International mail seems to have started to slow down these days. There has been very little activity in my postcrossing activities. At times like this it might be good to sort through the mail that has arrived this year ️It's also Decembe…

Today I'd like to introduce you to a blog of a fellow Postcrossing member, Rüdiger with his permission. He describes each card he has received, and when I read it I can relive the experience as if I had received the card myself. I think hi…

I look forward to writing on a theme each month, but this one doesn't interest me, so I'm going to take a break. Sometimes this is just the way it is, isn't it? Have a happy December🎄

As for what arrives in Postcrossing, it's not a lot, but what concerns me is pen cancellation. I know that the primary purpose of a postmark is to prevent reuse, so it does its job, but it's just not pretty! I donate used stamps to charity…

Recently I've had the opportunity to see a few stories about very active Postcrossers.One of them can request more than a hundred postcards at a time, and he says that if he requests just a couple of postcards, it will be skewed towards co…

There are two expired cards as of today, one of which I have already sent a follow-up card once, but it will probably never arrive as the country does not currently accept mail from Japan. The newly expired card may simply have been the re…

I've been thinking about it, and I think the best present for me is that I was created in this world. It's not all fun and games, there are times when I get mad and despair, but I manage to keep one eye on the bad things. Today, thankfully…

I am disgusted by the many opportunities that are being taken away from us because of the Corona.At Postcrossing, I occasionally get invitations to do direct swaps, but I am currently unable to send to 108 countries.See: https://www.postcr…

Some of the postcards I receive on Postcrossing often say that 'I have not been able to see my family away from home since 2020.' I happen to have a sibling who came back from Tokyo before the Corona disaster, so my close family live nearb…

Happy WPD worldpostcardday.comThe post office I use most often is probably the one in the downtown area, where I tend to stop by more often than the one closest to home. I don't get there as often now.In the past, the post office didn't ha…

WPD has come here in Japan️⛩️ worldpostcardday.comDue to the time difference (JST/UTS+0900), we are one step ahead of (maybe most of) you on the 1st of October. This time last year I didn't even know what WPD was, and I don't remember ther…

I live within a stone’s throw of a mailbox, red square nice one. Even the short distance bothers me to post when it rains or the sun tortures. (I know how lazy I am.) Post office changed the box newer a few years ago, he is made of I suppo…

Tokyo2020 is going to be closed on 8 August, I will surely miss its hustle and bustle. I believe once the festival begin, all we have to do is dance (metaphorically)! I'd like to introduce a famous shout in the Awa Odori dance festival (阿…

'I could just go to sleep and wake up the next day an expert in (???)' well, it would be 'dancing' to me! I'm not a minimalist, but I'm always hoping to have less. If I were an expert in dancing, I would have only to carry myself everywher…

Sometimes I feel It seems I forget how to smile. I understand there is a joy all around, however, it is not always enough to turn on my rusty 'smile switch' inside. Sad.The Corona situation have kept me not to travel anywhere far from here…

In JAPAN, We have national holidays from 3rd to 5th May, I'm taking day off this week and I take my time to gardening, writing, sleeping... My little garden is full of fresh green color now, I took all weeds off.Well, my dream holiday woul…