“Everything in Iceland has a milky white quality to it” in Jeanine Caron’s Flickr Stream

Once again, I’ve been away much longer than I meant to.  Unfortunately, well happily for me as a human but not so much for me as a blogger, I’m going to remain busy.  I’m heading to San Francisco and Oakland this [...]

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Oh heavens… I’ve been away longer than I thought (again).  Just a quick note to tell you about Katarina Häll’s Poem Cup.  For the letter writer with her very own desk this could be fantastic– after all, it’s nearly impossible to compose a proper letter without some kind of beverage at hand.  However, who among [...]

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“Mailsters on Parade” from the Smithsonian’s ‘People & the Post’ set on Flickr.

There were lots of things I was very excited about a week or so ago… I don’t want to leave you hanging, so let’s revisit shall we?

I haven’t been able to get my hands on a copy of The Englishman Who Posted Himself [...]

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Every year about this time I have to fight the urge to acquire more school supplies, stock up on fresh notebooks, and buy a fancy new lunchbox.  The lunchbox is one of those things that I could spend hours looking at and, if I had a zillion dollars lying around, would probably own 50 of.  [...]

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Who knew that glue could be so elegant?!  Several years ago I went through a serious rubber cement phase– mostly because I loved (needed) it’s ability to adhere paper without causing bubbles.  This was, of course, before I discovered Xyron’s adhesive runners, now my adhesive of choice for most projects.   Anyway, this glue stick…  Can [...]

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The toy company Melissa and Doug make a Stamp & Sort play set!  I picked this up at a local toy store as a gift for (another) friend expecting a child; it’s never too early to brain wash future philatelists!  However, if you Google “toy mailbox” you’ll find lots of cool ones.  My hope is [...]

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I spend a lot of time on my computer (at work and at home) and on the phone.  These two items have gotten me thinking about the possibilities for an incredible home office/studio/desk/base.  First, (pictured above) the iRetrophone Classic Black by Free Land Studios, $195 via Etsy.  Wouldn’t it also look great on my bedside [...]

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Image via TreeHugger

Behold, The Bobble.  It is a water bottle with a built in filter that you can fill over and over again from the tap.  Genius.  Right?  Maybe.  I mean, the US has some of the cleanest drinking water around.  Plus, you’ve still got this filter to deal with.  Of course, in DC the [...]

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I’ve just dropped this in the mail to its recipient so I don’t want to show you what it is completely… here is a taste of something I put together for Sarah, the lovely magical mailbox maker.  I’ll show you a proper picture in a week or so– when I’m sure she’s gotten it.
Mostly, this [...]

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I am in love with these spoof merit badges.  I’ve been looking around for merit badges lately, and I’m not really sure how I got onto this trend.  Well, “trend” in my life– obviously, not a trend in other people’s lives.  They’re cheap too.  Most of the badges from Boy Scout Store are $1.50-3.00/each! Oh [...]

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