#outbound mail

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Rubber stamps, blank labels, and pattern printouts

Making mail frequently involves a lot of steps that are delightful to do in very small batches before they start getting tedious. A feeling

A post about mail prep in low energy times.

Rubber stamps, mail labels, print outs. Prepare a batch, even if you do not have anyone to write now -- especially then!

(A printout of Windows 3.0's SkiFree)

Be ready!

Enjoy the crafting of tiny things!

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Card to the wife of a friend, whom I admittedly don’t know terribly well on a personal basis. (Nearly?) everyone likes flowers and Super Mario, and tigers are amazing so they always fit.

I am at least 50% convinced this is how symbols were derived in old paintings.

(European Old Master) “Everyone likes flowers and Super Mario Bros and tigers.”

(Apprentice) “…yeah, with you on the flowers, tigers sure, what is… sorry, what brothers…?”

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Harvesting “junk” mail

I cut up the mail, shred the parts with my address or other identifying marks, and file it in folders to use for later. Once in a grand whil

I cut up the mail, shred the parts with my address or other identifying marks, and file it in folders to use for later.

Once in a grand while, I'll remember "I have the perfect thing for this note!" It is far (far, far) more common that I'll stumble across something I do not even remember acquiring.

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First outgoing mail of the year that wasn’t from last year and getting caught up in the crunch.

Things are easier and I am grateful for the space.

More mail soon.

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We are (probably) going to close out postcards when we return, so I am using up our last stock to mail friends and answer letters that have come in.

Celebrating the beauty of imperfection with postage machine prints and overlaps and torn edges.