LetterMo | Caren Smith | Friends Activity https://lettermo.com/members/wyokats/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Caren Smith's friends. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:31:11 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 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»

]]> 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!

]]> 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

]]> 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»

]]> 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»

]]> 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»

]]> 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»

]]> 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»

]]> 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. 🙂

]]> 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»

]]> 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»

]]> 94321d6c46d88e4246a085288473eee0 Sarah Byram replied to the topic "LetterMo 2026 Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21493/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:41 -0500 Hello everyone! This is my third LetterMo and I am so excited to see some of my friends have already chimed in with their greetings! I struggled to finish the challenge last year, so I have vowed to do a…   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»

]]> fe1b70b5e4f18b3c8da68be86aaf4ad0 Brenda Nave replied to the topic "LetterMo 2026 Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21362/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:32 -0500 Hi! I’m Brenda, a returning Lettermo participant. Any typos are being credited to Harry Putter, one of my 4 cats who is on the counter helping me type this. My cats rule the house-I get to live here because my…   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. 🙂

]]> 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! 😆

]]> 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»

]]> 03aa849931a950b67693aa2c4746fbee Lyneen Jesse replied to the topic "How is your LetterMo going so far?" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21196/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:19 -0500 Today is the last day of the month, I am writing my last letter today to one of the individuals I requested as a friend, it will be mailed tomorrow. I will respond to letters received next month. Earlier today…   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!

]]> c33deb6107cf65c2482f7293e672b388 Sarah Byram replied to the topic "Mail enclosures" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21190/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:19 -0500 I send anything I can in an envelope – stickers, washi samples, tea bags, postcards, flat magnets, bookmarks, PDT labels, paper cut outs or punches, other paper ephemera, unused stationery and little envelopes, decorative paper clips, post-it pads – you…   Read more»

]]> 9d254af70a4bdae2679f71c6f8f21fa6 Emily K replied to the topic "that was painful...puffy envelope" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21187/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:18 -0500 What’s more annoying is I asked a different postal worker at the same office about it a few days later and he was like “we can hand cancel that for free”. So 2 different answers and neither align with their…   Read more»

]]> 621b6a4658285a63e77499436cde7218 Lyneen Jesse replied to the topic "How is your LetterMo going so far?" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21186/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:18 -0500 This is my first year participating. I have been busy. This challenge came at a great time. Today is the 15th of February! I have been busy, setting aside time each evening to write. I am keeping a spreadsheet to…   Read more»

]]> 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»

]]> 452cfcbb64ad7dabf209b6a053b4f6b9 Emily K replied to the topic "How is your LetterMo going so far?" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21172/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:16 -0500 It’s the 13th, and So far so good, though it is a bit overwhelming. I’ve also counted postcards for postcrossing and letters to friends, so it will be into March before I’ve sent all my friends here a letter. I…   Read more»

]]> 0bee7c7de99ad512a6f4ace06272cc3a Lyneen Jesse replied to the topic "Problem printing the calendar page" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21163/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:15 -0500 Can you explain a few things on the trackers? I do not understand some of the headings. One Week of Mail Two Weeks of Mail Three Weeks of Mail A Month of Mail Jane Austen Style – is that referring…   Read more»

]]> d0efd820590ec5649bfc558e41801586 Emily K replied to the topic "that was painful...puffy envelope" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21153/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:14 -0500 Is 1.12 a U.S. rate for hand canceling? I’m still really not understanding how mine was 5.00. 1.12 is much more reasonable.

]]> 81034292c03e435cd05e4adf160b1f19 Lyneen Jesse replied to the topic "that was painful...puffy envelope" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21151/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:14 -0500 I am mailing a ton of thank you cards.. (US) and they all are a little bulky. I am having to have them all hand cancelled. New postage rate for hand cancelling is $1.12. I am at 20 thank you…   Read more»

]]> d515ea0fe1bf0d9f4a59582fd4aea42d Lyneen Jesse replied to the topic "Virtual Write-In #1: Feb 10 (2 sessions)" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21148/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:14 -0500 Awesome, I hope to make one of these calls.

]]> 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.

]]> 5f88cf22f2a54174a4b1686b209835d9 Sara Oliver replied to the topic "Friends not showing" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21116/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:10 -0500 Following. I’m having a similar issue.

]]> 46de880a4ab6be2ef435a665431967ca Emma S. replied to the topic "New Website" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21102/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:07 -0500 Hello Caitlin, thank you for giving me a work around for the bug! I now see all 12.

]]> f680660cb398d9316fdbf64336d2f2b6 Jelly Durf replied to the topic "Introductions" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21101/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:07 -0500 Hello all, My name is Jelly and I live in California. I am still learning to navigate this site and have never done an “official” letter month. Hopefully I can figure everything out in time to connect with a few…   Read more»

]]> e3ac62b8d6de4ba57436b216aa41f66f Lyneen Jesse replied to the topic "The price of stamps" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21097/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:07 -0500 I have a local coin and stamp store that I go to get older stamps. I love adding older stamps to make up the total. People seem to love the unique stamps I can find. This time I picked up…   Read more»

]]> 835422176c05373e2a0406eb5e414fac Emily K replied to the topic "Problem printing the calendar page" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21091/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:07 -0500 It printed correctly from my laptop.

]]> 63e9e9b36f11a599cf6bd533de19832c Emily K replied to the topic "How to send private message?" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21090/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:07 -0500 ok thanks

]]> a760513223a81d85e85970c5a232e141 Emily K replied to the topic "Problem printing the calendar page" - https://lettermo.com/activity/p/21088/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:06 -0500 Sorry, the planning calendar that looks like a calendar page. The first link. I was printing from mobile. I tried both printing from safari and downloading as pdf and printing that way. I’ll try on my laptop this morning and…   Read more»

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