I used to write letters to people on plain notebook paper. Plain notebook paper is fine and all, but suddenly, when you are thinking about your recipient opening it from the envelope -- and seeing the dirty-white color that tints to pea-green in certain lights, and the clash of the blue lines with the red… Continue reading All my stationary for letter-writing
Since I hadn't been in a store of any type for over two months, it had come to this: ordering stamps online. My stash of stamps had sadly gone very low. It was all down to bad luck. I had been to the post office in order to get stamps on multiple occasions before the… Continue reading Ordering postage stamps online
I once wrote about finding Carl Larsson cards in Berkeley, California, and in Davis, California. Well, I have found some more Carl Larsson artifacts in the US. First, you can go to Solvang, California, and there's a store there that sells magnets with Carl Larsson paintings on them. I don't want to mention the name… Continue reading Carl Larsson in the US
I wrote once about the first time I ever found bokmärken in the US. It was such a wonderful occasion. I went back to Payn's Stationary story when I visited San Francisco again in December 2019 for a conference. He was still selling bokmärken, and there were different varieties than the last time I'd been… Continue reading More bokmärken in the US
As I wound down my PhD, I started spending more time at the UNC Makerspace. That's where you can use a laser cutter or a vinyl cutter, do some 3D printing, or duck into the woodshop, and use fancy bottles of glue, and get access to paint and a sewing machine and more and more.… Continue reading Pretty stationary
1. Climb the hill to the Lawrence Hall of Science. This hill is shrouded in forest, and lanes criss-cross them here and there, lined with fancy houses. It's to the east of Berkeley. One Sunday afternoon, I followed the labyrinth of streets all the way to the top. It is pretty steep, but not too… Continue reading Places to visit in Berkeley
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