Valentine Mark Herman's Comments

Hi VMH,

Yes, please open the green folded paper -- it isn't really an envelope at all, it's paper folded upon itself. I thought it was sturdy enough to make it through the mails without an outside envelope, but it would appear that the PO felt differently. Hopefully everything inside did not stick over and upon itself, and it will unfold nicely for you.

Cheers,

elaine (batgirl)

Hartlepool United? I love the name of that club.

My answer is "Trinity"

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There's something in the mail, headed your way! At last! it felt good to have it weighed for the correct rate of postage. Our 2 stamps definitely wouldn't have gotten it to you. One more in the works, so look out! 

:)

Bonjour au fantôme de la vieille fontaine de Sigean !

Heureux que notre courrier officiel soit arrivé à bon port !

Ok pour votre projet, plusieurs envois partiront vers Sigean avant la date fatidique qui est le mois d'août 2011 si j'ai bien lu...

Je vais essayer d'être imaginatif...

A très bientôt donc.

Amitiés d'Utopia.

"E"

PS: Belle ville que la votre...Superbe fête en musique, l'été dans la vieille ville, sangria excellente (A consommer avec modération !).

I'm sorry to hear that you've been having computer problems! I hope that it can be fixed soon.

Speaking of music: your musical springtime card has arrived! The tulips are beautiful and that's a sweet song that I wasn't familiar with. Thank you!

Consider it done! I will send something out to you in tomorrow's mail... :-)

--JH

we are doing some better today, altho' there is a little trouble over fires yet, so smoke's still a bit of an issue. no rain in the forecast. This may be our first such fire of the year, but I predict several others before end of summer. :(  So our asthmatic can't get out and about, not today. I'm weak, shaky, a little light headed, but should mend once I've gotten further rested. Just updated our group's blog, and am now catching up here.

Poor Japan. it breaks my heart to see such hard times befall their country. That part of the world (Pacific Rim territory) has been really hit hard, from Oceania north. I wonder what gives?

Donating next........

Rose

I just had an email from Jesse Glass a poet friend these last 30 years, he teaches expressive language in a Japanese Uni in Tokyo. They have power and water cuts and he reports buildings, bridges and pavements cracked. Japan has suffered a catastrophic event. More than 10,000 deaths. Complete communities eradicated. Infrastructure destroyed.

The only thing we can do at this juncture is to offer solace to our personal friends, let them know we are here if there is anthing that we can do. And that they are in our minds.

Val,

Received the Worcester Souvenir Card Pack just now. It's wonderful. As is the hand-painted beach card from Revere, Massachusetts. I'm behind in my scanning but I'll post some choice views of the City of Organ Materials as soon as I can. Thanks again for the contest and prize. Your guy in Santa Fe. David

Hi Val:

Still sick, and with our Studio's HQ folk either down with same stuff or otherwise guarding their health from the smoky wildfires (2 of them right now, still burning), we won't have chances to get to our POBox and its stamps (a must-have!) for a few days yet. Please be patient. I have already processed yours, but it must have the appropriate postage attached, and must be double checked for weight before it is sent. :(  Had a lot of fun putting it together for you!

Anyway, hang in there. As soon as it goes out in the post, I'll be sure to update you.

Sorry for the wait. And thanks for being patient.

Rose

Bonjour Val,

Un envoi va partir dès demain matin vers Sigean.

Bonne journée à toi et à bientôt.

"E" - Ambassadeur d'Utopia

I am always meaning to send you this x10 sheet of the windmills that I found displayed in an old US Postage booklet. That is the 5 different windmills, iin twos, so that is how they get their "edges", I guess. US issue: February 1980 (that's my birthday Feb.7!)

Just stopping by to thank you, my boy, for the great STAMPS of the Queen! I do love your mail art sendings (hens and cocks!). And also for the Darlington ticket...ha! Fun! More US postage stamps are on the way to you. Agapi, Princess Kate xxx