Yup!

Go for it 😀

We still do keep pushing for now :)

I still handwrite on notebooks everyday. But, most don't anymore.

Czech papers! They must have quality papers. Czech is known for hand crafts :)

I forgot to say, I bought this paper 2 years ago at a very small store in Japan.They may not have this anymore.

Also, the international shipping fees are ridiculous, It is difficult to export/import. I think, the only way may be to support local hand craft traditions regionally.

I know,

Those who are born to the family businesses are obliged to inherit the skills. I grew up knowing such people. They may wish they can run a way.

It is a tough environment to be in.

This is a #handmade paper from Thailand, I bought at a very small local paper store owned by an older couple. They were surprisingly inexpensive.

The owner said the people who have been making this paper will quit as no young generations want to do it. So I bought one of the last packages at the store.

#handmadepaper businesses are very difficult to sustain now. It is a very difficult work that require skills and you need to work with hands and cold water etc. Young people don't want to do, and it is not profitable I imagine.

As a consumer, handmade papers in general became super expensive (esp imported to the US). I have been wondering if there is a good way to support such businesses. They don't need millions of dollar. They need a consistent support.

This is a slowly dying industry as of now.

#flowerstr #artstr

Still figuring out after 8 months.

Is anyone important in the jail and appeared today to the public via video conference?

I thought I saw today, on the electric news that goes around the building, something like "Trump appeared via video message from the jail for the first time."

I was like "Oh, I didn't know he was in the jail"

Apparently he is not. Just check to see if I hallucinated or misread or something else,

i live in a major US city 😅

Agree!

Interesting!

Japanese people are not aware that soy has been demonized outside so much ha.

Our foods have a lot of soy products.

I don't like the taste of soy milk. Also, I never heard of soybean oil until fairly recently.

So, I am not sure. Everything is controversial.

In one opinion, if it is fermented more than 2 years, soy miso gets healthier as the fermentation process break down the toxic parts of soys. But I rarely eat miso fermented that long.

I have been eating soys for my entire life. Thus, used to it.

Hi!

I didn't say properly. When I went to see one of new followers, clicking his avatar icon, it was an account to post unpleasant pics.

Hi Kemperfi!

#introductions

hashtags are useful to connect with people here.

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Great :)

I appreciate Jack's reference to one's "agency" being at stake in terms of algorithm and social medias.

I truly think we are at the point of history, one needs to consciously choose to be a free being whether it is online or in-person life.

It is an interesting time.

Thank you!

I like your drawings too. it is good to have a diversity of #artstr community here. Welcome :)

Welcome Rob,

I just spotted your first note. Using hashtags will one way to connect with people here.

#introductions

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#sketchstr #dailydrawing #artstr

The airport?

Some plp look very tired ha.