my-music-for-you.html
BREAKING NEWS: ETSY PUSHBACK HAS WORKED. Enough sellers have shown anger and planned to leave over the new Etsy forced payment system that Etsy has pushed back the deadline. My sincere apologies...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2017/05/update-etsy-buying-time-my-shop-open.html
UPDATE: I LEARNED AT 11:45AM ON MAY 16 THAT ETSY HAS PUSHED BACK THE DEADLINE SO MY SHOP STAYS OPEN UNTIL MAY 31. LEARN MORE HERE Today is the very last day to buy anything from my etsy ...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2017/05/today-is-last-day-for-my-etsy-store.html
UPDATE: I LEARNED AT 11:45AM ON MAY 16 THAT ETSY HAS PUSHED BACK THE DEADLINE SO MY SHOP STAYS OPEN UNTIL MAY 31. LEARN MORE HERE I have sad news. My etsy shop, Missive Maven on etsy , w...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2017/05/etsy-shop-closing-on-may-17-possibly.html
Not a lot of substance in this post, folks, but I present to you a video of cats getting, playing with, or attacking the mail.
http://www.missivemaven.com/2017/01/video-of-cats-and-mail.html
Hello dear blog readers, I'm sorry to have been so absent from this blog. I've been busy with grad school, to the point of where it's overtaken all my time for hobbies like letters and postcard...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2017/01/happy-new-year-im-still-here.html
I recently got an etsy order from Helen, who blogs about at AnchoredScraps.com . Here's her angle: > "Through her website and blog, Helen is looking to connect with > kindred sto...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2016/09/lovely-mention-on-anchored-scraps.html
I just got back from a trip to Taiwan! Of course the first thing I bought there was a big pile of postcards. These are cards in the Gotochi style , though they are from Taiwan and not Japan....
http://www.missivemaven.com/2016/08/postcards-from-taiwan.html
I'm settling into summer mode, and getting back into the mail groove! I don't have an actual writing desk here, but I brought a stash of stationery, stamps, and postcards, and I did a lot of...
Here's the news I've been hinting at, and why I'm only selling postcards in my etsy shop for a while : we're heading up to Maine for the summer. It's a quiet setting on a lake in Western ...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2016/06/summer-vacation-off-to-maine.html
Happy June! I know it's not officially summer until the solstice, but June pretty much means summer to me. I've hinted at some changes afoot for summer... I will save the big reveal for a po...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2016/06/summer-update-for-etsy-store-postcards.html
Wise words from a recent Postcrossing postcard: Be the person your cat thinks you are.
I haven't written any letters in weeks. I haven't even sent any postcards. I've been in a practice room, often times the one pictured above. (No, I don't play the drum, but I wish I did!) It...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2016/05/practice-room-vs-writing-desk.html
Nothing new here: grad school is still taking up most of my time and energy. I love it. I spent 5 hours straight yesterday transcribing Miles Davis and Eric Dolphy solos (and was happy as a ...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2016/04/of-postcards-music-and-blog-neglect.html
I write about Postcrossing a lot on this blog. (I recently received the lovely colorful cat illustration postcard shown above, DE-4784491 , from Germany.) It's one of my favorite mail pasti...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2016/02/my-10-year-postcrossing-anniversary-and.html
I am extremely excited for the U.S. Postal Service stamp releases this year. There are some great stamps coming! Space and planets are a major theme, and there are three planetary releases:...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2016/02/2016-year-of-great-space-stamps.html
In my previous post about my newly organized writing desk and study , I mentioned I had a new organization system for stickers and stamps, and that I was considering separate blog posts abou...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2016/01/2016-sticker-organization-system.html
We moved five months ago, and it has taken me this long (remember how grad school ate my life ?) to get my writing desk and workspace set up in my new study. Oberon and Stella were gracious ...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2016/01/new-study-and-writing-desk-setup.html
Happy New Year! I hope everyone is as excited about 2016 as I am. I think it's going to be a wonderful year. As one of my first major mail actions of the year, I have FINALLY re-opened my...
http://www.missivemaven.com/2016/01/missive-maven-on-etsy-reopened-for-2016.html