tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77449891887235179852024-03-14T06:13:25.453-07:00The Victorian Letter Writers GuildSarah Collerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744989188723517985.post-17927015088384906812024-03-14T06:12:00.000-07:002024-03-14T06:12:43.196-07:00Spring Pen Friends!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGlT28-ngmk3idi-nC0ntd6pkO8G0fEU7St_juFwitjGCRu7A6HbmTNpyJzJYfbHbCeuL3BZOMPYSEPB23b8a2y3PWw7kGnr-sYDDUEdHmpZzFi3JURMNR7hQO2dzX1GtcE3e7GxDTXqrnCp9XyDaf88sZ4I3vdIYhUj6QnRK1hUL6QW87MqKERbnlvQ/s3508/springIGpenfriends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="2480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGlT28-ngmk3idi-nC0ntd6pkO8G0fEU7St_juFwitjGCRu7A6HbmTNpyJzJYfbHbCeuL3BZOMPYSEPB23b8a2y3PWw7kGnr-sYDDUEdHmpZzFi3JURMNR7hQO2dzX1GtcE3e7GxDTXqrnCp9XyDaf88sZ4I3vdIYhUj6QnRK1hUL6QW87MqKERbnlvQ/w452-h640/springIGpenfriends.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It’s Time for a New Pen Friend!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Hey Friends!</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It’s time to sign up for a new pen friend spring!</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">If you're not already a member, you can apply for membership here: <a href="https://victorianletterwritersguild.blogspot.com/p/pen-friend-sign-up.html" target="_blank">membership application</a>. Otherwise, check your email for instructions.</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sign ups close March 31 and I plan to have all matches sent out within the first week of April. </div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Feel free to share this message with others!</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Have a beautiful day, friends!</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sarah</div></div></div><p><br /></p>Sarah Collerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744989188723517985.post-74821440289150212682023-12-11T07:12:00.000-08:002023-12-11T07:13:21.976-08:002024 New Year Pen Friend Exchange<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwsx-Sd-Wzj49w6GK1u7rjA3dYjFlXeI8x0yiy8JAwpBdShkQcf_v9sxumNC5QcxZcMOPn-XNZ2_tZ8WTufDNyY8ggSRKk0CSHuISbbn3nvEdbBQT4Se696RDEnS3lqitNVRKT9A1x_5ZMC8tXAuiKUocdzUaG5igAk1NdOJCHyO1fPu4yj5nysgLFCU/s1600/2024%20New%20Year%20Pen%20Friend%20Exchange.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwsx-Sd-Wzj49w6GK1u7rjA3dYjFlXeI8x0yiy8JAwpBdShkQcf_v9sxumNC5QcxZcMOPn-XNZ2_tZ8WTufDNyY8ggSRKk0CSHuISbbn3nvEdbBQT4Se696RDEnS3lqitNVRKT9A1x_5ZMC8tXAuiKUocdzUaG5igAk1NdOJCHyO1fPu4yj5nysgLFCU/w410-h640/2024%20New%20Year%20Pen%20Friend%20Exchange.png" width="410" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It’s Time for a New Pen Friend!</span></div><p></p><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Hey Friends!</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It’s time to sign up for a new pen friend for the new year!</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">If you're not already a member, you can apply for membership here: <a href="https://victorianletterwritersguild.blogspot.com/p/pen-friend-sign-up.html" target="_blank">membership application</a>. Otherwise, check your email for instructions.</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Sign ups close December 28 and I plan to have all matches sent out within that first week of January. </div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Feel free to share this message with others!</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Have a beautiful day, friends!</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sarah</div></div><p><br /></p>Sarah Collerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744989188723517985.post-69851600572537357772023-09-23T07:18:00.000-07:002023-09-23T07:18:16.719-07:00We're Back!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwnxEzCwgNF3vsHQrVmfavJqsNaELDsvzR5Llo6ZpTJQyKnkRGSMhdPWz8XCr6Fhd_48KMbsptW5zreodi7x-whaJBVTC4w6S7DISjG5HQcWnQXzvSmOx8QnbP0vILzOFDOjXojdZdBl7CFRzNK9lOxMzE6vF099fo6crphxNh6JFcOfS209ILNlZ034/s800/IMG_5996.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="632" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwnxEzCwgNF3vsHQrVmfavJqsNaELDsvzR5Llo6ZpTJQyKnkRGSMhdPWz8XCr6Fhd_48KMbsptW5zreodi7x-whaJBVTC4w6S7DISjG5HQcWnQXzvSmOx8QnbP0vILzOFDOjXojdZdBl7CFRzNK9lOxMzE6vF099fo6crphxNh6JFcOfS209ILNlZ034/w316-h400/IMG_5996.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px;"><p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></p>Hello Friends! I’ve missed our happy Victorian Letter Writers Guild, made up of women from all over the world!</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px;">After a little time away, I’ve decided to restart our Guild with a few changes that I think will help make this group better than ever.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px;"> </span><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The biggest change is that the Guild is now subscription based and membership is exclusive and limited. The cost to you ($10 USD per year) is minimal; but this will help offset the tremendous amount of time and love I put into our Guild, as well as ensure a better quality experience for all.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">As before, we will have several group exchanges throughout the year, as well as quarterly individual pen friend match ups.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Are you interested in continuing in the Victorian Letter Writers Guild? If so, follow these steps:</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1. Fill out the membership application located at the link above. You will send this to the email given on the application.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">2. If your application is approved, you will be notified by email and will be given instructions for sending membership dues via PayPal, Venmo, or cash by mail.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">3. Once you have made payment, you will be accepted into the Guild and added to the list for future exchanges.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I’m looking forward to reconnecting with you all! Have a beautiful day!</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Mrs. Sarah Coller</p>Sarah Collerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744989188723517985.post-50766145404111028022022-08-08T12:45:00.004-07:002022-08-09T07:24:08.958-07:00Pen Friend Sign Ups are Open Through August 19<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hVIKB2VAgM_14DrkfdM64BZLh6kQU1qkCfzej9jK4Fa-C0Ny6ZXrSLBIvzz-cz0xNfxANxjHRqqA4zP6em9gv8KzIaoQP2Fc1oyQiASWJ3TTjdUwdzZBXZqtk8mxmkNearogyUBk572hvjkH8de49OtxqSpo0yl1IUgxbpC_s05Q2DI0GU90iFGD/s1232/penfriendsignupsopen%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hVIKB2VAgM_14DrkfdM64BZLh6kQU1qkCfzej9jK4Fa-C0Ny6ZXrSLBIvzz-cz0xNfxANxjHRqqA4zP6em9gv8KzIaoQP2Fc1oyQiASWJ3TTjdUwdzZBXZqtk8mxmkNearogyUBk572hvjkH8de49OtxqSpo0yl1IUgxbpC_s05Q2DI0GU90iFGD/w520-h640/penfriendsignupsopen%20(1).jpg" width="520" /></a></div><br /><p><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #482506; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">If you enjoy handwritten correspondence with like-minded women, The Victorian Letter Writers Guild may be for you! The VLWG is a group of ladies who prefer meaningful and regular communication through personal and cheerful letters. Therefore, each application will be reviewed and decided upon based on criteria that ensures this sort of experience. If you would like to be considered for the Victorian Letter Writers Guild, please answer the questions below very thoroughly and thoughtfully. Membership is open but limited. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #482506; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">I host group exchanges, as well as match a limited number of women up in individual pen friend swaps. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #482506; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">You will be notified by email if your application has been accepted. