LetterMo | Sara | Friends Activity https://lettermo.com/members/mellowmama/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Sara's friends. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:57:44 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 0707e9d8756f9b432ba3d2a4e56a70f5 Shaz and Lisa Smith are now friends https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21948/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:39:28 -0500 0 eac40b950c49a238683b307e5e684f2c Shaz replied to the topic "Stamps" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21877/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:24 -0500 I love seeing a variety of different stamps on the penpal letters that I receive. I would love to be able to do the same with my outgoing letters but sadly every time I go to the post office and…   Read more»

]]> c3439bebe126f849bfe7beed5758b76a Shaz replied to the topic "What I sent today" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21869/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:24 -0500 As it is the last day of the month I am pleased to report that I have written and sent a letter or more per day for the month of February. Letters have found themselves travelling around the world including…   Read more»

]]> 38a83e9c2e3b5e80284a5bd7a197d78b Shaz replied to the topic "LetterMo 2026 Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21810/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:19 -0500 Hello Everyone So glad to be back and participating in another year of Lettermo although I don’t just participate in letter writing for the month but am a year round letter writer. My name is Shaz and I live down…   Read more»

]]> 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!

]]> 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»

]]> 4c103bbb71fd7f7e35d48a6dc7537320 Jo Horne replied to the topic "LetterMo 2026 Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21697/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:09 -0500 I’m doing a similar project – visiting every Post Office in the Australian state of New South Wales!

]]> 45c39d0fa43bf4799b4a792b6af8ac1b Jo Horne replied to the topic "Postal Tourism" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21654/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:00 -0500 Those museums sound very interesting! I’m not sure if you’d call it Postal Tourism, but I’ve set myself a challenge of posting a letter from every Post Office in New South Wales! I started last year so haven’t gotten very…   Read more»

]]> 19d9f6829eb3f1546a735f4a93b1cfa9 Jo Horne replied to the topic "LetterMo 2026 Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21582/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:54 -0500 G’day everyone! I live in country New South Wales – about 560km NW of Sydney where it’s been around 42C the last few days. I’ve lost count of the number of LetterMo’s I’ve participated in but it’s been a few….   Read more»

]]> 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»

]]> da33638b80c3b795e6d0ee1322d70f9e Shaz replied to the topic "Mail enclosures" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21462/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:39 -0500 I enjoy both sending and receiving items with letters. These usually include items like postcards, ATC, tags, bookmarks, fridge magnets, stickers, washi tape, post it notes, scrapbook and journaling supplies, quote cards – basically anything reasonably flat that I know…   Read more»

]]> b049a5c02aa35ecd827081a4347b9b47 Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "LetterMo 2026 Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21367/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:33 -0500 Hi all! Returning participant. I’m Jessica; I live in Arizona, I’m in the latter half of my thirties, I’ve been writing letters for… basically thirty years… and I love to correspond. I’m outdoorsy, love to hike and run and spend…   Read more»

]]> d67c2c921c306871ded0921929c15668 Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "Midway Check In" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21323/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:30 -0500 but did get some letters from new pen friends that were much shorter than the letters my regular pals write, Haha – speaking of which, expect a long letter from me, it went out in the mail this morning! 🤣…   Read more»

]]> d6ff7966825bd9d45dc214693957400d Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "Is there any way to search for people or interests?" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21320/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:29 -0500 Also, any of the links in a person’s profile, such as “Description – Type”, “Hobbies, Skills, Lifestyle”, and “Writing Tools and Materials”, when clicked on, will populate a list of members who have also endorsed those particular choices. For example,…   Read more»

]]> 1dce4dc6e332597374345babdf5731a7 Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "Midway Check In" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21319/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:29 -0500 I have not been able to keep up with the every-day-in-the-mail aspect this year, which has bummed me out, but I am still writing and I am excited to correspond with everyone who has sent me letters. I’ve also been…   Read more»

]]> ee88564dfa2a4f8116c48c9f292f8446 Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "2025 LetterMo Writing Socials" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21283/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:26 -0500 So lovely seeing everyone who joined the socials today! Have a lovely LetterMo and see you all in the postbox. šŸ™‚

]]> 415a7b2ab05bed8b01322edd24568692 Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "2025 LetterMo Writing Socials" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21281/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:26 -0500

Ahhh Jes you beat me to posting! 😆😆

Sorry! I was just getting antsy because I didn’t want to miss it! 😆

]]> cf29ee9e6c7b10f8323cd2f7738d5cdb Shaz replied to the topic "How do you send your letters?" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21253/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:24 -0500 Thanks everyone for your responses. It is always rather interesting how mail is sent and received in the many different countries around the world. My local post office has one mail pick up a day and that is at 3.30pm….   Read more»

