Memorial Day is coming up. I hope you get out and enjoy a fun weekend with friends and family! Ashley is home from school and I’m sucking up as much time as I can with her. I found these cigar box labels in a label […]
Memorial Day – looks like a lot of picnic and parties in America – but it’s the holiday we remember those who served in our country’s armed forces and died for this country. It’s remembering those who helped to make this country what it is […]
I know summer is coming. In my head, I know it’s true. But with the rain and just plain gray around here, it’s hard to really believe it. The sun has been out for a bit today, and I keep thinking…”will it last??” I sure […]
Have you been to the opera? I’ve been to plays and musicals, but never to an official opera. There’s a lot of fancy there, and I’m not sure this girl has the stuff to fit in there. Of course, when do I ever try to […]
It rained where I live in PA last week, like a TON. Everything was wet, squishy and just, well, gross. Perfect environment to grow fungus. And, I do love me some good fungus ephemera! I have been looking for some mushroom ephemera to put in […]
Yes. I realize Easter is on Sunday, and not on Tuesday. But I wanted to put the Easter art out BEFORE Easter. So next Tuesday, while it would be closer to Easter, it’s AFTER Easter. Over. Not again until 2020. So, I’m giving up some […]
Finally – the weather is breaking and I cannot get enough of being outside! I’ve been working on getting my garden ready for my little seedlings, and checking the asparagus everyday to see if it’s starting to grow again. I love – I mean, LOVE […]
How is it April already? And why is Easter so late this year? I have so many questions. How do you celebrate Easter? Our family used to get together and everyone would bring food – which was great, but as we’ve gotten older, we find […]
March is Women’s History Month, so I thought it would be great to highlight some art from women illustrators in history. The Biodiversity Heritage Library is celebrating “Her Natural History” and you can check out even more great artists and illustrators here. First on the […]
I love finding old catalogs – they are a treasure trove of cool stuff! I found this catalog with labels for a druggist – so there were samples of all the types of labels they sold, including some prescription pages. I found a bunch which […]