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #482506;"> </span><span style="color: #482506;"> </span><span style="color: #482506;"> </span><span style="color: #482506;"> </span><span style="color: #482506;"> </span><span style="color: #482506;"> </span><span style="color: #482506;"> </span><span style="color: #482506;"> </span><span style="color: #482506;"> </span><span style="color: #482506;"> </span><span style="color: #482506;"> </span><span style="color: #482506;"> </span><span style="color: #482506;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span><span style="color: #482506;"> </span><span style="color: red;"> Sign ups close August 19</span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #482506; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">Here's what you need to know:</div><ul style="background-color: white; color: #482506; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">While we are very happy to fellowship with all humankind on this site, this particular exchange is for ladies only. If someone would like to organize a mixed-gender exchange, please do so and let me know so I can give you a shout-out here!</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">This is an international exchange but introductory letters must be written in English. (If you and your partner decide to write in a more familiar language privately, that is fine.)</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">A minimum of one letter to your partner is required for the individual pen friend exchanges. If you decide to continue the correspondence after that, wonderful! If not, please be so kind to let her know so she's not wondering what happened to you.</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">I am not responsible for "flakers", but anyone who does not keep their commitment will not be included in further exchanges. </li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Privacy Statement: Your information will only be given to your assigned pen friend. I will not share it for any kind of advertising, marketing, or other commercial purposes, nor will I publish it in any form. There is no fee to join the Guild---it's strictly for fun and fellowship. I will add your email to a list for my own purposes and will only send emails regarding the pen friend exchange or other Guild activities I think you might be interested in, such as giveaways, shop specials, or letter writing challenges. I will not add you to my blog subscription list but there is a link on the sidebar to do so if you wish. </li></ul><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #482506;">Are you ready to apply for membership? Copy and paste the answers to the following questions in an email and send it to: sarah@classicalhomemaking.com. </span><span style="color: #482506;">(PLEASE TYPE THEM into an email, no Google Docs, no photos of your answers, no attachments. I need to be able to easily and quickly transfer your information to your partner as this is a very big group and a very big task.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #482506;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">*Please note: I can only read and write English. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Please send your application in English. Thank you!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Also be aware that, barring any issues with language barriers, applications that ignore the requests above will be ignored. Thank you for respecting my time!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><b><u>Membership Application</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">Send to sarah@classicalhomemaking.com</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">First and Last Name</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">(this is a WOMEN ONLY exchange)</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">Full Mailing Address including zip code and country</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">Email Address</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">What is your age group? </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">18-25</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">26-35</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">36-50</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">50-60</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">61-75</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">75+</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">Do you have a preferred age group to correspond with?</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">18-25</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">26-35</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">36-50</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">50-60</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">61-75</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">75+</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">no preference</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #482506; font-size: 15.4px;">Do you prefer a pen friend from your own country or is any country fine? </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">(Please note, this can not always be fulfilled according to your wishes. Long time members have priority here and most new US members will not receive an international pen friend their first round.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">List some of your hobbies and interests. Here is a good place to tell me a little about yourself. Some people also like to let me know about their family structure, religious preference, etc. Any information you give helps me match you with a like-minded pen friend.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">What interests you about the Victorian Letter Writers Guild?</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">How did you learn about the Guild? (If you were referred by someone, please let me know her name so I don't match the two of you as new pen friends!)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">(Optional) What is your Instagram username? (Some members like to follow one another...not at all required.)</div>Sarah Collerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744989188723517985.post-28666224253668441722022-08-07T17:16:00.001-07:002022-08-07T17:16:22.922-07:00Letter Writing Opportunities<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_jdhuDXlch8" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<p> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi friends!</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-5cb9c46e-7fff-0c6c-0f62-ad0a16d3f75d"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Are you looking for some fun letter writing opportunities? Check out my latest video for details!</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Sarah Collerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744989188723517985.post-48487794540034085192021-11-29T16:42:00.003-08:002021-11-29T16:43:03.483-08:00How to Begin Letter Writing<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qpxnY17LYP4" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #030303; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I've just finished a nine page letter to my mom, but we text every day! How can I have that much more to say? It's because I am a pro letter writer! Ha! If you're interested in getting started with letter writing, this video is for you. I'll tell you about my process and maybe you'll find some helpful ideas!</span></div>Sarah Collerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744989188723517985.post-31586470846202824602021-11-10T09:01:00.002-08:002021-11-29T09:41:52.721-08:00A History of Letter Writing and the Postal Service<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PNMoeRDXHLo" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #030303; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this video I share about my love of letter writing and why I'm determined to keep pen palling alive and thriving. I also give a concise history of the British and United States Postal Services, as well as the evolution of letter writing in our society. My generation is the last to have experienced life without the internet and I see how so many of life's simplicities have been lost along with it. I'm determined to share this joy of the written word, the sacrifice and peacefulness of taking the time to compose something for someone else, with anyone who is interested. Maybe someday we will be a completely digital society---but that time hasn't come yet and I'm committed to making sure it doesn't come round for a very long time!