LetterMo | fly | Friends Activity https://lettermo.com/members/fly46/activity/friends/ Activity feed for fly's friends. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:37:12 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 6b3ce771a1828b07856c6b7f948456b5 Adam Yates posted an update: @ahmedj25 Trying one more time... https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21899/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:03:11 -0500 @ahmedj25 Trying one more time…

]]> 0 e9ea9781d0ed41829442b5cc989ee555 Adam Yates posted an update: @ahmedj25 Test https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21897/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:48:48 -0500 @ahmedj25 Test

]]> 0 7b45fe3a65a363887f989e7f36bfa1db Adam Yates replied to the topic "LetterMo 2026 Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21871/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:24 -0500 As we wrap up LetterMo 2026, take a moment to help us count how many pieces of mail we collectively sent this year! The 2026 LetterMo Tally is now live on our blog: https://lettermo.com/2026-lettermo-tally/

]]> c663550bbbb38b9c8a1994a27240583b Adam Yates replied to the topic "What I sent today" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21870/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:24 -0500 As we wrap up LetterMo 2026, take a moment to help us count how many pieces of mail we collectively sent this year! The 2026 LetterMo Tally is now live on our blog: https://lettermo.com/2026-lettermo-tally/

]]> 9f9ad231bf9cd2e2530be39f91285b0e Melissa Krueger replied to the topic "2026 LetterMo Writing Socials" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21854/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:23 -0500 Hoping I can get on – but have to run errands to prep for snowmaggeddon tomorrow in New England.

]]> 22092eccb24182c3ec4a357c22dd1c6e Melissa Krueger replied to the topic "2026 LetterMo Writing Socials" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21809/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:19 -0500 I misread my times and thought that it was at 9 pm Eastern. Whoops! Will catch you on the next ones.

]]> bd6f47529334826d8596e4024ab20a78 Melissa Krueger replied to the topic "What I sent today" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21808/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:19 -0500 I haven’t posted in a few days due to some car chaos – but I dropped off a pile of letters at my local post office this afternoon. Letters heading to… Illinois x2, Canada x2, Alaska, Mass, Texas, Michigan, Wyoming,…   Read more»

]]> e6e9524cd4704b670d2467482f30bc91 Adam Yates replied to the topic "What I sent today" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21802/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:19 -0500 8 Feb: 1 postcard to the USA
9 Feb: 2 pieces of mail sent, a birthday greetings to the USA and pen pal reply to Canada

]]> 6fd3222759aa0f138a8755a93cf2e960 Adam Yates replied to the topic "What I sent today" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21788/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:18 -0500 7 February: sent one letter to a pen pal in the USA

]]> e884df0a2079d2c165c45bfb6315eb1f Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "2026 LetterMo Writing Socials" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21787/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:18 -0500 Thank you Miriam and Adam for hosting the socials yesterday! And thank you to everyone else who attended, it was lovely to meet you or see you again!

]]> ac874cb3b959033cb6591a8e2260e44f Adam Yates replied to the topic "2026 LetterMo Writing Socials" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21784/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:17 -0500 Hi all, I’m hosting our second session that starts in just a few minutes. I’ve opened the Zoom room and look forward to connecting with folks!

]]> 14dfc126cb5343751be2c59b7f76a58d Renée replied to the topic "LetterMo 2026 Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21778/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:17 -0500 Super cool!

]]> f70be6c28bdadbf123780b880aa9c19b Renée replied to the topic "LetterMo 2026 Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21777/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:17 -0500 Hi Diana!

I need to update my list, but so far I’ve been to 368 post offices in Kansas. There’s just shy of 600 in the state, so I’m over halfway there!

]]> 82bf7a31b69dcdd21d3ef5797a63eb28 Adam Yates replied to the topic "What I sent today" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21774/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:17 -0500 6 February: two letters to pen pals, one in the USA and one in Switzerland

]]> 450434411342fbef4a13d4b12303826d Melissa Krueger replied to the topic "What I sent today" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21769/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:16 -0500 Feb 3 – letters to New York and Iowa
Feb 4 – letter to Texas
Feb 5 – letters to New Mexico and Indiana

]]> d57cbff86d342442e7164072ff4f8ad6 Adam Yates replied to the topic "What I sent today" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21767/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:16 -0500 5 February: 2 letters sent to pen pals, 1 in Germany and 1 in the USA

]]> 10068f0b65e5c88516cf857bec1bbb06 Adam Yates replied to the topic "LetterMo 2026 Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21763/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:16 -0500 Welcome to LetterMo Isha, I think you will fit right in! We have loads of folks who have amassed immense collections of stationery, inks, washi tape, and stickers. If nothing else, LetterMo is a great excuse to use some of…   Read more»

]]> d776e0ac97e80ac3e5f3323d14381083 Adam Yates replied to the topic "LetterMo 2026 Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21762/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:16 -0500 Welcome back to LetterMo Shari, and what a cute pug you have!

