it's okay

ms. jen bekman

[click for more]

School's Out for Summer

Will be taking a blogging break, here, for a bit.

Still posting at victoria thorne design. See you!

doll. inc.

household engineering

[more schoolgirl scoop, here]

oh, frances!

"Frances was in the broom closet, singing:

Happy Thursday to you,

Happy Thursday to you,

Happy Thursday, dear Alice,

Happy Thursday to you.

'Who is Alice?' asked Mother.

'Alice is somebody that nobody can see,' 

said Frances. 'And that is why 

she does not have a birthday. 

So I am singing Happy Thursday to her.'

'Today is Friday,' said Mother.

'It is Thursday for Alice,' said Frances. 

'Alice will not have h-r-n-d, 

and she will not have g-k-l-s. 

But we are singing together.'

'What are h-r-n-d and g-k-l-s?' asked Mother.

'Cake and candy. 

I thought you could spell,' 

said Frances."

A Birthday for Frances

by Russell Hoban

illustrated by

Lillian Hoban

+ more on Frances 

from 

The Ocelot Factory

ancient industries

ancient industries is a lovely, brilliant blog

no, wait: it is a lovely, brilliant shop!

no, wait! it is the product of lovely brilliant 

brainstorms re: Reed Wilson & Megan Wilson

[and Megan also creates these. Jeeze Louise.]

it is just all fantastic. 

above, Duncan Hannah's

portrait of Jane, via (of course)

ancient industries

[such beauty!

 so inspiring...]

Mermaid. Hope.

Alexandra Boiger

For Ulrike

eyes in the back of her head department

PEEP!

 Maria van Lieshout

[happy mother's day to all!]

Fish For Supper

Delicious...

[click book and see]

corey and friend

mbgoffstein and corey

BibliOdyssey

brilliant BibliOdyssey was one of the first 

blogs i simply fell in love with (who wouldn't?)

here, from the late 18th 

and early 19th century,

Edo Period Woodblock illustrations

from an exhibit hosted by 

Fukuoka University

Dahl

seems appropriate today

from gifted either the drapes go or i do

this i love

it's been sitting on my desk for a few months;

i just don't want to put it on the shelf yet.

here, a thorough read from the lovely 7's

reach

if betsy likes a book this much, it's gonna be good

Out in the Garden