]]> 75c1460c06111c1a0b87ed9348a4cbed Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "How do you send your letters?" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21225/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:22 -0500 I live in an apartment complex so there’s a sort of indoor-outdoor mail room where all of the residents have their postboxes, and there’s slots for outgoing mail mixed in amongst the boxes. That’s how I mail most of my…   Read more»

]]> 36aa8fa68439a2715378ddd650d32c7f Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "Canada Post on Strike" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21212/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:21 -0500 As a heads-up to USA-based letter writers, (a) the Canada Post strike is still ongoing, and (b) the USPS has asked that we do not attempt to mail things to Canada. https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/canada-suspension.htm Effective Nov. 29, 2024, the Postal Service will…   Read more»

]]> e25366acaab1d8e038eed424d30f7747 Shaz replied to the topic "How do you send your letters?" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21208/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:20 -0500 I have always walked to our nearest street post box which had a midday mail clearance from Monday to Friday. The post box is about a five minute walk from our house. When I went to post off my letters…   Read more»

]]> e3265d68f47779ca48c67dd8ec700cf9 Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "Virtual Write-In #2: Feb 25" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21194/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:19 -0500 Hoping to make this one, very excited- it’ll be my first time attending a virtual write in!

]]> 2e5ab9e736adf850a6583fb1fed0a0dc Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "How is your LetterMo going so far?" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21179/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:17 -0500 Today is February 13th here as well! The challenge is, well, challenging, but it’s going pretty well! I’ve only missed one day of the challenge, which I’m quite proud of (here in the USA it’s mail 6 days a week)….   Read more»

]]> 9ac0858bea391d7d6d60c955b2b3f809 Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "Number of LetterMo Friends" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21178/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:17 -0500 To echo Fiona, I don’t always have a 1:1 “conversion rate” of lettermo friends to regularly corresponding penpals. The percentage has varied each year, but often its less than 50% for me. And that’s okay! People have different lives. And…   Read more»

]]> c7a91709ccb63a59a1744b379c61d9d5 Shaz replied to the topic "Meandering Missive!" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21175/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:16 -0500 I always love these kinds of projects so I will be happy to participate.

I don’t have an Instagram account so I will just have to send you photos as proof of arrival and departure.

I have filled out your google form.

]]> 200008f6adc276916c538b09fdb0e102 Shaz replied to the topic "Delivery Days" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21164/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:15 -0500 In Australia mail is delivered five days a week Monday to Friday.

In New Zealand my mother has mail delivered on Monday – Wednesday – Friday.

So interesting how mail can vary depending on where you happen to live in the world.

]]> b9e36cf4d11433d9d000c8b3c6cee8ed Shaz replied to the topic "Virtual Write-In #1: Feb 10 (2 sessions)" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21159/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:14 -0500 It was great to be able to participate in the zoom meet up this morning. Sorry that I was the silent participant but I have not used zoom before so wasn’t quite sure how to activate my camera and be…   Read more»

]]> 62ab332096a9e207fa267ad2869d1da6 Shaz replied to the topic "Virtual Write-In #1: Feb 10 (2 sessions)" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21154/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:14 -0500 How long do the sessions usually last for? I will try and check in from Australia. It will make it a 7.00am start for me on Sunday.

]]> 32d54b119a815e01f48c82a62e1ac70f Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "Friends not showing" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21140/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:13 -0500 Thank you, Adam! That works. Thank you so much for looking for and finding a solution!

]]> 2291c031ce4c719f2bc39fe568353093 Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "Friends not showing" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21129/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:12 -0500 Hi Adam, thanks for the response! So interestingly this does work, but only for page 1 of a person’s friend list. When I sort by “alphabetical”, I get all of my friends, but when I try to move to page…   Read more»

]]> 624ea170a31e5dfa623e7f588089ddcf Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "Friends not showing" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21118/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:10 -0500 I’ve also experienced this – it seems if people have not logged into the forums in a certain period of time, they are not visible on my friends list. It only shows “recently active” friends.

]]> 60c2bf6ba5783becd24d4418ad898d51 Shaz replied to the topic "Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21113/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:10 -0500 G’day to everyone from down under Australia where as each new day passes on by along the journey of life I tend to be inclined to want to use technology less and less and pen and paper more and more….   Read more»

]]> 7a2bd1dd728beb088508cf728035b41d Shaz replied to the topic "The price of stamps" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21112/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:09 -0500 In Australia the price of domestic stamps are $1.20.

For international stamps the prices are:

New Zealand $2.70
Asia Pacific $3.10
USA & Canada $3.70
UK & Europe $3.90
Rest Of The World $4.30
Postcard $3.00

]]> d8ef051d7f091c82b55f3fecacb592ee Jo Horne replied to the topic "New Website" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21076/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:05 -0500 Thanks Caitlin, that worked this time. I did try that earlier and it didn’t work but all good now.

