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Cessna

An Epiphany

January 3, 2018March 4, 2024 CrankyAdminLetterpress Projects

There’s a certain young pilot in my life who once mentioned to me that the poem “High Flight,” is one that perhaps most closely describes his love for aviation.  He’s told me that, for him, […]

Standing type

Standing type – a solace

November 1, 2016March 4, 2024 CrankyAdminUncategorized

Years ago, when I first wandered into the mysterious workings of the printing press, I recall having read Moxon’s Mechanick Exercises.  I was particularly fascinated by the workings of the chapel, and the elaborate system […]

Finn and games

March 19, 2016March 4, 2024 CrankyAdminLetterpress Projects

A friend of mine asked if I would print a little broadside: she had in mind an old Finnish adage that she thought would work nicely as a gift to a Finnish relative. Now I […]

Just Off the Press

  • On Restoring the Museum’s Whitlock Two-Revolution Cylinder Press September 3, 2024
  • Twinkle, twinkle … on the joy of printing (and not the mistakes!) April 22, 2024
  • On Procrastination … and New Beginnings February 26, 2024

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Lover of books, letterpress and the book arts. Ornery sense of humour that needs a safe outlet, which I discovered works well in printing ... except when I'm printing at our local history museum, in which case I play it straight.

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