Friday, July 24, 2015

send a ball.

I don't know about you guys, but I love the show "Shark Tank"! They had two ladies come on to present their idea and I thought it was a very neat concept and just had to share.

Send a Ball!
Image from: sendaball.com
Send a Ball is a family owned business based out of chicago that ships bouncy balls to anyone you wish. Just select a theme off their website and they take care of the shipping for you. 

They ship the ball fully inflated, so the person on the other end will have a bouncy surprise waiting for them in their mailbox! 

Saturday, July 11, 2015

stamps: summer harvest

Image from: uspsstamps.com

Every summer, some of America's favorite foods are in season. The U.S. Postal Service® celebrates a few of those favorites with four new stamps. Vintage produce advertising, including 19th-and early20th- century crate labels, seed packets and catalogs inspired these stamp designs. 

After America's railroads linked the East and West Coasts in the 1870's growers in agricultural areas could ship their products to locations across the country. To distinguish their wares from other producers, growers commissioned special crate labels from printing houses that employed some of the day's best graphic artists. The artists created designs that featured clever slogans and unusual styles, though the art did not necessarily relate to the produce inside.

Summer Harvest will be issued in a booklet format as Forever® stamps.

You can read more about the Summer Harvest stamps here.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

big announcement.

I apologize for the delay in my letter writing to all of my penpals, but it is with good reason.

We are very excited to share the news...
that lil' baby gehring will be coming this December! 

I am starting to get some of my energy back, so I hope to start writing returns to all of your letters ASAP! 

xoxo

Monday, June 15, 2015

stamps in season.

The new issue of Stamps in Season has arrived!

Some of the tips included in this edition of Stamps in Season are:

To add some style
      • Create envelope liners using colored paper, maps, or magazine pages.
            • Open envelope to use as a template.
            • Cut liner paper to fit, leaving a half-inch margin.
            • Score the backside of the liner paper to align with the fold.
            • Glue liner into envelope and mail!

• Choose a bright envelope and use a white pen to write the address, to complement the stamp design.

• Poetry via Post
      • Start a poem in a letter. Send it to a friend. Invite him or her to add a few lines and send it back. Continue.

• Stay in touch with USPS
      • Facebook:
          facebook.com/USPSstamps
      • Twitter:
          twitter.com/USPSstamps
      • Pinterest:
          pinterest.com/USPSstamps
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Sign up here to get each edition of Stamps in Season or pick up a copy at your local Post Office!


Friday, April 24, 2015

fun fact friday.


Fact:

The first parcel post was distributed in Great Britain in 1883.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

post offices of the pacific coast highway.

Last week my husband and I visited San Francisco, CA for a very dear friends wedding! The wedding took place in a small little town on the Pacific Coast Highway called Sea Ranch.

While we were driving along the coast I stopped in a few of the small towns to take photographs of their lovely little Post Offices.
Gualala, CA Post Office!


Sea Ranch, CA Post Office! Look at all of those beautiful vintage PO Boxes.

Jenner, CA Post Office! 

I love seeing all of the different Post Offices when traveling and how each one looks so different from one another. 

Monday, April 20, 2015

tiny treehouse treasure. tilden regional park.

While on my recent visit to San Francisco, my husband and I made the drive to Tilden Regional Park to view the Tiny Treehouse Treasure!

We started to walk where the two paths (Curran Trail and Wildcat Gorge Trail) meet and to our surprise we found it right away! I was so excited I squealed!

Image from: leafcutterdesigns.com
Can you spot the tiny treasure in the tree?


I love this adorable little kitten drawing with a cardboard frame to help decorate the walls of the treehouse.


I left greetings from Virginia with my blog link on a piece of paper inside.

I just love all the little details this tiny tree treasure has to offer. Every time I looked inside I found something else that made me smile. 

The treehouse has changed in appearance since the original blog posting, but I think that adds to the charm of this great find. Some people take some things and other people leave some things, so you never know what you will find in this tiny treehouse in the middle of Tilden Regional Park.

If you ever find yourself in the Berkeley area of CA, I highly suggest you stop by the park and check out this little gem in the middle of the city!