Beach Boys plaid.

bookmark for myself

Boessert Schorn - Strange and beautiful dresses.

Megan Porter of Brownsburg, Ind., is in the third grade, the last year of cursive training in many school districts.

The Case for Cursive

Quoted in the article is a 22-year old who can barely read her late grandmother’s journal because it was in cursive.

What!?

Primitive-Garde Architecture by Terunobu Fujimori

1. Nemunoki Art Museum

2. Chashitsu Tetsu

3. Takasugi-an (too high teahouse)

All images came from a single screenshot from Bonjour Johanna, where I learned about Mr. Fujimori.

5/1/11 Edit: Actually today I came across an email about him from a.w. in 2007.

(Source: voyagebound)

Graffiti on a chapel on Detroit’s east side predicts a renaissance.

Having never really spent much time there, my sister and I are planning a trip to explore Detroit and visit some great-aunts. I’m overwhelmed with all the awesome stuff we need to pack in.

The art of human-made sake.

Pine Ridge Trail to Sykes Hot Springs.

Cotton Crepe Now a Popular Fabric for the Busy Woman Who Wants to Dress Well.

By ANNE RITTEHOUSE

January 17, 1909,

COTTON crepe, domestic and imported, will be the leading fabric for the white wash shirtwaist of the early Spring.

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(Both=top google hits for “cotton crepe”. Image: Kimono night-dress of cotton crepe, showing a garment which has been laundered, washed, but not ironed. Text: NY Times Headline and article teaser.)