BANANAS

Sadly yes, Dean, no stamp. I can see a faint area where it was stuck on now that i know where to look. And that is a lovely stamp - fortunately I have received that on an envelope from Richard Baudet. Quite large for a commemorative issue. I have had several pieces of mail from France where the stamps must have come off in transit.

And quite a Snappy picture!

Banana is a "fruit-of-the-plant" that is not a fruit plant,

but a herb plant??? And it develops like a berry???

"....female flowers that develop into “hands” (or tiers) of bananas, typically with 12 to 20 bananas making up a hand. Because the fruit is produced from a single ovary on the flower, a banana is actually classified as a berry, botanically speaking..."

So, it’s a herb and a berry… How’s that for confusing?

"…a banana plant is technically a large herb, distantly related to ginger. It is considered an herb in botanical terms because it never forms a woody stem the way a tree does. Rather, it forms a succulent stalk, or pseudostem."

Read more at http://www.gardenbetty.com/2011/12/a-banana-plant-is-an-herb

February 21 is Banana Day?

heeheehee ,yes..soon:

For unknown reasons, I thought it was a good time to reprise my flying banana rose. Now what should I do with it?

Welcome Dan.  We have a Banana call coming up soon.  February 21 World Banana Day & February 23 International Banana Bread Day.

Normally members agree to be put on the list, and then we send Banana mail art to each other.  You can send to as many or as few as you want.

If you say yes now, you will be the first one on the list.  Your Rose has already inspired me. 

OK this is the official call for February 21 World Banana Day & February 23 International Banana Bread Day.  Put your name on the list (send me a message) and send to all or as many as you want. Try to calculate that your Mail Art arrives on one of the two dates.

So far on the list is;

Dan Mouer aka Rose Banana

Katerina Nikoltsou

Dean aka Artist in Seine

Who else is ready to GO Bananas?

I humbly apologize in advance for my poor understanding of the important banana days, but I thought the big day was in November? Would someone be able to list them for me?

And I'm in for Feb 21

Dear FinnBadger,

After year of dedicated research from other members, this is what we have so far;

February 21 World Banana Day
February 23 International Banana Bread Day
April Third Wednesday in April is Banana Day
August 27 is Banana Lover's Day
September 21 International Banana Festival Day
November 18 interNational Banana appreciation day

Of course you can always make up a Banana Day yourself !

Welcome to Rose who has just joined our group to try out the February banana call.  So far we are now six.

Green Banana Monster

Edmund Hippo is considering some "BLUE" Banana Time?

(...well, the banana is YELLOW!)

Dean, count me in too!

Going bananas for February 21 or 23 :-)

It would be nice if you posted what you received here, but you can also do a blog.  There are no rules, this is the Banana Group.

So far I have seven of us on this call.  So I'll be sending something out to everyone.  I'll also send out a separate message to each person with all the addresses.  I only have two ideas for now, but they are good ones.

Some bananas are yellow, some are BLUE,

some are on white envelopes...what to do?

Is Edmund Hippo carrying a yellow banana?

I'm in for the February Banana Madness! :D

Welcome CIE.  As you can see below, we are having a Banana call in Feb.  Let me know if you would like to be put on the list.

Banana Mail Art Time...

"ROSE" is A. Rose of Harrogate of UK, yes????

Not to be confused with "ROSE" of Australia?

Please let us know :-0

no, it's "ROSE" of Australia.  I'll send a message to everyone on the list of addresses.

Aha! Thanks for letting us know that it is Rose in Australia...

Banana has to be in the mail soon to reach Oz by Feb 21!

We're up to 8 participants

Lynn Radford

Perhaps Rose messaged Dean privately?

Looking forward to your mail, Angie, and thanks for the preview, MomKat!

8 bananagrams on their way out the door today! Happy Bananas!

Hmmm, mine say "OPEN ME"...21 Feb 2015 :-)

Hope everyone can wait please !

Banana mail is already arriving here, at the Studio at Piney Creek Acres! I like MomKat's suggestion, so I am waiting until Feb 21st to open with a cuppa! :D My offerings are a little late leaving the studio, but they should post later today or early tomorrow. :D

Has anyone else remembered to send Anna Banana a birthday greeting?

