Brush Lettering workshop It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon to be inside, not because the weather was particularly crummy, but because I got to learn Brush Lettering at the UPPERCASE magazine studio. Upstrokes and downstrokes I didn’t have a clue about any of it, the Tombow pens, the upstrokes, the downstrokes, the swishes (this may be my […]
Toronto’s First Post Office
Just follow the stamps As I walked the streets of downtown Toronto this summer I kept second guessing if I was going in the right direction. You see, I was on a quest to find Toronto’s First Post Office. I shouldn’t have worried, as all I needed to do was follow the stamps that soon […]
letters star in theatre production
Letters star in theatre production It was war time. With their men gone, women were left fighting their own battles of loneliness, financial hardship, and fear that their loved ones wouldn’t come home. This is the setting of a play called Waiting for the Parade written by playwright John Murrell and debuting in 1976. The Alberta […]
Book Lover PostCard Swap: Fall Edition
Book Lover Postcard Swap: Fall Edition There is something about the Fall that makes me want to cozy up with a good book, a cuppa hot tea, a pen and some paper. Seriously, this would be the best afternoon ever. To make this goal a reality, I’ve teamed up with my lovely friend Jessica from […]