to be mailed

Old photo test strips, loose leaf tea put into little cheesecloth satchels, and many unpictured treasures—don't want to spoil the surprise!—packaged up and sent to a few penpals today. Each one is a little different, but I hope to be more prompt and personal in the future.

My friend Hermine now has an entire site dedicated to these little treats: Journal de Jours - Letter Project.

little package

I received the best little package from the lovely Hermine, my blog friend from Belgium. It was filled with tiny scraps of fabric, a feather, courgette and pumpkin seeds, and lovely notes and photographs. She's so talented and keeps a beautiful record of her day-to-day here. Blogging is so nice in that you are "surrounded" by such like-minded and inspiring people, even though they're half a world away; I love my little community of blogs.

If anyone would like to send mail or receive something in return, feel free to drop me a comment or email with your mailing address. I'll send you something beautiful! Promise.

(Thank you, Hermine! I'm putting yours in the mail this week.)