Smiles & Smirks

Big believer in such shreds here. Request going out tomorrow, thank you  to Jack and to Martha ---

No picture, but I had to smile when I found a channel on YouTube devoted to eighteenth century recipes had been deluged with politically charged complaints about a dessert recipe. I investigated and found it was for orange fool.

Thank you Alan that is truly funny. I got your snail mail as well.

Greetings from "Bankfurt" wishing good Health! HeMi

Nice to see you here Henning!   All the best #staysafe   Michael

Yes! Great to see Hemi. Pertinent comment on our situatiion and beutifully and ironically stated from him. Thank you Hemi. And Michael, i would love a photo of that great dog of yours. Please?

Hope the Walmarth supermarket chain sells this stuff:

Here's my new friend made from junk and papier mache.

You can also wear it as a hat!

Nancy! What a Zensational piece full of quiet contentment. Yes it is ideal for Walmarth, small contented Buddha-like smiles are flying of the shelves. Just like the raw material in your picture did recently.

Congratulations on your new friend but I have a dilemma, Michael. Shall Walmarth put your amazing three dimensional creation in the Pet's Corner or in the Millinery Department? being the magical place it is they will be in both and I can sleep tonght.

Your new friend is adorable, Michael! 

Covid Funny Munny :-)

Keep smiling, even under the mask!

Is there a Food Court in the WalMarth SuperCenter?

Or do-it-at-home:

Need a drink with trimmings?

Hey Katerina great contributions. That 'keep smiling under the mask' is such a good motto and the Bloody Mary is giving me quite an appetite.

Thank you Katerina for your inspiring message. It seem that we will have to start wearing masks soon if we want to go out for the allowed hour of exercise. I shall remember your advice.

Fantastic mask , Martha!

Keep Smiling! :-) Stay Safe!

Thank you Katerina, a very useful mask for the hard to smile! Walmarth caters for everybody. Would this one be a Friendly Shark make? I hear they are very much sought after in Australia.

Oh, yes...many orders for the smiley shark in Oz!

And Walmarth has this for our friends in France?

From Alan Turner last Christmas

Tem prazo para enviar?

Tiger mask from India. Inspiration for my papier mache things I'm making.

Mizé, não há prazo em nenhum grupo. Você adiciona o que deseja quando quiser.
Estou feliz que você escreva no seu idioma, eu uso o Google tradutor e aprendo.

Ola. Boa tarde. 
Obrigada por me esclarecer. 
Também uso o tradutor do Google.
Breve postarei aqui o meu trabalho.
Saudações criativas. 

Mizé

Sabela very clever the double exposure /shadow of your funny and lovely rose. 

Michael! you are tempting me to start papier mache with all those boxes the council is late in collecting!

The Bloody Mary with pizza in it, I'll take that. Now it can actually be sent from Greece, right? No worry about international commerce/mail laws; the vodka is already here. Mike Leigh, that papier mache friend is desirable and adorable.

Thanks Nancy and Martha.  We enjoyed a rum and coke with our meal last night - a rare bit of alchoholic indulgence!    It made a nice change. Trying to cheer ourselves up realising our annula trip to Llandudno would have been happening this lovely sunny weekend.  We booked for next year - let's hope this thing is banished by then! An amusing potato head man Sabela.  He's laughing all the way to the chip shop!

Michael, we also indulge a bit these days. Not so much as our next door neighbours who since this lock down started seem to have crates of wine delivered very frequently!  Maybe they are preparing for a party when all is over... Console yourselves with the thought that the weather has turned nasty. Great time for making and mailing.

That's true Martha - a great time to send mail .  Quite a resurgence today - 3 lots of mail art from Debbie Osborn, Catherine Bennett and the Gillens.  Its just like old times!

A shiny smile came my way from our Walmarth Retailia express, and thanks so much!

She reports that she has gone abstract, which I think is a very good thing to do. I also like the artistamps on the envelope, too, so I'm showing them off as well.

Thanks to you Fleur! probably the present abstract inclinations are due to a wish for escaping the current situation. I am enjoying it. Is is completrly new to me.

I didn't know about the Walmarth Retailia espress. I must get on it to explore the Queendom!

I received 42 'BUILD A BOT' segments from Jackson and Adam Roussopoulos last week. I had fun today assembling several bots--definitely put a smile on my face! Thanks guys! Shall we name them, Bubo, Sunny and Maximilian after the movie bots?? Scroll right if you cannot see all three bots.

Excellent  printing Carmela and clever robot stamps by Jackson and Adam.  I was tempted to send off for these but sorting out  a swap and self isolating is too stressful at the moment.  I might have a go making my own set though as I have so much time on my hands!

These are also available.  Buy some today!

Great ads Michael! I had heard that Trump and our own BoJo have both important collections of these cards. Now I know why.

I cannot understand why everybody seem to have too much time in their hands. I get up at 5.30 or so, go to bed at 11 plus and never finish all I wanted to do in the day.

Thanks Martha - Here's another one from the archives -

From Peter Muller,Germany, where also toilet pape,r flour and yeast are missing from the shops. They are museum pieces now, he says here:

They vanished for a while around here too but now readily available in most places.  Got two bags of flour from the Co-op last week.  Made a quiche. Hazel made some muffins.  I have added a few more pounds!  

From Mim in USA:

Thank you Katerina and MIm. That is good, right!

Very cool art stamp from Mim!

"Covid Art" sponsored by several museums and online sites...do your thang: