a deeply delectable package of paper from japan arrived on my porch this morning. i carefully opened it to find another package inside the first. but! i put it aside and did not open until i returned from school. even though i was dying to peel off that tape and unfold the thick paper to get at the treasure tucked inside.
such an anticipated treat after waiting nearly a month for it to arrive. you better believe i will be stitching up some special paper bundles with the paper used to wrap my goodies!
inside a thick stack of vintage postcards.
wrapped in the most delicious thin manilla envelopes.
bliss.
more japanese treasure by way of brooklyn. fuel for my mailart adventures. the vendor in the photo above is niconeco zakkaya. if you look closely you will see it on the bag.
meanwhile on the back patio, i retire every evening and drink in these last dwindling days of summer. the sunlight through the trees. orioles squawking and twittering up a storm. thinking of the school year ahead and my 19 boys and 11 girls i’ll be meeting next week.
i’ve been going in to the classroom for a few hours each day to set up my room. by the way if you’re a classroom teacher you might be interested in planbook dot com for digital lesson planning. there’s a bit of a learning curve, but if you’re techy you’ll pick it up quick! it’s extremely cheap and if you use this this promo code free6theLetteredClassroom you get 6 months free! i was searching online for a new method of lesson planning, found planbook, came across that code and voila! totally loving the ease with which you can add attachments, lists, files, standards, etc., i’ve been looking for an easier way to plan for 20 years and i think i may have found it! despite all the exclamation marks, i’m not reimbursed for this ringing endorsement.
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okay off to put on my exclamation mark pjs and drag these tired bones into bed. i’ve got books to read and cats to wrap like little blankets around my feet. summer nights in LA with the windows open and ceiling fan on have been deliciously cool lately.
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I a man and I love this blog, I am from México and new journaling and I’ll be happy receiving a pack with nice papers, post card, stamps, envelopes and everything for my journal.
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Very cool paper! For planning, I would recommend Common Curriculum!
your “string of pearls” or whatever that kooky succulent is called that looks like mini peas all stuck together in a chain is looking good! wish I was on the back patio at moss cottage right now. 30 kids this year???? that seems like a LOT!
Oh no…another Etsy vendor for me to check out!! Enabler alert. LOL
Lovely goldfinch–we have them around here. They eat the seeds from thistles and I get mad when I see people cut down the thistles because they are “weeds.”
You guys go back to school early there. When I was a kid, I remember going back the day after Labor Day. I recall watching the Jerry Lewis telethon, seeing Jerry get more and more disheveled as the hours counted down toward my impending doom. tee hee
Those are some amazing postcards and the wrapping and mail envelope are wonderful too. It’s nice to know that there are some people out there with such strong self control. Unfortunately I do not fall into that category. Nightly night.