]]> e8542583a8880a1f741af459ecd2bf21 Adam Yates replied to the topic "What I sent today" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21758/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:15 -0500 4 Feb: 2 outgoing letters to pen pals, 1 in Canada and 1 in the USA

]]> c50893f3289c6274f5843037a26dc542 Adam Yates replied to the topic "What I sent today" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21748/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:15 -0500 3 February: 1 reply letter to the USA and 2 LetterMo shop orders (USA and Iceland)

]]> 3ae8fcac00b2b01f76a8a8f697e7ab6b Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "What I sent today" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21740/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:14 -0500 This year, I’m returning to the heart of the challenge: one piece of mail every day the post goes. My goal is to complete the challenge. February 2nd – one letter to a long-time penpal February 3rd – one letter…   Read more»

]]> 2846c3330bd84574543537bde99b2408 Adam Yates replied to the topic "Mail enclosures" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21729/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:13 -0500 I’ve started printing out mini photos from my travels and including one of them in my letters if the trip comes up. I’ve enjoyed putting the pictures to good use and sharing some of what I’ve seen.

]]> d71a12585012552fb873b17fb8c2f8d9 Adam Yates replied to the topic "What I sent today" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21728/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:13 -0500 2 February: I posted two pieces of mail, both letters to pen pals in the USA.

]]> 99a1f6aae902099910c5ad16bff06aa2 Melissa Krueger replied to the topic "Fountain Pens & Ink" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21727/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:13 -0500 I hadn’t used my fountain pens for quite a while since my planner last year (a Hobonichi Cousin) was part of the “bad paper batch” that would not behave with fountain ink… so I’m just getting back into mine. I…   Read more»

]]> 78b01c7d7163408f4c0bbe256a96bde4 Melissa Krueger replied to the topic "What I sent today" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21726/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:13 -0500 Feb 1 – Wrote letters heading to New Jersey, Nebraska, and California Feb 2 – Wrote letters heading to Germany, Oregon, and Ohio. All going into tomorrow’s mail since work didn’t allow me the run during my lunch hour today….   Read more»

]]> 11506b876fb774a28e575a2c7410fbcf Adam Yates replied to the topic "Postal Tourism" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21709/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:11 -0500 My husband visited the first post office in Toronto, which is now a museum and has places to sit down and right letters and postcards and even a special stamp cancel. I am a bit jealous.

]]> 860117fdb9d1d71fdb193769b0c52206 Adam Yates replied to the topic "What I sent today" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21708/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:10 -0500 On Sunday, 1 February, I posted three pieces of mail: 2 letters to pen pals (USA and France) and 1 LetterMo shop order.

]]> 8257e0202e8650c475b74f89154935fe Renée replied to the topic "LetterMo 2026 Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21674/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:07 -0500 Hi everyone! I’m Renée – I live in a small town in northeast Kansas. I’ve been writing letters for decades and this is my… eighth?…year of participating in LetterMo. February snuck up on me this year, but I’m out writing…   Read more»

]]> 590b3c48d2e5f004b9bc85f34c7bef0c Adam Yates replied to the topic "No notifications via e-mail" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21633/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:58 -0500 Okay, quick follow up–I can see that my reply to this forum post generated an email that was delivered to the address on your account on 31-01-2026 11:20:10. If you haven’t received it in your inbox, I would think that…   Read more»

]]> 513a46e92ab92c9b14dfc0e2055c7aac Adam Yates replied to the topic "No notifications via e-mail" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21632/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:58 -0500 Jana, I’ve looked into our end and can’t find any reason why you wouldn’t be getting any emails from us, but at the same time I don’t see any emails being generated for your address in the past month. I’ll…   Read more»

]]> 7a1c2a6f4c47d788bdea9edc358f9172 Jenny Ray replied to the topic "LetterMo 2026 Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21615/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:57 -0500 Hi, Everyone!! My name is Jenny. I’m back for another year! 2025 was a really rough one for me, but reading through the posts, it seems I’m not alone. I know I still owe a few letters from 2025 and…   Read more»

]]> aa4c7ecd42b4edec4036bbc8b12b42b4 Melissa Krueger replied to the topic "Choosing Your Stationery" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21594/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:55 -0500 I have a mix of new and old papers and notecards. I love buying things at thrift stores because I do hate seeing it go to waste. It seems to sit here quite a bit, though. Otherwise I do a…   Read more»

]]> 2bfe0d0969967e076aa98881f3263dbc Adam Yates replied to the topic "Choosing Your Stationery" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21578/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:54 -0500 I have a small assortment of old stationery that I’ve found at rummage sales over the years. Some of it is quite old, but I hate seeing it go to waste!

