All the Things

I learned how to dry flowers in one month!

When I was little, my mom would ask me to pick wildflowers, and we would put them into big books to dry. Then months later, I would look up a word for school, and this beautiful dried flower would...

Do you ever feel rushed and at the last minute when trying to get a card in the mail?

Here are my tips:  1. Have a library of cards on hand. You get to choose and flip through your selection of beautiful images and paper. 2. Buy stamps, have them available and ready.  3.Have a list ...

The best salad I ever made

Last night I made this salad again; I had mentioned it in my newsletter twice, once in 2018 when I had to close the doors of my brick and mortar due to smoke in San Francisco and again in 2020 whe...

We drove from Nashville to LA and here is where we stopped!

I drove with my daughter across the country last week and here are our stops. Nashville Hot chicken---Hattie B’s! I recommend the Medium, but we did try Hot! We did not try Shut the cluck up! Walk...

What we carry around in that wee rectangle we call our phone

I have been pondering all we carry around in the wonder that is a smartphone. An encyclopedia, a dictionary, albums, a computer, books, a telephone, a dictaphone (LOL), a camera, photo albums, maps...

A chance to win something that might soothe you

What soothes you? I can be at the end of a very long day and desire to make something in the kitchen. Yes, cooking soothes me. If I am tired I choose a recipe that I know or that is easy. This morn...

How to send more mail #snailmailhacks

Since I started Hail the Snail Mail, I have found that I have had to send more analog messages. I cannot encourage you to send more mail and promote the materials without doing it myself. It has be...

Preview of May Hail the Snail Mail & repeat yourself note writing hack

We all have doubts; they are part of being human. I have a ton of doubts because this is an entirely new adventure. I question myself: Why would I start something new after closing a successful st...

How to dye eggs with old silk ties

I make these pretty eggs each year.

Dr. Gundry Cabbage Recipe

I never take pics of foods I make. I don't find it appealing. But I have been mentioned this recipe on Instagram and thought it might be easier to just post it here. It is from the book "The Keto C...