wales

the last portion of our summer has been travel-filled! we spent the later half of july and beg. of august in midwales visiting tim's family and their many pets (they are down to one indoor bunny named Wyn, tortoise Olga and Matty the horse). I'm still fascinated that tim grew up with an owl residing in the livingroom and a kestrel in the kitchen.

Anyhow our tripped was filled with hiking in low-drifting clouds, wine-filled evenings, rainy beach days, getting lost in Snowdonia National Park and catching up with cousins that aren't really kids anymore. the holiday was looooong overdue as it'd been three years since our last visit.

NOW, no more summer lolligagging > school madness begins on Monday!

summer miscellany

things things things that make me happy.

gauzy hooded towel
old pinwheel—a gift from nana to my kiddo
memoir from my philly trip
morning antics
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good kitty stencil (midwest and east coast companions?!).

wonder questions

a collection of good questions snipped from some of my favorite books.

#14, 13, 10, 4 and 7 !!!

I'm gushy from all of your comments and support! According to random.org the winners are 14, 13, 10, 4 and 7 which equates to ahoi, Sandi, la casita, Linda and Gina ! (sorry, the process is a bit impersonal). please leave a comment or email me your addresses and i'll get your posters out to you—it's exciting that they are traveling to the UK, Winnipeg, NYC…!

here's my email: kindra_murphy@mcad.edu

appreciation

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Hello out there!

I was stalling on this five-hundredth post — planning to create something monumental. To keep things moving, let's make due with the most magnificent magnolia tree EVER, a cobbled sequence of summerfun, AND little a give-away.

To those who peek here — thanks so much for visiting. I'd like to express my gratitude by giving away a handful of posters. Just leave a comment by Friday morning and note which one you'd like > select from the minimini thumbnails 1 – 12. The posters look quite nice in kid and baby rooms as they're high contrast. Size is 28 x 36 inches. I'll draw five names.
again thanks so much for commenting and stopping by!

has anyone entered one of these here r-a-f-f-l-e-s?

healthy living

more matchbook labels from my collection here. plus, a little history.

wow, this is my 499th post! give away to follow?!

take care!

good glitz from various roadtrip ventures.

"Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, political speeches and ceremonies, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States."

summation via wikipedia

I'm vacationing here in philly! whoooothoo!

although, this was taken at the mn state fair, it feel like here.

nutcrackers and sausage trees

bits of nature from my collection

from there

hi there out there!
this weekend, i set up a tumblr account. it's just getting going, but this is FUN! i should have done this sooner to keep track of outside sources.


from there

ulimate puzzle

sorting and hunting for the perfect components and the puzzle-esque setup is surely my favorite part of the letterpress process; I'll save polymer plates/printing for professionals. PLUS, overprinting and experimenting with colors is quite seductive — i do love the element of chance. Once i pull the sheet off the press, i'm quite disinterested with the final thing.

i'm onto new press experiments inspired by this great site (found via manystuff).

camp moorehead by-the-sea

Evidence of Camp Moorehead's off-shore fishing trips.

all images found here!