The lion and the unicorn

"The lion and the unicorn were fighting for the crown;
The lion beat the unicorn all about the town.
Some gave them white bread and some gave them brown;
Some gave them plumb cake and drummed them out of town."

A popular English nursery rhyme from when Scotland (unicorn) and England (lion) were rivals.
The lion and the Unicorn remain a part of the British coat-of-arms to this day. [As it goes... the unicorn is chained because in mediaeval times a free unicorn was considered a very dangerous beast (only a virgin could tame a unicorn].

On Britian's coat of arms resides their motto: Dieu et mon Droit [French for 'God and my right'].

on-the-go games

I picked these up a number of years ago on Canal Street—the boxes are quite small, they fit in your back pocket.. I love everything about them… the unintential off-registered printing, color combos, superthin paper stock and illustrations are just perfect-O.

nighthawks note

found.

Ls and Qs hurray!

I was on a road-trip, but I can't recall the location of this fine place... somewhere in wisconsin or michigan... I think it was near water... maybe it was out east. regardless, the typography (amazingly dangly descender) and architecture is quite inviting, eh?

does anyone know the location?

assortment of chilly

top to bottom:
—informational diorama from the MN State Fair
—inside my sister's studio looking out. -20 degrees
—atop Mt. Washington. New Hampshire

mini-golf in minnesota

my sister's magnificant studio

Let's peek inside Jen's incredible cute factory——filled with the most incredible fabrics, trimmings, new & old toysI I hung out and worked there today—i found myself to be quite productive, indeed. I do have the best sister EVER!

S-wan

from a local market on nicollet ave. who loves animal-type!?

some pages from the notebook.

I stopped collecting many years ago—I'm once again ready for the commitment.
Do you know who has an immaculate collection?
Deb Littlejohn.

welcome back to school!

we've started back up at minneapolis college of art and design after a fairly restful holday break. I'm super excited about the classes that I'm teaching: graphic design one and two and typography one. Some handwork will transpire this semester...

preview to fruit sticker fun!!

I just found this old notebook filled with fruit stickers. the bartlett bow is simply adorable!

life in the kitchen.

the narcissus are soon to bloom.

summer jimmy with sword

I just found these photos of Jimmycat—nestled between screen and sword—enjoying a nice breezy summer day. Oh, I miss my summer bedroom (I love dazing at the dreamy old silkscreened wallpaper). We're fully ready for warm weather so we can move back upstairs to the unheated attic.

a murder of crows

There were hundreds outside of mcad the other evening—perched on trees, flying overhead and making a serious ruckus.

best wrap-job of the season

look at tim tozer's special wrapping talent...

lovely sign in copenhagen

2008: year of the snack

cheerios

i turned my head and found this cheerio split in half and perfectly placed...

mantlepiece wonderland

fun elves, santas, snowmen... and so many many more where they come from.

barometers

These are my favorite and trusty weather devices... when the children come out to play the weather is fine; on the other hand, when ms. witch is face forward the weather is not so kind.

a handful of (mostly) crackerjack charms

can you believe the knife and holster?

2 seriously useful things---under an inch!

gummy squirrel erasure and gummy monogram labels! everything about these vintage gummy office supplies makes me happy!

so here's the question: the box of monograms was originally 5cents and I paid 5dollars... is that 10,000% inflation?