Friday again. Only this one is the last one of 2006 probably. Next week I certainly should be having far too much fun to blog.
David sent me these Premium Bonds from the seventies. Only the photos, so I'm not going to win anything with them. Actually, neither did he.
Susan sent me these, about which she says, "as I pulled out a semi-ancient cookie press that my mother passed on to me to make my Christmas cookies, I was struck by the logo on the crumbling box in which the press was originally sold...The kitchen gadget is called the "Mirro Cooky and Pastry Press." I also love the layout of the recipe booklet that was included with the press".
We (I mean me and my colleagues) were talking about Futura recently and saying how ugly it often looks when used for body text, like in this brilliant book by Bob Gill (with ugly text), but here it looks really nice.
Derek in Toronto sent me these brilliant letters, having taken pity on me after my "sniff" and "sob" last Friday. He explains the letters: "The cartoon lettering was on a construction hoarding in Chicago in the fall. It was an art installation, though I didn't of course make note of the artist, title, or point – just took photos of the letters I liked. (The 'F' is admittedly not great, but the toast is just so enthusiastic!)".
That "F" reminds me of this.
A special Christmasy thank you to David, Susan and Derek.
(Derek, don't look at the file names for your letter because I got you momentarily mixed up with David and named them incorrectly, which is very rude. Of course, you'll now go and check because I've pointed out my error. I, at least, feel better for being up front about it).
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Posted by: Stewf | 22 December 2006 at 08:17 PM
Thanks Stewf.
Posted by: Richard | 23 December 2006 at 07:47 PM