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The Great Postage Puzzle(Post)
Growing up, my brother and sister and I would play a game that only rural, bored-out-of-their-brains kids could dream up. It was called Puzzle Factory, and the basic premise was that we completed pu
In Praise of Imperfect Mothers(Post)With kids at home nonstop these days, I can’t help but reflect on my parenting — mostly wondering if I’m doing it all wrong. Please tell me I’m not the only one who feels this way? I don’t wake up eve
Using Vintage Stamps(Post)It’s kind of an understatement to say that I’m obsessed with vintage postage. I love it for so many reasons. The colors are saturated and mesmerizing and extend right on out to the perforations (many
Not So New! But Improved!(Post)"Growing pains" is a phrase I used to always associate with the young. Bodies bursting out of their bounds as small kids expand and unfurl in miraculous ways. The heartaches of lost friendships or unr
Immaterial Goals in a Material World(Post)Last week, I wrote some entirely transparent sentiments about running a retail shop in a society that is debt-ridden and full of disposable goods. It's a tough thing to admit because I don't for one s
Patterned Spring(Post)We've been super busy reorganizing and purging and dusting off the shelves at the shop that I decided it was high time, too, to dust off this here blog! Last year, I was so preoccupied with getting Po
Raising Readers(Post)I try not to preach. I mean, who among us is really all that qualified to do so? And also, no one wants to listen to someone else claim passionately that they have discovered the key that unlocks the
April at the Shop!(Post)Happy spring! I was beginning to think we would never see the day, but here we are. I walked to work this morning! Birds are singing from every tree! Green is starting to tiptoe into the grass! Every
In Five Years' Time(Post)Last week, I hopped on Facebook and was met with a memory of an interview my lovely cousin, Jane, conducted with me five years ago now! It was a delightful thing to revisit in that I was just then sta
Little Professor(Post)When I was little and my mom would take us kids on errands around Omaha, we would, without fail, end up at Baker’s Square at 132nd and Center. If ever there were a golden age for Baker’s stores in Oma
Fun with Flat Lays(Post)Last spring, we had a photography session at the shop with Heather Hall. She has shot the shop a few times over the years and has become a dear friend in the process, and I am telling you: her work is
On Fear, Self-Loathing, and Getting Out of Your Own Damn Way(Post)I often feel like I am incapable of doing artistic things. When people ask me to do a project for them, I can get skittish because if I am incapable of doing artistic things, then I am bound to disap