</span></div>Sarah Collerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744989188723517985.post-2654794151308597782021-03-28T09:18:00.004-07:002021-04-13T08:48:20.035-07:002021 Spring/Autumn Pen Friend Exchange<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xS36NhVAv6LgJe0YBurDW7N7JK2LOx2nztpBtkwLcmPIaPPF3h34bIRDt0rhCkMike1e36UyKYaulhxrHfJt4QmUet7Dg4u8YdOF5T2AuBXizxKmshHNpCJsMK44e-AKrTUzKW6CKxA/s728/spring+exchange.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xS36NhVAv6LgJe0YBurDW7N7JK2LOx2nztpBtkwLcmPIaPPF3h34bIRDt0rhCkMike1e36UyKYaulhxrHfJt4QmUet7Dg4u8YdOF5T2AuBXizxKmshHNpCJsMK44e-AKrTUzKW6CKxA/w528-h640/spring+exchange.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #482506; font-size: 15.4px;"> If you enjoy handwritten correspondence with like-minded women, The Victorian Letter Writers Guild may be for you! The VLWG is a group of ladies who prefer meaningful and regular communication through personal and cheerful letters. Therefore, each application will be reviewed and decided upon based on criteria that ensures this sort of experience. If you would like to be considered for the Victorian Letter Writers Guild, please answer the questions below very thoroughly and thoughtfully. Membership is open but limited. You will be notified by email if your application has been accepted.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: 15.4px;">This exchange is closed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #482506; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>Here's what you need to know:</strike></div><ul style="background-color: white; color: #482506; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em; text-align: left;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strike>While we are very happy to fellowship with all humankind on this site, this particular exchange is for ladies only. If someone would like to organize a mixed-gender exchange, please do so and let me know so I can give you a shout-out here!</strike></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strike>This is an international exchange but introductory letters must be written in English. (If you and your partner decide to write in a more familiar language privately, that is fine.)</strike></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strike>A minimum of one letter to your partner is required. If you decide to continue the correspondence after that, wonderful! If not, please be so kind to let her know so she's not wondering what happened to you.</strike></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strike>I am not responsible for "flakers", but anyone who does not keep their commitment will not be included in further exchanges. </strike></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strike>Privacy Statement: Your information will only be given to your assigned pen friend. I will not share it for any kind of advertising, marketing, or other commercial purposes, nor will I publish it in any form. There is no fee to join the Guild---it's strictly for fun and fellowship. I will add your email to a list for my own purposes and will only send emails regarding the pen friend exchange or other Guild activities I think you might be interested in, such as giveaways, shop specials, or letter writing challenges. I will not add you to my blog subscription list but there is a link on the sidebar to do so if you wish. </strike></li></ul><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><span style="color: #482506;">Are you ready for a new pen friend? Copy and paste the answers to the following questions in an email and send it to: sarah@classicalhomemaking.com. </span><span style="color: #482506;">(PLEASE TYPE THEM into an email, no Google Docs, no photos of your answers, no attachments. I need to be able to easily and quickly transfer your information to your partner as this is a very big group and a very big task.)</span></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: #482506;"><strike><br /></strike></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: red;"><strike>*Please note: I can only read and write English. </strike></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: red;"><strike>Please send your application in English. Thank you!</strike></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: red;"><strike>Also be aware that, barring any issues with language barriers, applications that ignore the requests above will be ignored. Thank you for respecting my time!</strike></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b><strike>Pen Friend Sign Up Questions</strike></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>Send to sarah@classicalhomemaking.com</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>First and Last Name</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>Full Mailing Address including zip code and country</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>Email Address</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>What is your age group? </strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>18-25</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>26-35</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>36-50</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>50-60</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>61-75</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>75+</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>Do you have a preferred age group to correspond with?</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>18-25</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>26-35</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>36-50</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>50-60</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>61-75</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>75+</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>no preference</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><strike><span style="color: #482506; font-size: 15.4px;">Do you prefer a pen friend from your own country or is any country fine? </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">(Please note, this can not always be fulfilled according to your wishes. Long time members have priority here and most new US members will not receive an international pen friend their first round.)</span></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>List some of your hobbies and interests. Here is a good place to tell me a little about yourself. Some people also like to let me know about their family structure, religious preference, etc. Any information you give helps me match you with a like-minded pen friend.</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>What interests you about the Victorian Letter Writers Guild?</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>How did you learn about the Guild? (If you were referred by someone, please let me know her name so I don't match the two of you as new pen friends!)</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>(Optional) What is your Instagram username? (Some members like to follow one another...not at all required.)</strike></div></div><p><br /></p>Sarah Collerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744989188723517985.post-45630042693854220222020-12-18T05:19:00.002-08:002020-12-31T07:22:32.824-08:002021 New Year Pen Friend Exchange<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8ye0lvqj2HQTnHPPruLkXIVcSFldFdfxRMRLQajZw8bd-DsMwEdPDB2TinGQzwL8XWn3glgoNGnrfXLtD4R-SWmDvfWfGB0Ah8WiH15TpVsn3qthKOpgVy5Imy0WRDH5VCWZIwN0Rn8/s1600/2021+New+Year+Pen+Friend+Exchange.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8ye0lvqj2HQTnHPPruLkXIVcSFldFdfxRMRLQajZw8bd-DsMwEdPDB2TinGQzwL8XWn3glgoNGnrfXLtD4R-SWmDvfWfGB0Ah8WiH15TpVsn3qthKOpgVy5Imy0WRDH5VCWZIwN0Rn8/w410-h640/2021+New+Year+Pen+Friend+Exchange.png" width="410" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;">Happy 2021!! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you're all enjoying a happy holiday season! A new year is coming and with it, a chance for new beginnings, new goals, and new friendships. If you enjoy handwritten correspondence with like-minded women, The Victorian Letter Writers Guild may be for you. Follow the instructions below to be matched up with a pen friend and start the new year right!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">SIGNUPS ARE NOW CLOSED.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><strike><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Here's what you need to know:</div><ul style="background-color: white; color: #482506; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em; text-align: left;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">While we are very happy to fellowship with all humankind on this site, this particular exchange is for ladies only. If someone would like to organize a mixed-gender exchange, please do so and let me know so I can give you a shout-out here!</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">This is an international exchange but introductory letters must be written in English. (If you and your partner decide to write in a more familiar language privately, that is fine.)</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">A minimum of one letter to your partner is required. If you decide to continue the correspondence after that, wonderful!</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">I am not responsible for "flakers", but anyone who does not keep their commitment will not be included in further exchanges. </li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Privacy Statement: Your information will only be given to your assigned pen friend. I will not use it for any kind of advertising, marketing, or other commercial purposes, nor will I publish it in any form. There is no fee to join the Guild---it's strictly for fun and fellowship. I will add your email to a list for my own purposes and will only send emails regarding the pen friend exchange or other Guild activities I think you might be interested in, such as giveaways or letter writing challenges. I will not add you to my blog subscription list but there is a link on the sidebar to do so if you wish. </li></ul><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: black; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: #482506;">Are you ready for a new pen friend? Copy and paste the answers to the following questions in an email and send it to: sarah@classicalhomemaking.com. </span><span style="color: #482506;">(PLEASE TYPE THEM into an email, no Google Docs, no photos of your answers, no attachments. I need to be able to easily and quickly transfer your information to your partner as this is a very big group and a very big task.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: black; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: #482506;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: black; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: red;">*Please note: I can only read and write English. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: black; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: red;">Please send your application in English. Thank you!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: red;">Also be aware that, barring any issues with language barriers, applications that ignore the requests above will be ignored. Thank you for respecting my time!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Pen Friend Sign Up Questions</b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Send to sarah@classicalhomemaking.com</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">First and Last Name</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Full Mailing Address including zip code and country</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Email Address</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">What is your age group? </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">18-25</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">26-35</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">36-50</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">50-60</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">61-75</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">75+</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Do you have a preferred age group to correspond with?</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">18-25</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">26-35</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">36-50</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">50-60</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">61-75</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">75+</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">no preference</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: black; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #482506; font-size: 15.4px;">Do you prefer a pen friend from your own country or is any country fine? </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">(Please note, this can not always be fulfilled according to your wishes. Long time members have priority here.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">List some of your hobbies and interests.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">What interests you about the Victorian Letter Writers Guild?</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">How did you learn about the Guild? (If you were referred by someone, please let me know her name so I don't match the two of you as new pen friends!)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">(Optional) What is your Instagram username? (Some members like to follow one another...not at all required.)</div></strike></span></div>Sarah Collerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744989188723517985.post-33573772638183645222020-10-24T11:04:00.001-07:002020-11-08T06:55:09.339-08:002020 Holiday Season Pen Friend Exchange<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8_FnP_Z2fObrt6gX4_YcUvWWvBKc6neYlnHQnKEZ1LhdUQun07wjkI8BAt-kMzWAo70plxn8U7j5I1bJrFJuf4o4rlXCmcBYiu-vlQaJeWL4-xh_6kzyeMbD616IxNK7bfeIr7FRKL0/s1600/holidaypenfriend.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1041" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8_FnP_Z2fObrt6gX4_YcUvWWvBKc6neYlnHQnKEZ1LhdUQun07wjkI8BAt-kMzWAo70plxn8U7j5I1bJrFJuf4o4rlXCmcBYiu-vlQaJeWL4-xh_6kzyeMbD616IxNK7bfeIr7FRKL0/w416-h640/holidaypenfriend.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #482506; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #482506; font-size: 15.4px;">Hello Ladies! It's time for the 2020 Holiday Season Pen Friend Exchange!</span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #482506; font-size: 15.4px;"> If you enjoy handwritten correspondence with like-minded women, The Victorian Letter Writers Guild may be for you! Follow the instructions below to be matched with a partner. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">THIS EXCHANGE IS CLOSED</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>Here's what you need to know:</strike></div><ul style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em; text-align: left;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strike><span style="color: #482506;">While we are very happy to fellowship with all humankind on this site, this particular exchange is for </span><span style="color: red;">ladies only</span><span style="color: #482506;">. If someone would like to organize a mixed-gender exchange, please do so and let me know so I can give you a shout-out here!</span></strike></li><li style="color: #482506; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strike>This is an international exchange but introductory letters must be written in English. (If you and your partner decide to write in a more familiar language privately, that is fine.)</strike></li><li style="color: #482506; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strike>A minimum of one letter to your partner is required. If you decide to continue the correspondence after that, wonderful!</strike></li><li style="color: #482506; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strike>I am not responsible for "flakers", but anyone who does not keep their commitment will not be included in further exchanges. </strike></li><li style="color: #482506; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strike>Privacy Statement: Your information will only be given to your assigned pen friend. I will not use it for any kind of advertising, marketing, or other commercial purposes, nor will I publish it in any form. There is no fee to join the Guild---it's strictly for fun and fellowship. I will add your email to a list for my own purposes and will only send emails regarding the pen friend exchange or other Guild activities I think you might be interested in, such as giveaways or letter writing challenges. I will not add you to my blog subscription list but there is a link on the sidebar to do so if you wish. </strike></li></ul><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><span style="color: #482506;">Are you ready for a new pen friend? Copy and paste the answers to the following questions in an email and send it to: sarah@classicalhomemaking.com. </span><span style="color: #482506;">(PLEASE TYPE THEM into an email, rather than send in a separate document or take a photo of your answers. I need to be able to easily and quickly transfer your information to your partner as this is a very big group and a very big task.)</span></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: #482506;"><strike><br /></strike></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: red;"><strike>*Please note: I can only read and write English. </strike></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: red;"><strike>Please send your application in English. Thank you!</strike></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b><strike>Pen Friend Sign Up Questions</strike></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>Send to sarah@classicalhomemaking.com</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>First and Last Name</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>Full Mailing Address including zip code and country</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>Email Address</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>What is your age group? 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</span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">(Please note, this can not always be fulfilled according to your wishes. Long time members have priority here.)</span></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>List some of your hobbies and interests.</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>What interests you about the Victorian Letter Writers Guild?</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>How did you learn about the Guild? (If you were referred by someone, please let me know her name so I don't match the two of you as new pen friends!)</strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #482506; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>(Optional) What is your Instagram username? (Some members like to follow one another...not at all required.)</strike></div></div><p><strike><br /> </strike></p>Sarah Collerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744989188723517985.post-11054589661742864282020-07-19T18:01:00.002-07:002020-08-05T20:01:56.185-07:002020 Autumn Pen Friend Exchange<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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**This exchange is <span style="color: red;">CLOSED</span>**</div>
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<strike><span style="background-color: white; color: #482506; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Hello Ladies! We're getting this party started a little early this season!</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #482506; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> If you enjoy handwritten correspondence with like-minded women, The Victorian Letter Writers Guild may be for you! Follow the instructions below to be matched with a partner. </span></strike></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strike><span style="color: #482506;">While we are very happy to fellowship with all humankind on this site, this particular exchange is for </span><span style="color: red;">ladies only</span><span style="color: #482506;">. If someone would like to organize a mixed-gender exchange, please do so and let me know so I can give you a shout-out here!</span></strike></li>
<li style="color: #482506; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strike>This is an international exchange but introductory letters must be written in English. (If you and your partner decide to write in a more familiar language privately, that is fine.)</strike></li>
<li style="color: #482506; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strike>A minimum of one letter to your partner is required. If you decide to continue the correspondence after that, wonderful!</strike></li>
<li style="color: #482506; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strike>I am not responsible for "flakers", but anyone who does not keep their commitment will not be included in further exchanges. </strike></li>
<li style="color: #482506; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strike>Privacy Statement: Your information will only be given to your assigned pen friend. I will not use it for any kind of advertising, marketing, or other commercial purposes, nor will I publish it in any form. There is no fee to join the Guild---it's strictly for fun and fellowship. I will add your email to a list for my own purposes and will only send emails regarding the pen friend exchange or other Guild activities I think you might be interested in, such as giveaways or letter writing challenges. I will not add you to my blog subscription list but there is a link on the sidebar to do so if you wish. </strike></li>
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<strike><span style="color: #482506;">Are you ready for a new pen friend? Copy and paste the answers to the following questions in an email and send it to: sarah@classicalhomemaking.com. </span><span style="color: #482506;">(PLEASE TYPE THEM into an email, rather than send in a separate document or take a photo of your answers. I need to be able to easily and quickly transfer your information to your partner as this is a very big group and a very big task.)</span></strike></div>
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Sarah Collerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744989188723517985.post-83433612372054216262020-03-07T06:40:00.000-08:002020-04-21T07:26:27.609-07:002020 Spring Pen Friend Sign Ups Are Open!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #482506; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> If you enjoy handwritten correspondence with like-minded women, The Victorian Letter Writers Guild may be for you! Follow the instructions below to be matched with a partner. </span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">While we are very happy to fellowship with all humankind on this site, this particular exchange is for ladies only. If someone would like to organize a mixed-gender exchange, please do so and let me know so I can give you a shout-out here!</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">This is an international exchange but introductory letters must be written in English. (If you and your partner decide to write in a more familiar language privately, that is fine.)</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">A minimum of one letter to your partner is required. If you decide to continue the correspondence after that, wonderful!</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">I am not responsible for "flakers", but anyone who does not keep their commitment will not be included in further exchanges. </li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Privacy Statement: Your information will only be given to your assigned pen friend. I will not use it for any kind of advertising, marketing, or other commercial purposes, nor will I publish it in any form. There is no fee to join the Guild---it's strictly for fun and fellowship. I will add your email to a list for my own purposes and will only send emails regarding the pen friend exchange or other Guild activities I think you might be interested in, such as giveaways or letter writing challenges. I will not add you to my blog subscription list but there is a link on the sidebar to do so if you wish. </li>
