I don’t remember having air conditioning when we were little. I think we had a window unit at one point, but it was never something we relied upon or cared much about. My favorite memories of summer have everything to do with swimming, running through a sprinkler, playing at the park, riding bikes and eating …
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More on illuminated manuscripts + Walton Ford
I know I just wrote about the fantastic illuminated manuscript exhibit at The Met last week, but my mind is still on the incredible work in that show. I’ve been poring over the accompanying book (which my mom & dad were sweet enough to get me!) an the museum’s blog for the show, and I’m …
The “bottom of winter” + Richard Feynman, Maira Kalman, and Michael Bierut
It seems like everyone I know has had at least one day this week that just stunk. It’s early February, it’s grey, it’s cold and, as one of our good friends in Iowa likes to say, it’s the “bottom of winter”. We’re doing our best to fight off the February malaise with bright colors, a …
Handmade recommendations!
Well, our best laid plans to check out the Bust Craftacular on Sunday were foiled, but I still have a great batch of handmade recommendations to share with you. (Waiting in line with a two month old in 34 degree weather just wasn’t going to happen!) These are a few of my favorites – there …
Children’s book recommendations
In the spirit of my post on Tuesday, I wanted to follow up my book recommendations for adults with a great assortment of children’s books. I’ll warn you, this one gets a little long – there are a lot of of favorites to share! There are so many books that I loved when I was …