Peter's Principles

 It is time, once again , to celebrate that remarkable invention - the typewriter - that was patented on this day in 1868 by Christoher Lat...

 Today is the day we recognize a classic cocktail, the Martini.  And by that I mean the true classic - a simple combination of dry London g...

I hope you'll forgive me if I indulge in a little personal horn-blowing.  You see, an effort that began many months ago and has become m...

 Even though I've been an avid reader since early childhood, I was never one of those zealots who routinely read multiple books simultan...

 The tabulated stats totals for my May Postcrossing activity are in.  And it was another lackluster month for me, coming in well short of my...

 Earlier this week was the final Zoom meeting session to discuss the Anthony Trollope novel The Claverings .  This is a part of the ongoing...

  This year, the US Postal System will celebrate 250 years of service.  As most of us learned in school, the service was begun by Benjamin ...

 Yes, there is such a thing as " Mailbox Improvement Week ", and we are currently in the midst of it.  During this week, we are re...

 Among my many small pleasures in life, ranking up there with a cup of well-made coffee first thing in the morning, are US postage stamps.  ...

 The Postcrossing stats for April are in, and it was a slow month in the postcard department.  Chalk it up to real life getting in the way....