Old But Still Noteworthy

A friend sent me the link to the Letters of Note blog earlier this afternoon, and I keep finding excuses to go back and read more of it.  It's a fascinating archive of correspondence--mostly historical, some from well-known figures, others from every day folk--complete with scans and transcripts of the letters, postcards, telegrams, faxes, and memos.  With more than 500 entries, there's a lot of emgrossing stuff there.

There's a letter from Alan Shepard to his parents, telling them about his new house, Ann's wedding, and, oh yeah, that he is being considered for the new "Man in Space" program.  There's a letter from a slave named Vilet Lester, describing how she has been sold from one plantation owner to another.  A letter from the product marketing manager for Campbell's Soup to Andy Warhol, expressing appreciation for Warhol's paintings and telling him to expect a shipment of a few cases of tomato soup.  A sweet and gracious letter from David Bowie responding to his "very first American fan letter."  Six different letters to FDR complaining about his decision to move Thanksgiving up a week (one asking if he could also change Sunday to Wednesday). 

Go.  Now.  (But not if you have work to do!)

Remodelaholic Feature

Remember the post on my "updated" back patio?  (If you missed it, you can find it here.)  Well, it was just featured on Remodelaholic, which is one of my favorite blogs!  I love seeing all of the great things people do with their houses.  I'm amazed at some of their ideas.  Such fabulous creativity.  Please check it out here, and spend some time browsing the blog.  I promise you'll experience "remodel envy."

Featured on Remodelaholic

My living and dining room makeover were featured on Remodelaholic today!  I'm so excited.  I always ogle at the beautiful renovations highlighted on this awesome blog, so I'm so flattered for my house be included among the featured renovations.  (And, of course, I'm so grateful for all of the generous and wonderful comments I've recieved here on Inside the Yellow House!) 

Please check it out, as well as all of the other good stuff.  In particular, Remodelaholic has a ton of great tutorials, so you CAN try it at home!

Catalog Living

Have you seen this website?  It's called Catalog Living and describes itself as "a look into the exciting lives of the people who live in your catalogs."  It totally cracks me up, especially since I love catalogs but have often wondered about some of the photographs.  I look forward to finding out what Elaine and Gary are up to every day.  They lead very glamorous lives!

Ultimate Blog Party 2010

5 Minutes for Mom is hosting its Ultimate Blog Party this week! They are giving away what looks to be a zillion prizes, so be sure to stop by and sign up!

For those of you visiting Inside the Yellow House, you've come at the right time.  Yellow House Knits is having its Semi-Annual Sale this week and next, so this is your opportunity to have a beautiful, handknit baby sweater--including the adorable pink flower sweater below--at a huge discount (all in-stock sweaters are 40% off).  There's also a special offer for bloggers (click here for details). 

The Party prizes are pretty fantastic.  I'm particularly interested in the following, but I would love to win any of the prizes (especially those my little niece would love and the gift cards) if these are taken: the Amazon gift cards from Escalate Network (US 73) and A Full Cup (US 74), the Vanilla Visa card from Shoot Me Now (US 104), the Target gift card from Peggy Gorman (USC 3), the Kay Jewelers gift card from An Unpink Life (USC 13), and the Apple Store gift card from Cmomgo (USC 17). 

Thanks for stopping by!

Next Blog

Do you ever hit the "Next Blog" button in the Blogger header just to see what comes up?  When I'm stuck on a conference call or wasting time online, I find that I can get sucked into clicking through the "next blogs."  Most of them are blogs that I run right past--blogs that are in foreign languages or blogs that are totally outside my interest areas (comic book characters or ultimate fighting or breeding horses).  But every now and then I find one that catches my interest, and occasionally I'm so interested that I follow the blog. 

Here are a couple of the gems that I've found in the rubble of the blogosphere:
The Twiddletails Blog: Gorgeous quilts--make me wish I had the patience for quilting
Diary of a Pizza Girl: Funny and fascinating stories from the pizza delivery front. 
Ink Obsession Designs: Really beautiful (clean and modern) stationery and invitations
All About Mommies: The joys and trials of being a mom

I also stumbled on Katie's great blog Sunshine and Bubblegum just this morning, but of course I'd already found that one. 

One Lovely Blog Award

Thanks so much to Sarah at Sarah's Blog of Fun for the One Lovely Blog Award! I'm so grateful for the nice compliment!

Sarah has accumulated quite a collection of blog awards herself.  Be sure to check out her blog!