Valentine Mark Herman

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.

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

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

--JH

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!

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 !).

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! 

:)

My answer is "Trinity"

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Hartlepool United? I love the name of that club.

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)

I'm glad that you like the "Life's Pathways" post card. I made several similar cards in the series with some recycled materials from my scraps box, and yours is the final one in the series ... at least for now.

Thanks for writing, and I'll look forward to something from you!

I am glad that it was a surprise for you receiving the 2nd face!

Let's say that you wish came true immediately!

So I got a little bored and went to the Wikipedia, the source for really good information and found something interesting about Hartlepool. It seems that a monkey was executed there during the Napoleonic Wars. Any thoughts on this? Do you think they really killed a monkey?

Thanks Val, I will definitely join this network for Japan.

Bonjour, Val!
Merci pour la salutation et l'invitation
Je tâcherai de vous expédier absolument quelque chose dans l'immédiat.
Regards, Natalia

P.S. Je m'excuse pour l'analphabétisme. Malheureusement je possède mal les langues et est obligée de se servir des interprètes électroniques.

THANK YOU VAL!!!

Got your wonderful postcard yesterday. It's featured in my latest blog.

Merci bien!

Rose

Thank you for your kind invitation to the Solidarity with Japan>> Group, Val!  It will be my first group as a new member of IUOMA. 

I sent some mail art (a large package, actually) to a swap friend in Tokyo well before the fateful day, and did not hear anything for quite sometime.  I have since heard from her via electronic mail, and thankfully she and her family are safe... and receiving many prayers from around the world.  Still some disconcerting news coming from that area, though !!

And I would be most happy to send some mail art to you.  Mérci pour l'invitation!

Cheers,

Thom C

Returned from Istanbul to find castles and knights and a stamp from Cambridge!

Tis  great mail art, thanks Val!

and Crusaders headed for Constantinople? I'm back!

Spring! New hat!

Greetings from Siberia

Hello Mona, or...hello at the ghost of old fountaine...

Regards of Utopia.

"E"

Next time...

Going for that Van Gogh look now spring's arrived, eh? fetching chapeau, dude!

;)

Still waiting to hear from you here on my letter! Am a tad bit worried about its safe arrival.

Please let me know! It's been 8 days already since it was sent off.

Rose

Bon weekend to you too!

;)

Enjoy your wine over the weekend!

Hi Val -

Got your beautiful collage for the 12-12-12 project!

Thanks so much for making something.  I posted the scan of the work on the blog page.  If you go to the group page here on IUOMA, there's a link to your work there.  Check it out!

Take care,
lts

Bonjour Val and thank you for your welcome message. I will certainly join the Solidarity with Japan group and I would be delighted to exchange some mail art with you - your address is next in line for a sending!

Best wishes,

Scott - www.positivelypostal.co.uk

Bonjour Val and thank you for your welcome message. I will certainly join the Solidarity with Japan group and I would be delighted to exchange some mail art with you - your address is next in line for a sending!

Best wishes,

Scott - www.positivelypostal.co.uk

How dreadful! He might be better off choosing your meatloaf!

Penne with Vegetables and Pesto Sauce

Sorry. The Beverly Hillbilly's Granny never was among the members here, altho' her delight in chewing 'possum stew was legendary back in the 60's. We prefer to take our garlic (yum!) snail-free, as would any sane diner. I am beginning to think what I sent has gone missing-- a pity, as we sent along an antique postage stamp in the bargain. :(  

I even had a talk with the Post Mistress about the safety of several articles sent out with yours, all for various parts, mostly in the USA. If it got "et", it most likely met its fatal doom en route from here to France. In which case, we blame the snail-munching French for this entirely.

Sincerely

Eye of Newt and Wing of Bat with Hollandaise and just a pinch of nutmeg

Ah, but which vintage?

:)

Sincerely,

Rice Pilaf with Garlic, Walnuts, & Avocado Slices with Spices

Thessaloniki to Mission Control: Number 1 Space mailing for April 1 (No.122/365) has landed at Sigean? YAY! Lift-off of other space crafts and expect another arrival by April12th (Mission Commander gets two, plus accummulated stamp-astroids by the thousands!)

The four-stamp set of "Benefiting Mankind" shall be on all Space mailing

and sandpo collage elements will differ from card to card. Good for Go?

Wonderful!  So glad the hare poste arrived safely (and FAST, it seems!... but hares are fast, aren't they?).  I will look forward to discovering your artistic treasure in my mailbox. And, yes, we should continue; a blessing to have a new mail art friend abroad...

Cheers!

Thom C

You have been BLOGGED (along with the Haptic Werewolf)

Thank you for the Triibal night Tatoo! Fun!

The stamps peel away to reveal even more "fun"! Girls, girls, girls!

I can't believe you still have yet to receive that mailing!!!!

Strange how things may get lost in the post inexplicably......

Crema de Verdura Soup with Gluten free Croutons and a Chicken Breast Stuffed with Olives, Pine nuts and Wild Rice

Hi there Val,

Yes, if it's from Positively Postal then it's from me! Sorry I didn't put the return address on it which would be an obvious thing to do. I thought you might be intrigued enough (and it turned out you were!) to visit the Positively Postal website and the address is on there but here it is anyway - Positively Postal, P.O. Box 477, Hounslow, Middlesex, U.K. TW3 9HD. Thanks for pointing me to the Postal History Boutique Group - I have had a look and joined it now! Look forward to receiving the mailart you send back to me and I will put my address on all future sendings! Best wishes from London, Scott.

Thank you for the "Tribal Night Tatoo" card! Andrew especially liked the map since he is a science writer specializing in geology.

I especially liked the Devil Girl because I went to Mt. Diablo High School for four years!

{Back of hand pressed to forehead wrinkled with worry}

I suppose you want this soon????

Our stamp gift--it has gone to the great beyond! I fear I won't be able to give credence to your French-fried postal service which ATE that stamp, along with a very nicely done letter in a (may I add) custom envelope!!!!

**Heavy sigh**

Oh.....very....well......

I'm already knee-deep in one other project, plus things to do for mundane living. So you may have to wait a while, my friend.

Say......Wait a bit!!! How do we know you didn't EAT the mail yourself? Can you assure us, in all truth, you have never received that mail we (the stamp is a sort of bonus from our archives) sent? How do I know I can trust you, eh???

Tossed Salad with Tangerine Slices, Chopped Almonds and Arugula, in a Nice Homemade Vinaigrette

I mailed out a card for you about three weeks ago, I was just curious if it had ever arrived.

Thank you,

-AWJ-