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April Fool’s Day Postcards to Pranks
We all enjoy a good laugh, especially when we’re not the ones being pranked. In the late 19th century and early 20th, people celebrated April Fools’ Day with postcards. Without today’s communication options, postcards were a good medium – simple and inexpensive. It was easy to share a joke or an artistic drawing. Photography was…
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Celebrating Proofreading: Why It Matters
Honor Your Mother Judy Beaver founded this holiday to honor her mother, by selecting to celebrate it on her mother’s birthday. According to Judy her mother Flo “loved to correct people.” This holiday has been in existence since 2011. It’s always celebrated March 8th. Personal Experience My Mom helped me “see” my spoken grammatical errors.…
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Celebrating Lost Penny Day: A Tribute to Friendship and History
A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS Did you ever wonder where the phrase a penny for your thoughts came from? The penny had been used in England for centuries. John Heywood is credited with penning this phrase in 1537. He was a writer, a contemporary of William Shakespeare. When he wrote this line, pennies were silver.…
Paper Crafted Bliss: a blog about my adventures in paper crafting.
Paper Crafted Bliss
Words have power, relationships are important, & we can use the one to positively affect the other…
Paper Crafted Bliss 