Crane Stationery - my thank you notes

 100% cotton     Made in the USA     Embossed, Engraved with an ANCHOR 

Art Dept. -  ceramic tree ornament and frame

Jeannie just sent me this photo..... wow so many moons ago. Oh and I wish I had not given that fur coat away! 

I have a tradition of purchasing Crane Stationery the day after Christmas for 50% off on  www.crane.com . Above is what I purchased this year to use as thank you notes.  There is no shopping ahead of time , I just go on the Crane site and whatever speaks to me 'I buy it'. There is quite a collection going in my secretary...... above is a photo:) 

Foxglove and Smythson of Bond Street are some of the fancy stationery brands in my collection. My Maine girlfriend, Laura introduced me to Smythson. She is quite a stationery snob. She pointed out to me that it is the 'Queen's stationery'. I said to myself, 'how ever will I find this?' Well, a few years back, my dear girlfriend Jeannie used to work in the photo studio at Tiffany & Co. on Madison Avenue & 5th in New York City. You guessed, Smythson was their neighbor. So the day after Christmas upon returning to work, Jeannie would go to the SALE section of Smythson and buy for me a glorious boxes of fine stationery. Thank you Jean!