you probably know this but...05

I just finished "Profiles in Audacity" and really enjoyed it. Although the writing is a little sappy and preachy at times and you have to get past thinking about how the author choose the chapters it is a very interesting collection of brief biographies.

Pine Cone Cottage

This weekend Ian and Edison swam from the end of the dock to the floating raft off shore about 10 times but the best part was watching their faces when their feet touched the very mucky grey silt bottom just outside the sandy area and when they tried to swim through the lilypads to catch a duck.

You probably know this but...04

If you are going to eat bologna this is the best way to go. You can get it at Wegman's.

pattern

Wayne, I think that this is a good example of the trend that you and I were talking about a while back. You can order them from unicahome.com

More Fiskars

I was talking with a friend about Fiskars last night and learned that they have a new line of products. (At least new-ish.) They are well known for their scissors and the innovative cutting/craft devices but this is equally if not interesting. It is a rain water collection system that attaches to standard downspouts. By the look of the rendering it is still somewhat conceptual. My only question is, where is the design? I sort of expect more from them don't you? Check it out on Fiskars.com

Fiskars

This is a good example of their styling and their brand palette. Which really makes you wonder what happened with the bow maker. Maybe they decided guys don't make bows.

you probably know this but...03

To me Fiskars has been done more good design more consistently than almost anyone. This bow maker is new to me but I saw it at a craft store and wondered what happened to get them to deviate from their standard black/grey and orange palette. The video of this in use on YouTube is also worth a look.