Spring has taken its sweet time, but finally things are starting to enter full bloom – outdoors and in. Over the holidays, we ordered a grab bag of air plants from Tortoise Loves Donkey. We dragged our feet, and they were too late to give as gifts, so now our apartment is filled with the […]
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Our weekend was a delightful melange of St. Patrick’s festivities, 90’s night, long runs and one very productive Sunday at home.
Perhaps empty isn’t quite the correct term; certainly we’ve been preoccupied, as the minimal posting here shows. It’s primarily my fault – I’m running the Boston Marathon for charity in April, and over the past few months training, fundraising and eating have become my primary concerns; Jack is a bit shy about blogging, so things […]
Jack’s ride. So it goes.
By now, it’s likely that all of us have begun replacing incandescent bulbs with more efficient (but less lovely) compact flourescents in at least some parts of our homes. There have been all sorts of design attempts to make new CFLs look and operate more like their watt-hungry older sibling, but until recently little attention had […]
Because Jack is more hardcore than I am.
With the holidays a distant memory, sharing the cards of 2010 seems long overdue. It’s a safe bet that all invites and holiday greetings have been received by now, so this is not a spoiler post – just a peek at one of the projects that occupied many of our December evenings.
The view from our back deck is – well, lovely, actually. As the snow swirls horizontally around our house, we’ve had the luxury of sleeping in, making waffles and getting a start on blog posts that haven’t happened since the holidays. If you’re up for a snowy commute, be safe and stay warm!
2010 has been a big year for us, individually and certainly for Union Jack Creative. As we make final preparations for our New Year’s Eve fete, here’s a look at our past year – in projects, travels, events, art and design. Wishing everyone a happy new year, safe travels and festive celebrations! 2011, we’ve got […]
Pantone has released its Color of 2011, and I have to admit to being a bit off with my musings over fuchsia – but not by much, I promise. Presenting: Honeysuckle. Pantone of course offers an array of products in the new It Color, and I’ll be keeping my eye out for this lighter, brighter […]