Valentine Mark Herman

Kalimera DEAR friend! Val-the-Joker is very, very appropriate ;-)

Shall be communicating with you here, dear boy. And I bet my

mail art from Greece arrives faster in your mail box than one of the cards you send to yourself! (Must be the attraction of the international postage stamps)!

See ya in-the-mail soon! xx

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http://free-art-foundation.blogspot.com/2011/07/sex-bomb.html

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you're just a really popular zombie methinks.

some people are more social hubs than others - you tend to be a rather central one.

you needn't add much before passing them along, just try to find new folks to pass them to;

then they won't be running in the same highways.

i've stopped mailing these quite a while ago.

there are about 60 in circulation.

regards SHfoo

Got a new card from you today! Thanks always. Finally done with all of my summer trips so now I have to getting back to a pretty hectic "making stuff" schedule. You shall get something soon.

someone just left a comment for wanting a zombie packet -

mail art friend chance!

make sure you leave a comment saying your sending,

so they don't get 5 as well! ;-D

coucou valentine,

je suis épatée d'avoir un mailartiste pas loin de chez moi!

it appears i am taking over yet another of your projects, M Val!

please tell everyone to contact me for the mailing list.

i will start a list.

i have a paper,

but i sure wish i had one of your nice pens!!!!!1

CAT+ is now under zombie control.

tell us whats to dooze.

i do not mind at all.

i like projects.

see the excitement in my voice?:

it appears i am taking over yet another of your projects, M Val!

Thank you, Val...The Queen is very happy and content to be up-a-tree, an olive tree, of course! And i love the reference to Joan Baez....perfect! (p.s. 'like that slide art, too!)

Hi, It is time for you now (I am sending back mail art one by one) and I will be sending a postcard soon. Thanks for concern about me and Japan. (^_~)

Colorado is a great choice for mountain biking, I will start saving my pocket change so I can contribute to your travel fund....

Herman, no there is only Strelnikov, no Strelnikova at this time and no little Strelniks. 

It is nice being back in the "civilized" world, getting back to work, going to buy groceries etc. I'm sure that in a week or two I'll be completely bored with my civilized lifestyle.

Oh by the way, I just had a friend get interested in IUOMA and told here that she should for sure send you some stuff...just giving you a heads up since you're the ambassador for all of the new people.

Talk with you soon.

Hello Valentine! Thanks a lot for your postcard and for introducing to all your brothers and sisters. I'll send you something back soon.

Yulia

LOL x 10!  Okay, now, let's stop laughing.  I will explain the problem to you again, and don't try pretending that you don't understand English.  I already know that you are an Englishman in French clothing!  (Or a Dutchman?  Anyway, your English is pretty darn good, whatever you are.) 

If you go to the Main IOUMA page, you will see on the left side "Blog Posts," where members post from their IOUMA blogs.  Underneath the title of each post is a line that starts "Posted by..."  and it shows who posted it - the member's name.  BUT mine are showing up as "Posted by me" instead of by "mabb."

Do you understand?  Yes, I will go to Ruud, if you don't hold the key to this mystery.  Before I do that, though, can you please ask your cats about it?  Don't you think they should be doing more than playing for their food and keep?

Thank you, O Wise Mentor!

Big OOOOPSSS!
My face is on fire (ouch!) 'cause I am so embarrassed!  Angie has informed me that "me" will show up because I am posting it, but others will see "mabb."  !!!!!!!! 

So, do a happy dance, Wise Mentor, because you are off the hook!  And your cats are, too!  They continue to eat and play for free!

Hello, Val!  Yes, mabb are my initials, and I use them as a tribute to my #1 idol, Queen Mab, Queen of all the Faeries in the World!  In Irish lit, she is quite a dame to reckon with!  In A Midsummer's Night Dream, she's just plain dreamy and elegant.  (There, she goes by the moniker Titiana.  Her husband, Oberon, ain't bad either!)