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<span style="color: #482506;">Are you ready for a new pen friend? Copy and paste the answers to the following questions in an email and send it to: sarah@classicalhomemaking.com. </span><span style="color: #482506;">(PLEASE TYPE THEM into an email, rather than send in a separate document or take a photo of your answers. I need to be able to easily and quickly transfer your information to your partner as this is a very big group and a very big task.)</span></div>
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First and Last Name</div>
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no preference</div>
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<span style="color: #482506; font-size: 15.4px;">Do you prefer a pen friend from your own country, a specific country, or is any country fine? </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">(Please note, this can not always be fulfilled according to your wishes. Long time members have priority here.)</span></div>
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List some of your hobbies and interests.</div>
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What interests you about the Victorian Letter Writers Guild?</div>
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How did you learn about the Guild? (If you were referred by someone, please let me know her name so I don't match the two of you as new pen friends!)</div>
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(Optional) What is your Instagram username? (Some members like to follow one another...not at all required.)</div>
Sarah Collerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744989188723517985.post-59692264121411211522019-12-31T06:26:00.001-08:002019-12-31T06:27:16.388-08:002020 New Year Pen Friend Exchange is Open!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy 2020!! </div>
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Hope you're all enjoying a happy holiday season! A new year is coming and with it, a chance for new beginnings, new goals, and new friendships. If you enjoy handwritten correspondence with like-minded women, The Victorian Letter Writers Guild may be for you. Follow the instructions below to be matched up with a pen friend and start the new year right!</div>
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Here's what you need to know:</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">While we are very happy to fellowship with all humankind on this site, this particular exchange is for ladies only. If someone would like to organize a mixed-gender exchange, please do so and let me know so I can give you a shout-out here!</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">This is an international exchange but introductory letters must be written in English. (If you and your partner decide to write in a more familiar language privately, that is fine.)</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">A minimum of one letter to your partner is required. If you decide to continue the correspondence after that, wonderful!</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">I am not responsible for "flakers", but anyone who does not keep their commitment will not be included in further exchanges. </li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Privacy Statement: Your information will only be given to your assigned pen friend. I will not use it for any kind of advertising, marketing, or other commercial purposes, nor will I publish it in any form. There is no fee to join the Guild---it's strictly for fun and fellowship. I will add your email to a list for my own purposes and will only send emails regarding the pen friend exchange or other Guild activities I think you might be interested in, such as giveaways or letter writing challenges. I will not add you to my blog subscription list but there is a link on the sidebar to do so if you wish. </li>
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<span style="color: #482506;">Are you ready for a new pen friend? Copy and paste the answers to the following questions in an email and send it to: sarah@classicalhomemaking.com. </span><span style="color: #482506;">(PLEASE TYPE THEM into an email, rather than send in a separate document or take a photo of your answers. I need to be able to easily and quickly transfer your information to your partner as this is a very big group and a very big task.)</span></div>
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First and Last Name</div>
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Full Mailing Address including zip code and country</div>
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Email Address</div>
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What is your age group? </div>
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What interests you about the Victorian Letter Writers Guild?</div>
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<br />Sarah Collerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744989188723517985.post-83900716611651786852019-10-22T10:58:00.000-07:002019-12-05T10:23:24.605-08:002019 Holiday Pen Friend Exchange<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Please visit the link above to submit your application. I will host another exchange in January, but I often match people up at various times throughout the year.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #482506; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> If you enjoy handwritten correspondence with like-minded women, The Victorian Letter Writers Guild may be for you! Join us for our last pen friend exchange of 2019!</span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">While we are very happy to fellowship with all humankind on this site, this particular exchange is for ladies only. If someone would like to organize a mixed-gender exchange, please do so and let me know so I can give you a shout-out here!</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">This is an international exchange but introductory letters must be written in English. (If you and your partner decide to write in a more familiar language privately, that is fine.)</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">A minimum of one letter to your partner is required. If you decide to continue the correspondence after that, wonderful!</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">I am not responsible for "flakers", but anyone who does not keep their commitment will not be included in further exchanges. </li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Privacy Statement: Your information will only be given to your assigned pen friend. I will not use it for any kind of advertising, marketing, or other commercial purposes, nor will I publish it in any form. There is no fee to join the Guild---it's strictly for fun and fellowship. I will add your email to a list for my own purposes and will only send emails regarding the pen friend exchange or other Guild activities I think you might be interested in, such as giveaways or letter writing challenges. I will not add you to my blog subscription list but there is a link on the sidebar to do so if you wish. </li>
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<span style="color: #482506;">Are you ready for a new pen friend? Copy and paste the answers to the following questions in an email and send it to: sarah@classicalhomemaking.com. </span><span style="color: #482506;">(PLEASE TYPE THEM into an email, rather than send in a separate document or take a photo of your answers. I need to be able to easily and quickly transfer your information to your partner as this is a very big group and a very big task.)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Please send your application in English. Thank you!</span></div>
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1. First and Last Name</div>
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6. Do you prefer a pen friend from your own country, a specific country, or is any country fine?</div>
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8. What interests you about the Victorian Letter Writers Guild?</div>
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9. How did you learn about the Guild? (If you were referred by someone, please let me know her name so I don't match the two of you as new pen friends!)</div>
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10. (Optional) What is your Instagram username? (Some members like to follow one another...not at all required.)</div>
