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yesterday it was 65 degrees out and i almost hopped on the next u-haul to california.

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Not really. Really what I did was put on a skirt and flip flops and went to Eastern Market in downtown DC. We got lost and then got scones and then tracked down the mythical Letterpress Man that I had heard so much about. (Julie, get a blog.)
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He had type upon type upon type. All very old. Some wood, mostly lead. All very cool. I bought more EE's and B's to improve on my alphabet. And an "&" because I love them. And a "C" because it's the start of Paul's last name. The Letterpress Man is going to try to track down a working Chandler & Price letterpress for me from a guy in Ohio. I am not going to hold my breath but I will cross my fingers.
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Oh, FEBRUARY. Thank you for this unexpected beautiful weather. Oh, DC. Thank you for having cool enough areas and fantastic enough buildings to keep me off the next flight home to Cali. Oh, Paul. Thank you for driving me on wild goose chases.

Good day, yesterday. Good day.

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11 responses to “yesterday it was 65 degrees out and i almost hopped on the next u-haul to california.”

  1. Jennifer Avatar
    Jennifer

    look at all that type!?!? awesome…..where oh where is that man (if I EVER get down that way!!!)

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  2. misti Avatar
    misti

    yes, thank for the nice weather! I am in DC for business and it is a nice change, though still a bit nippy for me, than the two blustry/bitter cold weeks I came the past two years. BRRR!

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  3. vee Avatar
    vee

    i will have to track him down soon, love it! this weather is awesome, isn’t it?!

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  4. Fairlight Avatar
    Fairlight

    That is so cool. How could you begin to decide which ones?
    I threw on a dress and flip flops yesterday too. We were enjoying a lovely 71 degrees.
    Gorgeous.

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  5. Krystyn Avatar
    Krystyn

    Wow – lots of letterpress…just curious..what do they run typically per letter?

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  6. Steph Avatar
    Steph

    de-lurking to tell you how much i enjoy coming to your blog and seeing what you’re up to.
    glad you got out to enjoy the weather! is so welcome in Feb, when you can’t see the light at the end of the cold winter tunnel!

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  7. courtney Avatar
    courtney

    um, yeah. ditto what i said yesterday. i seriously need to track down letterpress places in toronto.
    and move someplace warmer.

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  8. claire Avatar
    claire

    oooh, i am coveting your letterpress man.
    i wonder if denver has a legendary letterpress man hiding out somewhere??

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  9. giuseppina Avatar
    giuseppina

    so fun 🙂

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  10. Tiffany Avatar
    Tiffany

    I love the work you do, you’re so creative! I can’t recall how I came across your blog, but I’ve been keeping an eye on it for some time now. I LOVE letterpress! In fact, it was the manager of my local Paper Source who encouraged me to get one and I finally did. They’re not that easy to locally come by in the Pacific Northwest (I’m from the Seattle area).
    I’m going to D.C. next month and was wondering if you could share any places to see regarding letterpress. Maybe the location of the mythical “Letterpress Man”? Or any museums to see, classes, whatever.
    I’m also planning on seeing some places that might exhibit different handwritten documents, manuscripts as I’ve been studying calligraphy and decorated letters more and more.
    Anyway, I know you’re from California, but if you know of some D.C. must see’s I’d love to hear about them via e-mail, your blog, whatever! Feel free to e-mail me. I’d love to talk with you!

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