as promised... Kansas!

Above:  star on the ceiling of the "party barn" where

we rang in the new year at L & M's fun and festive

wedding.  As mentioned earlier, some amazing 

photos can be seen HERE, but here are a few of my 

little shots...

below: dancing feet

The best part of the wedding was when we 

all got a little bag filled with silvery sparkly 

things to celebrate the New Year with... noise

makers, tiaras, necklaces and top hats.  We 

all looked like flappers and it was a festive way to 

ring in 2008... Did I mention the little bags were 

all personalized?!  wow. 

*****

The first day of 2008 brought us into Kansas City from 

Lawrence to check the Nelson-Atkins Museum, The Jazz 

Museum and the best of all...

HAMMER PRESS!  I am kicking myself because I have no

pictures of my favorite letterpress studio, but I was in shock

when we arrived.  Shocked, because we didn't have the address 

and we literally stumbled upon it, and secondly because it 

was just so great I could barely take it all in.  It was really nice 

to chat with Bradley, and someday I hope to have a snazzy place 

like his...

When we came back to Western Mass we went to another shocking 

letterpress place:  Letterpress Things!  I saved some Christmas money 

and got some type & supplies for my Gordon.  Can't wait to put them 

to use very soon!  It was nice to see John and Kelly again! 

***

I got an email from Bruce Snell thanking me for mentioning 

him on my blog (!?)... this blog world is so new and fascinating 

to me...still not sure how this all works, but you will continue 

to find me here trying to figure it out.  

{You're welcome Bruce!  Thank you for your beautiful photographs...}

*happy birthday mom!*