More from the Archive folder
Here’s one from Hole’s. One Xmas we got one of those tacky sponsorship spots as a contra on one of the local news stations. Voice overs courtesy of the muti-talented Mr. Earl J. Woods.
I have no idea
It was titled Gnome Me. I have no idea why I drew it but I suspect it had something to do with Hole’s.
My cellphone sees…
Seriously. I'm supposed to get work done how?
Long Time Runnin’
Leslie and I celebrate our “Anniversary” on Valentine’s Day because one of our first official dates was Valentines. Official was kind of a blurry concept, but we are happy with it… Yesterday we went off to Culina’s at the Muttart for brunch and I was informed it has been 25 years. Since math isn’t my strong suit I took her word for it. Here are a couple of selfies to match yesterday’s post (which images were probably ’97 so are actually only 18 or 20 years ago…I told you math wasn’t my strong point.)
My cellphone sees…
The Muttart on V-Day. I'm told we're celebrating 25 years, but I'm not old enough for that.
Awww…
Way back when, I took Hole’s very first digital camera home to do some testing. Here are L and I when we were just babies.
Happy Valentines Day!
My cellphone sees…
Holy crap…it's that time again already?
More from the archives
Here’s a couple of signs I made for Leslie upon her appointment to Chair of the PROW Program at MacEwan. I don’t think she ever hung them…
Filler
It’s magazine production week and February is a short month so as a result, the next 6 or 7 days are going to be filler.
Here’s a sign that used to hang in my old office. I liked it…
House of Books
I came across a link for a photographer’s website who has an ongoing project that involves shooting beautiful libraries: “Houses of Books” as he phrases it. franckbohbot.com/house-of-books
I’ve always had books and I’ve lugged them from home to home and whined when they have been packed away in boxes. Of course Leslie is even worse than I am — at both the collecting and the whining — so we’ve always shared that special feeling when gazing upon row upon row of loaded bookshelves. Even visiting the Rutherford at eh U of A was a great thrill. Now that I’ve been reading ebooks for the last few years, I’m not adding to my collection, but L has soldiered on. The dream of a library of our own is not yet realized (mostly because of me I admit) but someday the collection might hope to have a home as beautiful as these. Or at least a home. Be sure to visit the website for even more stunning images.
Bibliothèque Sainte Genevieve, Paris, France, 2012
Biblioteca Angelica, Roma, Italy, 2013
I’ve not yet visited any of the great libraries of Europe but I’ve seen both the main branches of the New York Public Library and the Boston Public Library. We here in Canada really can’t grasp the enormous wealth and philanthropy of the early 20th century that resulted in these magnificent edifices until you stand there gazing in awe.
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The Reading Room of the New York Public Library
Boston Public Library’s Reading Room