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<br />Sarah Collerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744989188723517985.post-38959479981720386922019-07-28T04:54:00.003-07:002019-08-18T17:56:37.419-07:00The Autumn 2019 Pen Friend Exchange is Open!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">While we are very happy to fellowship with all humankind on this site, this particular exchange is for ladies only. If someone would like to organize a mixed-gender exchange, please do so and let me know so I can give you a shout-out here!</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">This is an international exchange but introductory letters must be written in English. (If you and your partner decide to write in a more familiar language privately, that is fine.)</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">A minimum of one letter to your partner is required. If you decide to continue the correspondence after that, wonderful!</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">I am not responsible for "flakers", but anyone who does not keep their commitment will not be included in further exchanges. </li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Privacy Statement: Your information will only be given to your assigned pen friend. I will not use it for any kind of advertising, marketing, or other commercial purposes, nor will I publish it in any form. There is no fee to join the Guild---it's strictly for fun and fellowship. I will add your email to a list for my own purposes and will only send emails regarding the pen friend exchange or other Guild activities I think you might be interested in, such as giveaways or letter writing challenges. I will not add you to my blog subscription list but there is a link on the sidebar to do so if you wish. </li>
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<span style="color: #482506;">Are you ready for a new pen friend? Copy and paste the answers to the following questions in an email and send it to: sarah@classicalhomemaking.com. </span><span style="color: #482506;">(PLEASE TYPE THEM into an email, rather than send in a separate document or take a photo of your answers. I need to be able to easily and quickly transfer your information to your partner as this is a very big group and a very big task.)</span></div>
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<br />Sarah Collerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744989188723517985.post-45839240411891944172019-05-08T06:42:00.000-07:002019-06-01T16:19:49.600-07:00Summer 2019 Pen Friend Exchange is Open!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">While we are very happy to fellowship with all humankind on this site, this particular exchange is for ladies only. If someone would like to organize a mixed-gender exchange, please do so and let me know so I can give you a shout-out here!</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">This is an international exchange but introductory letters must be written in English. (If you and your partner decide to write in a more familiar language privately, that is fine.)</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">A minimum of one letter to your partner is required. If you decide to continue the correspondence after that, wonderful!</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">I am not responsible for "flakers", but anyone who does not keep their commitment will not be included in further exchanges. </li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Privacy Statement: Your information will only be given to your assigned pen friend. I will not use it for any kind of advertising, marketing, or other commercial purposes, nor will I publish it in any form. There is no fee to join the Guild---it's strictly for fun and fellowship. I will add your email to a list for my own purposes and will only send emails regarding the pen friend exchange or other Guild activities I think you might be interested in, such as giveaways or letter writing challenges. I will not add you to my blog subscription list but there is a link on the sidebar to do so if you wish. </li>
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<span style="color: #482506;">Are you ready for a new pen friend? Copy and paste the answers to the following questions in an email and send it to: sarah@classicalhomemaking.com. </span><span style="color: #482506;">(PLEASE TYPE THEM into an email, rather than send in a separate document or take a photo of your answers. I need to be able to easily and quickly transfer your information to your partner as this is a very big group and a very big task.)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Please send your application in English. Thank you!</span></div>
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8. What interests you about the Victorian Letter Writers Guild?</div>
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10. (Optional) What is your Instagram username? (Some members like to follow one another...not at all required.)</div>
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The Victorian Letter Writers Guild has been more of a success than I could have dreamed when I started it back in 2017---I'm so thankful for all our fantastic members and all the fun we've had keeping the art of old fashioned letter writing alive. I thought it was time I did an FAQ post to answer some of the more common questions I've received from interested members. If you have a question, please post it in the comments below or email me and I will get back to you shortly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Write to me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mrs. Sarah Coller</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">P.O. Box 3155</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bella Vista, AR 72715</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">email: <span style="text-align: center;">sarah@classicalhomemaking.com</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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When I was a little girl, my Grammy Annabelle sent me a postcard every week of my life. They were simple little notes to tell me about what was going on at her house but they taught me the joy of receiving mail and soon we were exchanging full letters. In school, I was <i>always</i> in trouble for passing notes in class and was often horrified when my note would be confiscated and read aloud. I found it easy to express myself in writing and was humiliated more than once due to allowing my heart flow out of my pen. My generation is the last to have experienced life without the internet and I see how so many of life's simplicities have been lost along with it. I'm determined to share this joy of the written word, the sacrifice and peacefulness of taking the time to compose something for someone else, with anyone who is interested. Maybe someday we will be a completely digital society---but that time hasn't come yet and I'm committed to making sure it doesn't come round for a very long time!</div>
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I'm a 43 year old housewife residing in the US southern state of Arkansas. I have nine children and have been married since 1998. I began my blogging "career" in 2008, marketing national and international brands as a social influencer on my blog and social media. That blog is now archived, but I do maintain a literature blog called <a href="http://www.belleslibrary.com/" target="_blank">Belle's Library</a> and a ministry channel on YouTube called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TorahLedWomen" target="_blank">Torah Led Women</a>. I am no longer a career blogger and now do it purely for enjoyment and fellowship with like-minded enthusiasts.</div>
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Membership in the Guild is $10 USD per year. Some have suggested I accept donations---if you'd like to send a donation, you can use the same payment methods listed in your welcome email. But really, if you want to thank me, write me a letter! I also accept chocolate by the trunk full and all forms of bound books and paper ephemera gifts. Another way you can contribute to the Guild is by sharing it with your friends via social media, email, or postal mail. </div>
