tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post9042345560700426013..comments2023-09-16T09:00:31.715-04:00Comments on Telecommuter Talk: Pen PalsEmily Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-37838743539735335752009-04-14T17:52:00.000-04:002009-04-14T17:52:00.000-04:00I know I am a tad late on this but I just stumbled...I know I am a tad late on this but I just stumbled onto your wonderful blog and I would love to have a pen pal, please let me know. <br />jen_wikstrom@yahoo.comJennifer WIkstromnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-37333186885470929062009-01-18T21:47:00.000-05:002009-01-18T21:47:00.000-05:00Mandarine, awww, I would LOVE to be your penpal. M...Mandarine, awww, I would LOVE to be your penpal. Maybe we'll just do that after you visit..<BR/><BR/>Teabird, thanks so much for the book recommendation. And thanks for the wishes to have fun, which I definitely plan to do!Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-3334262681485091602009-01-18T19:21:00.000-05:002009-01-18T19:21:00.000-05:00May I recommend a book for you all? Foreign Corres...May I recommend a book for you all? Foreign Correspondence by Geraldine Brooks...<BR/><BR/>(I have penfriends, and I love them! Have fun with your new friends!teabirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789062795176641187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-83413308507400162202009-01-18T14:44:00.000-05:002009-01-18T14:44:00.000-05:00Sorry to be late. I'd have loved to be in the hat....Sorry to be late. I'd have loved to be in the hat.<BR/><BR/>Maybe for 2010 ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-64601783430059239542009-01-14T20:30:00.000-05:002009-01-14T20:30:00.000-05:00Daphne, I'd love to add you to the hat, but unfort...Daphne, I'd love to add you to the hat, but unfortunately, I've already done my drawing. Spread the idea, though, and choose your own five.<BR/><BR/>BKclubcare, thanks for your luck, and I love your idea of working your way through the alphabet with silly things in your life.Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-20677227772189012752009-01-14T15:56:00.000-05:002009-01-14T15:56:00.000-05:00Hello, I'm here because of Eva, also... Just wan...Hello, I'm here because of Eva, also... Just wanted to share a fun experience I'm involved with. I was so excited to twist the arm of a friend from home and we've been writing letters to each other for 4 years now. We have a system based on the alphabet. I first wrote her the A letter and I just thought of silly things in my life that start with A; she sent me the B letter, and so on. It's her turn right now with the letter L. It's rather stimulating and creative. <BR/><BR/>This is such a great idea and. I have to go read the rest of Eva's post now. I hope I remember to visit again! Good luck to you all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-65352887272215584632009-01-14T13:27:00.000-05:002009-01-14T13:27:00.000-05:00sounds like fun! Add my name to the pool!Daphne (h...sounds like fun! Add my name to the pool!<BR/><BR/>Daphne (here from Eva's blog...)Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394393707234499156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-19076601934917432822009-01-12T13:13:00.000-05:002009-01-12T13:13:00.000-05:00Good places to buy all sort of interesting paper y...Good places to buy all sort of interesting paper you can turn into stationary are art supply stores.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979896448183348883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-13906849688430324832009-01-12T11:22:00.000-05:002009-01-12T11:22:00.000-05:00Interesting.I don't know if I'm "in", but it's ver...Interesting.<BR/>I don't know if I'm "in", but it's very interesting.Watson Woodworth https://www.blogger.com/profile/18056045044039701907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-46693859979446489772009-01-12T07:37:00.000-05:002009-01-12T07:37:00.000-05:00Wow! I seriously didn't expect to get more than ab...Wow! I seriously didn't expect to get more than about three "takers" on this (especially from people I didn't even know were reading my blog). I'm heartened to see that so many others would like to see letter-writing kept alive. I will do my drawing soon and let everyone know who the five are.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, Eva raises a good question, since old-fashioned stationers have sort of gone out of style (although we had a couple in our old neighborhood in New York). I happen to live in Amish country, where it's quite easy to find stationery. Anyone want to suggest other good places to buy?Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-80147060468688413872009-01-12T07:18:00.000-05:002009-01-12T07:18:00.000-05:00Litlove directed me here, Emily, based on my own p...Litlove directed me here, Emily, based on my own post in which I bemoan the lost art of letter writing. I love reading collections of letters, and though I am a great proponent of the connections we make via the internet, I miss putting pen to paper in a concrete way. <BR/><BR/>I hope your pen-pal endeavor is a smashing success! Perhaps we should begin a blog-wide movement?