Nov from Janet - resolutions and motivation

By the way - my trusty co-pilot has compiled a list of birthdays. Some of the regular exchangers like to know about birthdays so they can send a greeting if they do not end up on the same list during a birthday month. IT IS ENTIRELY OPTIONAL to be on the list. If you would like to be on the list and have the list - email me [ ptenvelopes(at)aol(dot)com ] and the co-pilot will send you the list of birthdays. This does not guarantee that you will get anything and it does not obligate you to send anything. It's just a list for people who like to send birthday mail. Note to co-pilot: remind me to run this announcement next January

These are beautiful stamps - I had never seen them - but was happy to find them online. They were issued in 1994. I'm honored to be the recipient. I wonder if Janet knows that those 4 stamps, in mint condition are selling for $9-$10. It was nice to have the stamps a little bit low on the envelope so that they were not obliterated by the cancel.

Link below if you want to read more about the stamps.

https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/american-art-on-postage-stamps-ordinary-citizens-norman-rockwells-art/rockwells-four

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I hesitate to join the ranks of people who make New Year's resolutions. Technically, my year is a series of 12 mini-years. I'm just a perpetual resolution-making-machine. The blog evolved into a 15 year project that has been wildly educational for me and hopefully entertaining for my readers. 

I'm writing this on the day before the official Thanksgiving, so, I'm awash in thankfulness and wanted to thank the readers and exchangers one more time. 

We are all weary travelers on our paths into the unknown. We hardly ever get do-overs. A lot of us are in the deterioration phase of our lives. Old people can be so annoying with their advice to the youngsters. You'll be happy to know that I do not have any advice. If you want to take that photo as a little heads up that's fine with me. 

My resolution for today is to clear a bunch of photos off my phone - because my phone told me it doesn't have enough storage for the newest update. Nothing like your phone being the primary motivational entity in your life.