Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Blogging Tips – Daily Drop Cap

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Sunday mornings tend to be the only time I can explore new-to-me blogs. I sit here in the quiet and click one link, which leads me to another, which leads me to another. It reminds me of the time period when I first discovered the world of blogs. Oh my! I was like a kid in a candy store. I couldn’t believe I had finally discovered the existence of a world that had been out there all along. Remember those days?

One blog I stumbled upon a while back is The Handmade Home, a lovely design blog written by a young (to me) 30-something blogger. She has a regular feature called The Font Snob Club, where she shares interesting font sources that are free. As you know, I love fonts. Snob is not a word I like to associate with myself, but I suspect I am a bit of Font Snob. I sure appreciate an interesting and unique font and, goodness knows, I’ve changed the fonts on this blog often enough! The most recent edition of The Font Snob Club referenced an amazing site called Daily Drop Cap. Oh my goodness. Jessica Hische, an illustrator and designer, has posted an illustrative initial capital letter daily (since 2009) that you can use – for free – in your personal blog posts. They are not for commercial use.

I’ve used one at the beginning of this post. I also went back and edited my previous post and added one there. I love, love and love (again) them. There are twelve different alphabets and all you have to do is click on the letter you want to use and easy instructions for adding it to your post magically appear.

Let’s try another one.

And one more.

Be still my heart.

Stop by Daily Drop Cap and explore. You’ll be entranced. And be sure to leave a comment thanking Jessica if you use any of her Caps – I just think it’s the polite thing to do.

Have a wonderful Sunday.

Fairies in the Trees

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We have lots of wild roses all over the edges of our property. I call them brambles, but they are technically wild roses. For the most part the pricky roses and I get along, but today found Don and I outside cutting down the ones that are growing around our Catalpa tree. I managed to get pricked countless times – oh my aching body!

As we were finishing up, Don looked at the base of the tree and a piece of bark that was on the ground and had an idea.

Next thing I knew, we were drawing a little window and adding a stone doorknob.

I’m going to make a twig chair or bench that will sit just outside the door.

My husband has a wonderful sense of whimsy.

Postcards from New York

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Another quick trip into the city today for a coaching gig, which required a wake-up time of 5 AM. I don’t do 5 AM very well. I thought I’d share some photos courtesy of the iPhone.

Coffee and the New York Times Crossword Puzzle. Always tricky on a jiggly bus ride.

At this point, we’re in New Jersey on our way into the city and that’s the Manhattan skyline off in the distance.

The trees are blooming – what an early Spring we’re having!

More beauty.

The woman I’m working with has an office right by Madison Square Garden.

And it’s also close to Macy’s.

After our appointment, I headed back toward the Port Authority Bus Terminal, which is in the Theater District/Times Square. I cut through the garment district. That’s Daytona Braids and Trimming where I get my Embroidery Floss. (I confess: I cut through the Garment District in order to buy a cupcake from Crumbs Bakery.)

My favorite newspaper and, even more importantly, my favorite crossword puzzle source. You can see the Port Authority Terminal reflected in the glass.

And there’s the Port Authority, where I catch the bus back home.

I love New York and I’d like nothing better than to spend the day there, but alas, I had to get back home. I’ll try to grab more photos during my next 2 visits.

It was a gorgeous day, by the way, with the temperature in the 70’s. However, colder weather and rain are coming.

One day I’m picking up rocks, digging for more rocks, dumping rocks, leveling dirt – the next day I’m in Manhattan. Tomorrow? Back to hard labor.

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