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Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on September 8, 2025 at 9:30am

EIBROT -- by Manfred Heinze

Just a tad over one-year-old in 1960, Manfred’s Mother placed his first Eibrot in front of him. Nothing more than a simple slice of white bread, a bit of butter spread over it, and a soft-boiled egg to top it all off. Cut into small rectangles, he was able to eat it almost on his own already, either with his little fork or just his hands, with his parents occasionally joining in to enjoy a slice of their own. Up to this day, he continues that tradition whenever he can, eating an Eibrot every day of the weekend, and the occasional weekday. But it wasn’t until 2008, while eating breakfast with his family, that his daughter Lynn asked him, “Dad, why don’t you make Art with your Eibrot?” and he started to wonder what else he could make out of it. From this point on, he photographed every slice of Eibrot he made for himself, or that has been made for him. First, he published them on his website, and later on Instagram under @eibrot, a project that he is running to this very day.

Of the about 7000 Slices of Eibrot that he has eaten in the last 60 years, he has documented approximately 1000 of them as a photograph and published over 800 of them on his Instagram page. In addition to this, he printed every single one of them out and put it on a piece of carton with the corresponding date on it. But it wasn’t until 2008, while eating breakfast with his family, that his daughter Lynn asked him, “Dad, why don’t you make Art with your Eibrot?” and he started to wonder what else he could make out of it. From this point on, he photographed every slice of Eibrot he made for himself, or that has been made for him. First, he published them on his website, and later on Instagram under @eibrot, a project that he is running to this very day. Of the about 7000 Slices of Eibrot that he has eaten in the last 60 years, he has documented approximately 1000 of them as a photograph and published over 800 of them on his Instagram page. In addition to this, he printed every single one of them out and put it on a piece of carton with the corresponding date on it.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on September 8, 2025 at 9:14am

THREE MORE FROM MIKEL UNTZILLA -- GRACIAS, SENOR!

1. Paris (with aspiring Mail Artist working on a canvas, bottom center)

2. L'Opera, Paris (with not-so-fat but very naked lady singing, bottom right)

3. Philadelphia Museum of Art 

"Here the visitor can enjoy one of the finest of American art museums containing celebrated collections of the art of Europe, Asia and America...Open to the public daily and Sunday, free."

(Which Sunday?)

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 23, 2025 at 12:01pm

FOUR FROM PENELOPE TIMM "My parents took a tpur of Europe many years ago and bpught these cards which they never sent. They are pretty boring and mundane. Hope you agree". Yes, I do, and thanks Penelope

1. St Charles' Church Vienna, Austria

2. Cathedral and Museum, Cologne, Germany

3. 'Greetings from Budapest', Hungary

4. Kassel-Wilhelmshohe, Germany

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 2, 2025 at 8:27pm

ONE FROM NEW MEMBER AWYN "IN THE PROCESS OF DECLUTTERING", who says....

"..I have no old boring postcards to send -- well, yes, there is one of a struip of road in Pennsylvania which I can't part with for nostalgic reasons [ I can't imagine what they would be] but will send you a substitue sonn. [Thank you.] Be cool [I'll try]"

Meanwhile this is what she sent us. Thanks Awyn!

Keep decluttering Awy,. Keep on sending more boring postcards! Mercy buckets

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on July 13, 2025 at 5:22pm

TWO BORING POSTCARDS FROM NOT- AND UN-BORING PETER WILSON: THANKS PETER!

1. Thorton's Truckstop Diner, Beaumont, Texas

"Serving a delightful variety of tempting, delicious, home-cooked foods at popular prices [none of which are shown here]. Con Mucho Gusto!"

2. Bradford Hotel*, Burns Lake, BC, Canada

"On Hwy 11, 1/2 mile south of Hwy, 92 in beautiful Burns Lake, BC. First class units. Wall-to-wall broadloom, free TV, individual heat controls, phone available, snack bar and modern chlorinated pool for your safety and enjoyùent. Stay at the best. Stay at the Bradford. "

* So, not only is Bradford a distinguished Mail Artist, but he is also a hotelier

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on June 6, 2025 at 3:07pm

FOUR FROM KATERINA -- THANKS X 4!

1. Shadows on the New Waterfront, Thessaloniki, Greece

2. Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Park Avenue, NY, USA

3. "The Home of the Poet G. Ritsos", Monemvasie, Greece

4. Neptune Pool, Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument, California, USA

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on June 6, 2025 at 3:01pm

FROM CALINDA AND LOUIS ON HOLIDAY IN JAPAN

 "Full View of Golden Temple", Rokuoni, Japan

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on June 6, 2025 at 2:59pm

ANOTHER THREE FROM MIKEL UNTZILLA -- MANY THANKS, MIKEL!

1. Bahia de Alcudia, Mallorca, Spain

2.  "Space for Imaginative Activities", Kunst Museum, Bonn

3. "Paris et ses Merveilles', France

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 8, 2025 at 8:28am

Happy to see they arrived, Val, and you are so observant to see that little red car, :-) Maybe it belongs to the traveling photographer??? It is not orange:

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on April 3, 2025 at 4:11pm

FOUR BORING POSTCARDS FROM KATERINA -- MERCY BUCKETS -- WITH KATERINA'S QUESTIONS ( and my silly answers/comments)

1. The Forum Rome: 'Remains of the Temple of Castore and Polluce, with the Arc of Tito in the background"

"Boring Stones, or interesting photo? Who is that lady in red?", asks Katerina.

The stones are indeed quite boring. The lady in red is obviously the subject of Chris de Burgh's 1986 song of the same title, which ends:

'I never will forget the way you look tonight
The lady in red, the lady in red
The lady in red, my lady in red
I love you'

I'm worried about the Arc of Tito -- President Tito of what was once upon a time Yugoslavia? I know he ruled the country for a very long time, but didn't realise his reign started when the Forum was built.

2. Kymi Island Greece: 'A partial view of the port'

'Where are the fishermen?', asks Katerina.

Well, to start with there are no longer 'fishermen' -- they are now 'fisherpersons'. So where are the fisherpersons? Alas, as a result of the EU's Common Fishing Policy, they no longer exist. They are now all Ebay vendors and Twotter 'influencers'.

AND note the red car( which we will soon come aqcross in a different location). AND note that there are now TWO ladies in red. AND note that there is one girl with a red skirt (whom we will meet later).

3. The Harbour, Fira, Santorini, Greece

"Always easy walking down", says Katerina.

Look closely to the right of the boat, and you will see .... a red car (that has driven all the way from Kyli?)

4. Plovdiv Bulgaria

"A card from 1975 not sent", says Katerina; "Plovdiv or Phillopoupoli as the Greeks say..."

( For those of us who do not speak Greece, Plovdiv may be easier...)

AND....the girl with red skirt is here again (bottom left!)

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