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While I do my best to match you with a like-minded pen friend, it's inevitable that you will not be paired well from time to time. Participation in any letter writing exchange through The Victorian Letter Writing Guild requires only one thing: write your assigned pen friend one letter. If you receive your pen friend's letter and find that she is not a suitable match for you, simply stop writing to her. There are no obligations past the initial introductory letter. If you still want a pen friend before the next round comes up, let me know. I often have members asking for more than one match at a time---or I may even write to you myself! I would encourage everyone to give their partners a chance, though. You never know what great friendships could be born out of a little patience and grace for those who are different from you.</div>
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I always do my best to match you based on several factors: age, region, and interests. In this vein, I always focus first on age and interests, as these distinctions are cross-cultural and seem to be the keys to finding a long-lasting pen friend. For those with specific region requests, I always give priority to the longer-standing members first. Be assured, though, that I keep very good records and I'm usually good about giving everyone who wants one a turn to have an international pen friend. Please keep in mind that the group currently has over 700 members---at least 65% of whom are American and at least 40% of whom request a specific, non-American country. In addition, pandemics and wars close borders and delay or suspend mail between countries, so I must take that into consideration when matching people. The best way for our group to grow internationally is for all of us to share it with our international friends on social media. I give you the option to be specific about your partner preferences in your application and you are always welcome to update those preferences by emailing me. I take your wishes in this area as my highest priority.</div>
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Yes. Many members have been with me long enough to have several pen friends at the same time. Just because an exchange season has passed, this doesn't mean you have to stop corresponding. She who finds a virtuous pen friend finds a good thing, so keep writing if you're so inclined! If you would like to be assigned more than one pen friend per round, let me know when you send in your application/confirmation. If you are a member in good standing and have participated in several successful exchanges with the Guild, I will consider assigning you more than one pen friend.</div>
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First step is: send your letter anyway. After that, you should attempt to contact your pen friend by email a couple times. If this proves fruitless, please do let me know. While I don't want anyone to feel like a "tattle tale", this greatly helps me keep the Guild a safe and fun thing that everyone can enjoy.</div>
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Anyone is welcome to enjoy the site, but all exchanges are strictly for women only. There are several other international sites offering mixed gender exchanges. If you need help finding some, check my sidebar. Once a member is approved, I do not discriminate against anything except unkindness. We have members from many walks of faith, many lifestyles, many cultures. All approved members are welcome who would be kind, patient, and willing to extend grace to another in hopes of forming friendships. I have and will continue to ban members who are unkind, rude, dishonest, or demanding of myself or other members.</div>
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No. The classification of "Victorian" is used in reference to the "old fashioned" art of letter writing---not so much to the style of letters or art work employed. Of course, many who join the exchanges enjoy this aesthetic, as well, but using it is not mandatory. Please don't be intimidated by believing you must be a fantastic artist or eloquent speaker to participate in our exchanges. We are average women with average lives who share a love for simplicity and beauty. If you can relate, you belong here!</div>
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Visit the <a href="http://victorianletterwritersguild.blogspot.com/p/pen-friend-sign-up.html" target="_blank">Membership Application</a> link above to get your name on the list for the next round of pen friend matches!Sarah Collerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744989188723517985.post-54371823177879597422018-12-26T07:49:00.003-08:002019-01-19T08:30:02.279-08:002019 New Year Pen Friend Exchange --- Sign Ups Have Closed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strike>*Are you ready for a new pen friend? Copy and paste the answers to the following questions in an email and send it to: sarah@classicalhomemaking.com. {PLEASE do not send this in a separate document. Copy and paste in an email is much easier for me to search!}</strike></div>
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This year I'm teaming up with <a href="http://www.belleslibrary.com/2018/12/2019-victorian-reading-challenge-with.html" target="_blank">Belle's Library</a> to offer a marvelous reading challenge---Victorian style! Check out <a href="http://www.belleslibrary.com/2018/12/2019-victorian-reading-challenge-with.html" target="_blank">Belle's Library</a> for all the details. Prizes are on offer! Woop!</div>
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Sarah Collerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744989188723517985.post-58337453900867089602018-07-28T11:30:00.000-07:002018-08-26T17:02:21.335-07:002018 Autumn Pen Friend Exchange <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Many people practice spring cleaning and organization but for me, the organizing bug bites at the new year. I feel like I want everything in its place before I can really jump into new routines and plans.</div>
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This year I've acquired several new pen pals and have also started up the Letter Writing Guild. That means I have <i>a lot</i> of addresses to keep track of! Today I want to share some of the ways I organize my pen friends' information.</div>
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The pink file box above is what I've used to organize Guild members' address cards and keep track of who is paired with who. I organize the cards by the person's last name and include any notes and preferences I want to remember. This system would also work great for keeping track of pen friends' addresses, birthdays, family members' names, preferences, and more. I found the box and colored index cards and Walmart. The dividers came in the box but you could make some from cardstock.</div>
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Until now... My husband got me this gorgeous Card Catalog box for Christmas. It's made to look like a vintage library card catalog box and came with dividers and reproduction cards from the Library of Congress, featuring 30 great authors like Jane Austen, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and the Brontes. </div>
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I am SO excited to organize my addresses into this adorable box! If you want one too, look on eBay or the Victorian Trading Company website.</div>
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Another way I organize my pen pal writing obsession is by keeping a record of mail sent and received. I use this little journal and organize everything according to what was sent or received each month. This really helps when I find that I've not heard from someone in awhile, because I can write another quick note to make sure they've received my letter.</div>
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*wrote to Louisa May on December 3</div>
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*received from Catherine Morland on December 5</div>
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-responded December 7</div>
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I'd love to hear how other members organize their letter writing hobbies. Let me know in the comments or tag me on Instagram: @victorianletterwritersguild</div>
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