]]> ca3dc1efd675fddcfb60d276208e8a26 Jo Horne replied to the topic "New Website" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21072/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:05 -0500 I couldn’t work out why it said I had 25 friends but then showed only 13 in the friends list. I then noticed that the friends list only shows those who have recently logged into the site. A roundabout way…   Read more»

]]> 8ba4eccade666dea17fdace673f70c0b Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21040/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:03 -0500 My winter holiday card list was almost exactly 60 people this year! Here’s to other people working hard to keep the USPS in business (hahaha – sadly, the laugh/cry emoji doesn’t post on the forum) And, I’ve loved sending holiday…   Read more»

]]> 48694f8a3eb4375bf271288162f9897d Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "Virtual Write-Ins" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21038/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:03 -0500 I’m most likely busy the 10th but potentially open on the 25th, so I’ll watch this thread and for any official posts with interest. I’ve never been able to attend one of these events in previous years, but I’d love…   Read more»

]]> 9d6e08934344b865fa165072f920ea5c Monica Miles replied to the topic "Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21031/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:02 -0500 Hi! Iā€™m new to this project and excited to hear from people who are just like me or nothing at all like me. I want to be exposed to new ways of thinking and being, come as you are. Everyone…   Read more»

]]> e8e1b6bc124d932d975285f6c214c4ed Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "Which of us requested to "friend" ??" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21016/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:01 -0500 This is an excellent way to keep track! Additionally, if you have notification emails turned on, you can also search your email inbox for “has accepted your friend request” or “new friendship request from”. Any emails with the former search…   Read more»

]]> ede5f3487c4379f56592ac681c8fb0a0 Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/20995/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:18:59 -0500 This is my mom! šŸ™‚ I cannot tell you all how excited I am that she has finally acquiesced to my begging and pleading for the last 5+ years that she’d be a natural fit for Lettermo, as she is…   Read more»

]]> a2791c9800e348085d66851e02beab5a Jo Horne replied to the topic "Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/20982/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:18:58 -0500 G’day I’m Jo and I live in country NSW in Australia – about 560km NW of Sydney. I’ve lost track of how many LetterMo’s I’ve participated in. Some have been more successful than others. Mail can take longer than usual…   Read more»

]]> 0decd81370afc9123a3fbcb50335be39 Jessica (shiiallah) replied to the topic "Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/20968/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:18:57 -0500 Hello everyone! My name is Jessica, and I currently reside in Phoenix, Arizona, in the southwestern USA. I’ve been doing Lettermo off and on since 2015ish. I took a break for a few years but came back halfway through lettermo…   Read more»

]]> 2ed3cd7a409e8bc652fc9874b802ebfb Ms Indy replied to the topic "Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/20965/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:18:57 -0500 It is so great that macrame is coming back! After finding an old macrame book from the 1970s in a storage box, it has become one of my favorite hobbies. I recently finished my first handbag, and really want to…   Read more»

]]> ec21690e7d1ce2035de3d7ab69063965 Ms Indy replied to the topic "Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/20947/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:18:55 -0500 Hello, I’m Leese and I live in Mass. I look forward to doing the letter challenge every year! I started writing to my first penpal who lived in Ohio when I was seven years old, and letters have been an…   Read more»

]]> 4a266165fef4df54a4c52965661aa8c0 Jessica replied to the topic "Address not showing" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/20943/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:18:55 -0500 Now it’s working. Who knows?! Haha

]]> 25188a5edc6c68d465698cc8b55fe3da Jessica replied to the topic "Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/20942/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:18:55 -0500 Hello! I’m a 40 something mom of 4 young men (21, 20, 18, 15) & a HS History teacher at a small rural school. I love reading & my local library, journals & planners, writing letters, travel, museums, comedy, live…   Read more»

]]> 402311501a84f35d52daa0c53cb27644 Jessica (shiiallah) posted a new topic "2025 LetterMo Writing Socials" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/20878/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:18:49 -0500 Hello! I’m super excited for the LetterMo writing socials this month. Will the joining info be posted here on the forums? I do not engage with social media so I’m not a part of the Facebook group, but I would…   Read more»

]]> 5e1ffffc8b03a1a23fb5b6879c8dfac4 Shaz posted a new topic "How do you send your letters?" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/20869/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:18:49 -0500 Just curious to know how you all send your letters? Does your mail delivery person also pick up your outgoing mail? Do you post your mail in a street post box? Do you have to visit your local post office…   Read more»

]]> ca1d6b127adcd00eb4841e8fb2d7e501 Jessica posted a new topic "Address not showing" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/20847/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:18:48 -0500 Some of my friends do not have their address displayed. It is still showing the public profile. Also once someone has accepted the friend request, it says “add friend” under their name…which unfriendly them.

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