Yesterday afternoon I found a lavender-colored envelope sticking out of my mailbox. I eagerly snatched it and saw that it was a letter from my new pen pal, Astrid from Germany. The first things I noticed were the beautiful vintage style block stamp on the front of the envelope, depicting an elegant woman adorned with post marks, and the old-fashioned bird stamp seal on the back of the envelope. Upon opening the envelope I found a lovely letter tied up neatly with violet ribbon and sealed with a label of my name. Also inside the envelope were several paper snowflakes! I've never been sent snow before!

A special thank you to my new friend Astrid, first of all, for sending me this lovely letter and secondly, for giving me permission to share it with you!

Front view

Back view

The lovely letter itself, complete with snowflakes!