Egg Press

I realize it's been a long time since my last post, but things have been extremely busy.  I'm training for the MS150 and as the race is only a few weeks away, we've increased the distances for our weekend rides.  The benefit is that I've been making a lot of progress in my training.  When I started riding in January it was all I could do to keep up with the guys (and a few girls!) that I ride with.  But yesterday, we did a 50 mile ride to Bellville--a ride I could barely finish in December--and not only did I feel really strong the entire way, I kept up with everyone on the hills.  It was a huge accomplishment.

That being said though, riding for 3+ hours a day really takes it out of you.  When I am home on the weekends, I'm usually napping.  Everything else, including my blogging, has suffered as a consequence.  So let me get you up to speed.  A few weeks ago, I ordered some art for my bedroom.  You see, I inherited from my stepmother Barbara (if in fact you can inherit something from someone with whom you have no actual biological connection) a love of paper products and stationary. 

Barbara is the person who took me to New York for the very first time.  On our itinerary were visits to a number of her favorite stores including Fishs Eddy, a quirky housewares store that sells old restaurant place settings, and Kate's Paperie.  Back then there was only one location--the original near Union Square.  It was an entire store devoted to paper.  When I moved to New York a few years later, I would make trips to Greenwich Letterpress to stock up on birthday cards and thank you notes.  Now that I live in Houston, I like to go to Paper Source in the Highland Village shopping center.  They have an entire wall devoted to greeting cards!

There are a lot of printing methods you can use with paper.  My favorite is letterpress.  It's considered an old school method that was made popular again by Martha Stewart Weddings magazine, which features lots of letterpress wedding invitations.  Egg Press is a company located in Portland, Oregon (where my mom lives, making it all that much more special).  All of the stationary stores mentioned above sell cards from Egg Press.  I think they make the most beautiful cards.  Check out this video, which shows an up-close, behind the scenes view of the design and printing process and captures the sense of fun and creative energy that make up the daily inner workings of Egg Press.

 

Here's a look at the set of 3 posters I ordered.  I'm going to have them framed and hung above my bed.  An appropriate setting for posters that read, "Good morning," and "Good night," no?  I haven't had the framing done yet, but will probably go with something simple like museum white mat and white frame.  It will look great when it's done!