#sashimilover #etegami #mailart #fishart #テングダイ

WOooo I want a set of these! Tags to inform people and bears (?) that not-very-yummy old people like me are in the car. facebook.com/groups/otaro50…

Bell cricket etegami and my poor excuse for a haiku. Rough translation: Bell cricket— plays its wings at the bug cage hall. #etegami #haiku #rookiehaiku #mailart #postcardart #絵手紙好きな人と繋がりたい #俳句好きな人とつながりたい

#etegami #mailart #illustratedpostcard #pillbug #soccer

試合しようか？チェスじゃなくてけんけんぱ。(笑) #etegami #chessart #yearofthehorse #mailart #yearofthehorse2026

Submissions to the Etegami Horse Challenge are now ready to be viewed online! Please take a look at some great work and enjoy the creative takes on the topic of The Year of the Horse 2026. #etegami #mailart #horseart etegamibydosankodebbie.blogspot.com/2025/11/etegam…

As a year-end gift for our elderly building custodian with no hobbies but to get drunk on weekends, I found this utterly mouthwatering item from Sato Suisan. I don't drink, but I’m absolutely positive it makes a great drinking snack. Tender. Not too salty. #佐藤水産 #seasonalgift

Today’s sashimi supper is raw Aji (鯵, horse mackerel) fillets wrapped around Korean-style nori and roasted red bell pepper. Seasoned with freshly grated garlic, chopped pickled ginger, soy sauce, and olive oil. #mysashimilife #eatingwell

Yesterday's sashimi supper was sliced katsuo (bonito) with anchovy-stuffed olives and crushed Korean-style nori (laver). Tossed in a bit of garlic paste, grated fresh ginger, soy sauce and olive oil. #mysashimilife #eatingwell

Wow. Wreath-making like I've never seen before.

Today's sashimi dish featured chopped raw sanma (秋刀魚pacific saury). Added cubed cucumber. Tossed it in a bit of wasabi paste, olive oil and a drizzle of soy sauce. Spooned mounds of this on perilla leaves and sprinkled the tops with pink peppercorns. #mysashimilife

Yesterday a friend and I entertained ourselves by painting simple images on washi cards, tearing the images out of the cards by hand, gluing the images onto the stones, and finally, writing some words on the back of the stones. Ta da! Etegami stones!

"Pluto also Writes haiku in solitude Winter galaxy." I’ve been feverishly turning out mediocre passive-aggressive #haiku inspired by isolation from my haiku group during our fierce winter. Haiku along the lines of “Is Pluto a planet or not!? Am I a member of the group or not?!”

Every year is for art. Every year is for friendship. Every year is for joy. Every year is for beautiful language. May you find them all in 2026, the year of the horse. #mailart #newyear2026

Starting off the new year with a serious goal wrapped in wordplay. If you get it, please leave a comment. 今年の抱負。「ま」遊び #etegamicollage #wordplay #mailart #yearofthehorse

Left to right: (1) Wilted seven herbs, thrown out by a part-time worker (2) In a dorm far from home, instant cup porridge with seven herbs (3) My first dream of the year, rubbed out by the sound of sirens. #etegami #rookiehaiku

唐草や　風呂敷背負った　羊かな reference to the stereotype comic image of a burglar carrying out stolen goods in a large furoshiki (wrapping cloth) with an arabesque pattern on it (usually green) that could be found in almost every home way back when. #etegamicollage

Sapporo locals may remember this poster art promoting the Sapporo Snow Festival of 2018. The Snow Festival is an event that takes place in Sapporo in early February of each year, and I LOVE the posters they design to promote the event. (part 1 of 2)

Incidentally, this is the 2026 poster promoting this year's snow festival. (part 2 of 2) #sapporosnowfestival