Quickly before running a bath, Dave – regaining equilibrium – discusses creation of a slightly-delayed but very-pleasurable project, ergo: “Time Travelers“ handmade cards including outfits, printing techniques and paper choices, fire hazards, inky & postal stamps, and fingerprints. Plus riffs about carrying on in strange times, wonderful events, fountain pens and puppets. And expressing gratitude to friends who sent cards and letters, often reciprocated by Hokusai woodblock prints and/or "cheap and cheerful" time traveler cards. * Homare Photo Atelier web: https://homare-photo.com/ * Steady On, Time Travelers! {New Year Greetz, 2021 / Reiwa 3 令和3年}: https://daveostory.com/daveo-dispatches/personal-musings/steady-on-time-travelers/ * DaveO Postal club: https://daveostory.com/more-daveo/postal-club/ * Buy me a Coffee (stamps etc): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Daveo ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLhnP-oMHQg

A wee snippet from a coffee shop balcony of a ceremonial parade in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The island residents mostly practice a mix of Hinduism and Buddhism (most of the rest of Indonesia is predominantly Muslim) and there are frequent ceremonies, constant offerings, and shrines, temples and the like most everywhere. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHArX6fAE5w

While in "a redneck Brigadoon" Pe Ell visiting Hemp Ed, a healing me (dave) offers up New Year's Day musings including encouragement for taking yourself beyond comfort zone and creating your finest work and digging into your essential self in 2014 while lounging in pyjamas and smoking robe. Topics include: long saunas, exorcising demons, positivity, figuring oneself out, growing, evolving, reinventing, reflections on 2013, stories, notebook making, digging into archives, camaraderie of friends & co-workers, reflections of SXSW, sickness, gratitude, sharing sparks, plus Jamaica schemes of goat herding, banana porridge, and positivity, and personal revolutions to evolve yourself. And a few reflections of what makes my core of arts and crafts which i'll send out in exchange for your continued support and affection. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwGMMjxWTvk

No surprise whatsoever, Dave, surrounded by scrapbooks, well-designed books, unfolded laundry, impressive selection of washi tape and a vessel of homemade miso – and feeling a little tired – looks ahead to 2022 with schemes and dreams including: compiling/creating a book called “a circumnavigation, of sorts" with freeverse poetry, snippets of diaries, scraps of letters, forgotten lists and possible scribbles; (the usual of) taking care of health and being a great husband and papa; making more scrapbooks and collages; maybe even some paintings of post boxes, payphones and portals. Plus tidying up digital odds and ends, stepping up some skills and figuring out how to space out and rest and relax (per Doctors' orders). Ichiro makes an appearance as Dave also sends a special *hello* to those who are dealing with some health challenges including uncle in Michigan, a young postcard maker in Sri Lanka, and Larry sensei, and possibly you. Finally, after reviewing a litany of scrapbooks of plans, poems, correspondence and other oddities from years past, offers encouragement to share your intentions for the year ahead and reflections on years past in whatever medium you fancy. Oh yeah, calendars and sweater thanks to Shawn P. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXfqb_A-lzM