Looking up and seeing a hot air balloon floating in the sky always makes me smile. My family and I live in an area where we are often treated to this sight, and lately…
One of the things we love to do is walk along a favorite street in early May when the flowering crab apple trees are in full bloom. The street follows the bluffs of Stillwater,…
This is no ordinary jump in the water. Enjoy the short video “With Just One Breath, This Free Diver Explores an Underwater World” by Dani Bautista, featured by National Geographic’s Short Film Showcase. “When…
There is something wonderfully pleasant about an ordinary morning routine. For so many of us, this involves a beverage. What is your morning beverage routine? Is it a well-tuned ritual, or are you on…
Enjoy Everest, a time lapse short film by Elia SaiKaly. Sixty-five years ago, on May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
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I was talking the other day with a friend who shared the story of her daughters’ love of concerts and their tradition of collecting confetti. I had never heard of such a thing and…
With farmers markets popping up with fresh produce, the whimsical “Fruit as Characters” by London artist Marija Tiurina will bring a smile. According to Marija, “I am pretty lucky to live near (probably) the…
Did you see our story about Monica Edwards Larson, letterpress artist and owner of Sister Black Press? We mentioned that Monica had purchased her press via auction from The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration;…
The walls are covered in letterpress posters, photographs, well-loved quotes, and poems. Numerous old cases of weighty metal type and delicate wood type are carefully stacked under tables. Tools, paper, and ink are organized…