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IONTW – February 26, 2017

Posted on February 26, 2017 by nutMeg

Skateboarding for a better world. I love the pictures of the girls with headscarves and boards. More card catalog awesomeness – officially neat handwriting! Be writer in residence! At a shopping mall. I don’t have to worry about PTA bake sales, … Continue reading →

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IONTW – January 29, 2017

Posted on January 29, 2017 by nutMeg

A wonderful story about the power of letters – as communication, for telling your story and making a connection – just a small part of the last administration, but the details say a great deal, and all add up to … Continue reading →

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Euroadventure 2016! Day 11

Posted on January 11, 2017 by nutMeg

< previous I got up a little earlier and headed out for another morning runnish sort of thing. There were many more people out, perhaps because it was sunny, although many seemed to be part of a big training group … Continue reading →

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Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here: In Defense of Culture

Posted on December 28, 2016 by nutMeg

I was at the at the Library to check out the Dada exhibits, and it turned out there was also a display of prints in response to the 2007 bombing of Al-Mutanabbi Street, the book sellers district in Baghdad. There were … Continue reading →

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The Most Dada Thing: Neo-Dada in San Francisco & Dadamatic Mail Art from Irene Dogmatic’s collection

Posted on December 27, 2016 by nutMeg

I’m not sure I understand or know enough about Dada to fully explain it to someone else, but I feel like I have a general sense of it to usually be able to recognize whether something is Dada or Dada-influenced. … Continue reading →

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British Library Centre for Conservation

Posted on December 22, 2016 by nutMeg

Amidst the wandering around in an overwhelmed daze – in a good way – at the British Library, there was a dot on the floor with British Library Centre for Conservation and an arrow pointing thataway. I followed it out … Continue reading →

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The British Library

Posted on December 22, 2016 by nutMeg

Libraries are one of my Things, and so, although I hadn’t really made a point of looking for one, when I came across The British Library in one of the guidebooks it immediately went on the list. They had a … Continue reading →

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IONTW – October 9, 2016

Posted on October 9, 2016 by nutMeg

Simon Barcham Green gave A Personal View of Paper History at the Book Club of California. From the event description: Simon Barcham Green belongs to the sixth generation of the family that ran Hayle Mill, Maidstone from 1812 to 1987. … Continue reading →

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Bókasafn

Posted on August 26, 2016 by nutMeg

That would be Library! In Icelandic, if you couldn’t guess that part of it. Another one of the Things I like to check out when I travel. Not that I make a Huge Point of it, but I definitely keep … Continue reading →

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Sutro Library

Posted on August 2, 2016 by nutMeg

BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE!!! After much booky goodness from the de Bellis Collection we trooped upstairs (OK, actually took the elevator) to the Sutro Library, which is actually a branch of the California State Library. Who knew? Apparently the Library … Continue reading →

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