Welcome Eva Amity & Regan Shrumm to the Banana Band.  Some of you may not know it, but since August, Regan has been archiving Anna Banana's Banana Collection.

Eva is from Portland, OR, and likes masks.  Boy have I got something for her on the next Banana Call in April!

PS thanks Lynn, Anna's Birthday is the 24th.  I'm not sure if I can send anything since I missed Kats.  Shame on me.

PSS: I am also looking for someone to take over the Banana group for a while.  The pay is not too good, but it does include dental benefits.  Let me know if you are interested.

I like this one.  Very funny.  I'm happy to be at the green stage!

This is so funny - today, I got a link to my kids latest business news. How perfect can this be. Check it out. http://www.anotherlimitedrebellion.com/news/

Who knew the banana wouldn't fall far from the tree!

ha ha ha

Had to share.

Mim, well of course I wish Noah (and Mica) success in their new ventures, but for those of us who know him, it's no secret that Noah is completely bananas.

:-}

"Banana" phones? ...not "apple"? haha, funny kids, Mim!

And actually, dear friends, the BEST banana is the very ripe one...

so we should have some "spots" on us :-)

You know it, Dan, to step out like they're doing is very bananas. Thanks for reminding me about spots, Katerina. I feel so "best banana." Working on my mail out hoping to get it out on time. No stamps!! I've been catching up and now no stamps. I WILL go out of the house tomorrow, I Will, even though it's way too cold for my southern wardrobe. Layers layers layers! And I will buy bananas, too.

photo from Rubberstampmadness magazine 1993 (?) where the meeting in Germany was documented.

Happy Banana Day :-)

My laptop with photo archives is "in hospital" getting a fix for the

broken screeen :-(  So I may not be able to blog, but Banana Art has arrived in Greece for today! Many thanks to:

-Artist in Seine

-Mim

-Linda French

-Carina

-Angie and Snooky

-Finnbadger

-and a little banana on a Stripygoose "Dance" card, too

HAPPY WORLD BANANA DAY! Hope everyone goes absolutely BANANAS! If you haven't received something from me, I assure you, it is on the way! :D

Happy Banana Day everyone! So far I have received bananagrams from A&S, Linda, and Finnbadger (documentation coming on the evening news broadcast).

Meanwhile my trusty pinhole camera has discovered Adam Banana and Even Banana sharing that sweet apple.

Happy Banana Day Everyone! I LOVE all my banana mail -- thank you all for it! And it came so soon after Valentine's Day that I have had a double whammy (Even though I sent no valentines. I hang my head in apology. And regret.)  Linda

Having trouble with the old pc and blogging :-(

on World Banana Day! OPA!

Do so want to show the Banana Mail Art that arrived in Greece:

from Dean..hahaha may Erni see this!):

from Angie ...meow:

from Phillip ...FinnBadger:

from Carina ...just a detail:

from Linda:

and the tiny banana from Stripygoose:

Happy Banana Day, still - in the USA - and happy post Banana day to you in the rest of the world. My cards got in the post today! yay. Oh but I forgot to do photos. Oh well.  MomKat, did you get a card that was yellow-ish that was pre-banana day?

Sat down with a cuppa this afternoon to open and read my Banana mail! What a lovely little celebration I had! There were pieces from Linda, Phillip, Kat, Dan, Angie and Carina! Will blog when time allows! Until then, THANKS ALL! :D

Fun stamps from Phillip, FinnBadger!

Still enjoying the Banana Day fun...It is Carnivale Day today!

and tomorrow, "Kathara Deutera"..."Clean Monday" is the end

of Greek Mardi Gras, and a national holiday, soooo no mail delivery :-(

Oh Mim, I received this Heart Mail Art from you on Friday,

and included it as Banana Day treat:

Many thanks xxx

Detail of Cannibal Banana Island! From Dean. See more on my blog: http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profiles/blogs/world-banana-day-in-my...

Hello I happened to paint on banana so I joined this group to post my art.

i hope it relevant 

Welcome to Tomoe N from Japan.  If you can put a stamp on it, then anything goes.  Looking forward to seeing some of your Banana Art Work.

Happy International Banana Bread Day! Who's baking today? And a question... Do Banana Muffins count?