I got the sweetest things via Snail Express from Little Miss Firefly’s Odette. I was beyond squealing (I think only the neighborhood dogs heard me) because all I get these days in the mail are junk–these were anything but!

Thank you, thank you, thank you Odette!

She personalized some beautifully handcrafted flat cards with my name and my blog’s and included a thoughtful handwritten note with recycled envelopes. Ah, a woman after my heart. Eyeluvdem.

Getting this reminded me of the charm and romance of handwritten letters. Nothing beats the craft of putting pen to paper, especially so when the stamps outside the note are from a country you love and miss, and even more so if they come from a friend you just met through blogging. Thank you again, Odette. My curls and I are still reeling from this pretty-paper-induced coma. I look forward to writing to you at that address you’ve been wishing for (and I’ve been wishing for, too!)