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-10797997028648761142009-01-11T20:48:00.000-05:002009-01-11T20:48:00.000-05:00Hi Emily,I'd love to be your penpal if I'm not too...Hi Emily,<BR/><BR/>I'd love to be your penpal if I'm not too late to be in the running. We've had some e-correspondence in the past about Elizabeth's Bowen's novels, and I think it would be lovely to share thoughts about books, music, movies and more through letters. :)<BR/>Happy new year, by the way.Teresa L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14463569162883915831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-4850949846991277232009-01-11T15:34:00.000-05:002009-01-11T15:34:00.000-05:00I might be too late, but I'd love to be your pen p...I might be too late, but I'd love to be your pen pal if the offer is still open. I cannot remember the last time I got or wrote an actual letter on actual stationery and it would wonderful! <BR/><BR/>So (if you haven't already chosen your 5), pick me! I promise to write.ZoesMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279493011192565601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-82651031562918893802009-01-10T19:43:00.000-05:002009-01-10T19:43:00.000-05:00I'm glad you have 5 takers already, or I might giv...I'm glad you have 5 takers already, or I might give in to the temptation to participate. Like Litlove, I claim to have handwriting that is nearly unreadable. And I'm just terrible at keeping to things like this. But, how wonderful it would be to get a long, interesting letter in the mail. I haven't received one in years.Anne Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419931136194330529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-57102031507418019692009-01-10T17:49:00.000-05:002009-01-10T17:49:00.000-05:00I'm waving my hand anxiously from the back of the ...I'm waving my hand anxiously from the back of the room. Man you can't miss this blog even for a day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-41208208751835105472009-01-10T16:06:00.000-05:002009-01-10T16:06:00.000-05:00Oh! Oh! Oh! I want a pen pal! Am I too late? I had...Oh! Oh! Oh! I want a pen pal! Am I too late? I had foreign pen pals when I was a kid and that was sooo much fun. We lost touch long ago but I still wonder if my penfriend in India became the doctor she dreamed of being and how my South Korean penfriend is. I write letters to my Grandma and a childhood friend I have known since I was 6 (but lately she hasn't been writing back much). It will also give me an excuse to use my fountain pen and my inks of various colors :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-7481398147477639112009-01-10T15:20:00.000-05:002009-01-10T15:20:00.000-05:00What a great idea! It looks like you've got five ...What a great idea! It looks like you've got five takers already, so I'll bow out, especially since I'm not sure I'll be great about devoting the time to letter-writing. But this sounds like a lot of fun -- enjoy!Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-20698261057366819332009-01-09T12:59:00.000-05:002009-01-09T12:59:00.000-05:00I think this is a great idea and would be very int...I think this is a great idea and would be very interested in being your pen pal. <BR/><BR/>I've been following your blog for a couple of months now - not a blogger myself, but like the commenter above, I read them on a regular basis and rely on them for book recommendations, entertainment, etc.<BR/><BR/>I used to have pen pals as a child as well, but have sadly lost touch with all of them over the years, and have lost touch with letter writing. This is a great opportunity to not only get back in the letter writing habit, but also to get to know someone new.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-54680670791456352262009-01-09T12:56:00.000-05:002009-01-09T12:56:00.000-05:00Am I too late???? I want to do this with you. I ca...Am I too late???? I want to do this with you. I can moan over The Faerie Queene hehe!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979896448183348883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-24090288443643164452009-01-09T09:13:00.000-05:002009-01-09T09:13:00.000-05:00Me me me! Because I love writing letters, and I ha...Me me me! Because I love writing letters, and I have beautiful personalised stationery, and even though my handwriting is execrable these days I would do my best to make it legible. And also, if it's a commitment to another person my enormous levels of personal guilt will not let me default so I will be reliable. We can argue about books by post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-79355010384430229842009-01-09T03:57:00.000-05:002009-01-09T03:57:00.000-05:00This is a lovely idea and I shall watch it develop...This is a lovely idea and I shall watch it develop with great interest, but I type and email these days because no one, but no one, can read my handwriting. And I do think that to enjoy writing letters you have to have pretty, legible handwriting. I do think of blogging and the email exchanges I have with blogging friends as being the modern day equivalent of pen pals. But I also know I am not a good correspondent. I say that just because I haven't written in two years, doesn't mean someone is not in my thoughts. It's true, but I can see it's not satisfactory.litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-56529845567334645792009-01-09T00:18:00.000-05:002009-01-09T00:18:00.000-05:00What a wonderful idea Emily!! I was just thinking...What a wonderful idea Emily!! I was just thinking how nice it'd be to exchange real letters with people. :) So I'll be your penpal if you want.<BR/><BR/>Where do you get your stationary, though? I was trying to find some the other day (pretty letter paper, not pretty notecards or anything) and failed miserably.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-23564986035176625782009-01-08T22:06:00.000-05:002009-01-08T22:06:00.000-05:00oooh me! I've often thought the same! I used to wr...oooh me! I've often thought the same! I used to write letters all the time, carrying them round with me to add to during the day. Now, none at all. But I live in Australia (though I'm English), is that bad, postage-wise? And I'm rubbish at commenting on people's blogs so you will have no clue who I am. A taster: I'm 28, English, moved to Sydney two years ago, and I'm a copy editor on a celebrity gossip magazine who recently inveigled my way into writing book and film reviews for its website (hurray!). I don't blog but am an avid consumer of book blogs, including yours, which I found through the incomparable Litlove. I feel like I'm writing a lonely hearts ad! Let me know ...Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543933717773753239noreply@blogger.com