]]> d8a2ef160714a2b737e0254e142b4a0e Adam Yates replied to the topic "Stamps" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21577/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:54 -0500 I enjoy finding a variety of stamps and have found that local coin shops often have a large stock of old “new” stamps that are still valid. A lot of Canada Post’s stamps are very serious feeling (portraits and such)…   Read more»

]]> c6d17ea7f056a076de67f2905b3ea306 Melissa Krueger replied to the topic "2026 LetterMo Writing Socials" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21568/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:53 -0500 Awesome! I should be able to make the Session 2 socials on both the 7th and 21st. 🙂

]]> 259c2c280b1b82ce2693d9c41dc0ac38 Adam Yates replied to the topic "Where do we put our address?" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21554/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:52 -0500 Welcome to LetterMo! To get started, you can peruse member profiles on the website: https://lettermo.com/members/ When you find someone with whom you would like to connect, you can send them a friendship request. If they approve it, then you will…   Read more»

]]> b65c4690039982dfc1e6c9d111be2442 Adam Yates replied to the topic "Fountain Pens & Ink" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21545/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:52 -0500 I started with a fine nib, but have found mediums make it easier to write in cursive and also behave better with some inks, especially if there is any sort of shimmer to it.

]]> feb79cb0753cc7240d3cdf39ec133495 Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "Fountain Pens & Ink" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21534/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:51 -0500 My absolute favorite pens are Esterbrook Esties. I have four of them in different colorways! I have more fountain pen inks than I could probably use in a lifetime. Trying to be on a bit of a moratorium from purchasing…   Read more»

]]> 97c0f4a6b5d106f3dc8f9f3042b9c651 Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "2026 LetterMo Writing Socials" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21533/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:51 -0500 Woohoo! I’ve added all of them to my calendar. I’m UTC -0700 and hopefully will be able to make them all as the weekends of the 7th and 21st are currently ones I’m scheduled to be home/not travelling/not hosting visitors….   Read more»

]]> 90f8e652df709f5897e7d1f29e78f8c7 Melissa Krueger replied to the topic "How do you send your letters?" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21531/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:51 -0500 I normally drop off letters at the post office when I pick up my mail from my postal box once per week. If I remember to bring it with me when I run errands, I may drop it off on…   Read more»

]]> f2e6bb9aaa95c26c0d39e0d35250341f Jenna McCracken replied to the topic "LetterMo 2026 Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21515/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:49 -0500 Hi, everyone! I’m thrilled to be back for another LetterMo season, even as I finish catching up from last year! I’ve met some amazing new friends through this platform, and always look forward to the adventure of new connections. It…   Read more»

]]> ac394ec3ceb6cebdbe25f028a4be49c1 Adam Yates replied to the topic "Meet the LetterMo Volunteers" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21512/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:49 -0500 Greetings everyone! I think I’ve been a participant in LetterMo for 7 or 8 years now (I don’t remember exactly what year I started anymore), and began volunteering with the Admin Board in 2023 as we prepared to launch the…   Read more»

]]> 1799e969bad083f4545d622901b40984 Melissa Krueger replied to the topic "Organizing Your Correspondence" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21499/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:42 -0500 I have a notebook that tracks the day in and the day out. I keep all of my incoming letters in a basket on my desk, and grab whatever letter is first in the bin. 🙂

]]> 80de3ad37c54beee11b599ec554d9867 Melissa Krueger replied to the topic "LetterMo 2026 Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21498/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:42 -0500 (waves hello) Hello, my name’s Melissa – and this is my upteenth year of my letter writing hobby February confessional. (blush) I’m Melissa, age 51, marred to the love of my life and mom to a son that LetterMo has…   Read more»

]]> 88695f6b08903b523eed999a2159ca9e Adam Yates replied to the topic "Fountain Pens & Ink" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21490/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:41 -0500 That is a clever idea, thank you!

]]> 2182f7751b51d31578ad566abb90bb8b Adam Yates replied to the topic "Are you ready? How do you get prepared?" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21447/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:38 -0500 Wow, now I want a fancy date stamp! I’ve gone with a physical notebook for tracking letters that I’ve received and sent and have been happy with how it works–I record the date I received the letter, who sent it,…   Read more»

]]> 799269b5395bccb32ddd848df1d4b7c4 Kris replied to the topic "Fountain Pens & Ink" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21430/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:37 -0500 Caitlin, I keep hearing about those pens. I’m sort of old fashioned and I don’t like the modern look of them. However, I might have to bite the bullet and buy one to take it with me. Thanks for mentioning…   Read more»

]]> 5d7c939937624734a3aa4d9876b87136 Adam Yates replied to the topic "Fountain Pens & Ink" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21412/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:36 -0500 I just learned about Ferris Wheel Press inks this past year and have really liked the few colours of theirs that I have picked up. It was also cool to find ink made here in Canada!

]]> efad0db473f8aef5ae7993e3dd77d3d0 Kris replied to the topic "LetterMo 2026 Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21399/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:35 -0500 Margaret, I love the mountains of northern Georgia and we honeymooned there. We’ve been a bit farther south, too, fir the kids 4H competitions. Happy Lettermo.

]]> 6b3d04753adb1da9fdccf1ccf5501b4d Kris replied to the topic "Fountain Pens & Ink" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21396/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:35 -0500 Jennifer Bowler, that is the ink I just wrote you a letter with. It has Pelikan on it, too, and is the ink that I was talking about above.

Liana, that ink sounds wonderful!!

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