I must go out and about in the real world today, alas, so will not be able to chat further with you.  I did want to discuss Snooky's earth-shaking revelation (yes, the earth really did shake here yesterday!) about "me" v. "mabb,"  which had me laughing the rest of the day at my obtuseness.  He's obviously a braniac, and, um, I think, if you don't mind, he's going to be, um, er........my new mentor....but I still like you, Val!  Don't be hurt!  You do understand, don't you?

Au revoir, and have a bon jour!  mabb :)

T

Thanks Val! Can't wait! Whatever you send will be gratefully appreciated!!!!! I read the email about the iouma decluttering, i feel your pain,I hope we can keep in touch via snail mail(Luddites RULE!) or by internet. Life is cluttered enough. We need to hear the words behind the music. As John Lennon said;" All i want is the truth." Rock On! Neil Gordon

P.S: Enjoying Stones&Everly Bro's collages! Can't wait to see your other art pieces!!!!

Bonjour， Val

In Chinese traditional Zodiac you born in the dog year, there are 12 animals in China represent 12 years and that makes a circle. the 12 animals are Rat charm 子鼠, Ox patient 丑牛, Tiger sensitive 寅虎, Rabbit articulate 卯兔,

Dragon healthy 辰龙 , Snake deep 巳蛇, Horse popular 午马,

Goat elegant 未羊, Monkey clever 申猴, Rooster deep thinkers 酉鸡,

Dog loyalty 戌狗, Pig chivalrous 亥猪

2011 is the rabbit year, 2012 is dragon year

salut JE Sweefoo...nice news!

after the ruction and rumpus Yvonne caused recently we certainly appreciate some well behaved sheeps around here!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/02/yvonne-cow-caught-three...
looking forward to them! thank you :-)

bon weekend to you too. cheers

PS: oh the revolution is revolting in the eye of the beholder and has no where nor when ....portable, selfcontained and not infectious...for now..:-)

Hola (I should be brushing up on my francais but clase de espanol starts soon.) We'll be in Paris January and February 2012 with a few days in Barcelona for our anniversary end of January. I'm so happy about this trip, as I didn't think we'd get to do this again. I say that every time, but one time it'll be true. I think Dean and Vanessa were on holiday, thus the silence. Glad you liked the hand. I did, too. 1965 Life magazine advert. very cool.   Mica is still visiting, our niece (an adult) just came by after work, Noah will come after he finishes his work day, such a gathering of the clan, and we'll all go out to dine together.

Ciao for now, mim

ps don't you think we should have IUOMA membership cards? I think so. I'm going to contact Ruud about that. JE SweeErrew

Hi Val,

Back to Paris and found two delightful slides Art from you.  I really love the cube au pot one.  Brilliant! Or should I say BrillArt.  The other slide requires work on my part so I am not sure the results will be as good as yours.  I have boxes and boxes of slides in our cave of when I lived in Germany. (Mostly boring snap shots … I was young and it was my first camera.)  However they are the paper kind and not the fancy plastic ones like you have.  I’m still thinking about what to do with them.  Eg. shower curtain, lamp shade, floor tiles, ceiling fan, my ideas are endless.  But yes, I might try to include some in my mail Art.

We found quite a few places for sale in the Nice area.  The Villa Ephrussi-de-Rothschild was a front runner, but Vanessa says there are too many windows to wash and many of them require a long ladder.  In any case, this is the area on the top of the list.  There is a lot less wind than the other places in France.

Happy the slate made it.  The “Southern” lady at the post office in Vence told me that I could not send it without an envelope.  I said, don’t worry I won’t.  Then took it to Nice and mailed it from there!  I Love France.

My guess is the Fan Club made it to your mailbox, but you are refusing to comment on it … sorry, but it was just too good to pass up.

Bye for now, Dean

Bonjour Valentine! Any Post Office Stories in your mail box yet? I hope there was enough postage on the package...let me know :-0

I was really excited to go a bunch of old Rolling Stone's but most of the things I made out of them was kind of terrible. The paper in those magazines isn't very good. It dosen't help that there were very few pictures...I need pictures now.

Tomorrow is my one year anniversary on IUOMA and I have sent you the most cards, by far over that year. I think I'm closing in on twenty five cards. Later this evening I'm going to count how many things I've sent since joining.

Glad to be sending back and forth with you.