I'm Rae. I make fonts & blog. I reside in a city on a lake but spend most of my time living in my head.
OK, I have to admit when I saw this totally cute invitation I was just a teeny bit jealous. When I see something that uses my fonts this well the only thing that would make it better would be if I had designed it.
This was designed by the talented Sue Brown. She not only creates bespoke paper goods but can also be found on Minted. You will love her work.
My 3 font monogram family is done! Lots to this font set. They can be used alone or together. The Rae's Monogram Doodles One is an especially good deal. While there are a couple new drawings, this is a compilation of illustrations from my 52 doodles fonts. And there are 52 of them. A great way to get a wide range of illustrations for many projects.
Rae's Monogram One is two sets of letters and a set of numbers. These letters were designed to be a right and left hand letter.
Rae's Monogram Two is designed to be the middle letter but can also be used alone.
And here are just a few possible uses of 2 or 3 of the fonts used together. Choices are pretty much unlimited.
And these fonts are now for sale at myfonts.com. And they are on sale for a limited time. Do check them out.
And don't forget the Giveaway!
Just finished reading this and could not put it down.
Between 1854 and 1929, so-called orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned children whose fates would be determined by luck or chance. Would they be adopted by a kind and loving family, or would they face a childhood and adolescence of hard labor and servitude?
As a young Irish immigrant, Vivian Daly was one such child, sent by rail from New York City to an uncertain future a world away. Returning east later in life, Vivian leads a quiet, peaceful existence on the coast of Maine, the memories of her upbringing rendered a hazy blur. But in her attic, hidden in trunks, are vestiges of a turbulent past.
Seventeen-year-old Molly Ayer knows that a community-service position helping an elderly widow clean out her attic is the only thing keeping her out of juvenile hall. But as Molly helps Vivian sort through her keepsakes and possessions, she discovers that she and Vivian aren’t as different as they appear. A Penobscot Indian who has spent her youth in and out of foster homes, Molly is also an outsider being raised by strangers, and she, too, has unanswered questions about the past.
Moving between contemporary Maine and Depression-era Minnesota, Orphan Train is a powerful tale of upheaval and resilience, second chances, and unexpected friendship.
Another riveting book.
In love we find out who we want to be.
In war we find out who we are.
FRANCE, 1939
In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says goodbye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn't believe that the Nazis will invade France...but invade they do, in droves of marching soldiers, in caravans of trucks and tanks, in planes that fill the skies and drop bombs upon the innocent. When a German captain requisitions Vianne's home, she and her daughter must live with the enemy or lose everything. Without food or money or hope, as danger escalates all around them, she is forced to make one impossible choice after another to keep her family alive.
Vianne's sister, Isabelle, is a rebellious eighteen-year-old girl, searching for purpose with all the reckless passion of youth. While thousands of Parisians march into the unknown terrors of war, she meets Gaetan, a partisan who believes the French can fight the Nazis from within France, and she falls in love as only the young can...completely. But when he betrays her, Isabelle joins the Resistance and never looks back, risking her life time and again to save others.
With courage, grace and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of WWII and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France--a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.
Friday night we watched this movie. It is on both Amazon and Netflix. I love Maggie Smith!
The Lady in the Van tells the true story of Alan Bennett's strained friendship with Miss Mary Shepherd, an eccentric homeless woman whom Bennett befriended in the 1970s before allowing her temporarily to park her Bedford van in the driveway of his Camden home. She stayed there for 15 years. As the story develops Bennett learns that Miss Shepherd is really Margaret Fairchild (died 1989), a former gifted pupil of the pianist Alfred Cortot. She had played Chopin in a promenade concert, tried to become a nun, was committed to an institution by her brother, escaped, had an accident when her van was hit by a motorcyclist for which she believed herself to blame, and thereafter lived in fear of arrest.
Enjoy!
Don't forget to take a look at my newest font family!
There are always more things to do in Madison than you can possible do. This morning Linda and Nancy and I went to this Master of Fine Arts Exhibit at the Art Lofts Gallery UW-Madison. The paintings were done by Ada Gonzales. This piece was my favorite. We all enjoyed her colour palettes and that she seemed to know when a painting was done. Both things I am not good at.
A couple weekends ago John and I went to the Frank Stella exhibit at MoMCA. We both liked the exhibit. I was a bit disappointed that there was not more of his earlier graphic work. Also wish I had gotten to his lecture which would have given me a better understanding of his later work.
Both exhibits are still on. You could easily do both in an afternoon.
Later this week I am meeting Linda to see the Art Department Faculty Exhibit at the Chazen. Looking forward to that one too. Plus we are starting the day with breakfast at The University Club. Always a treat.
And on April 24th I am taking my sweetie to Doors Open Madison. Anyone who knows John well knows thathe cannot resist a closed door. Especially a small door, or a unique door, or a locked door. Especially a door he has been forbidden to enter. Twenty-six buildings and only 5 hours, so John will need to be selective. To make it easy there will be a trolley.
Everyone one of these interesting things to do is FREE, well, except for breakfast. Madison is truly a great place. Everyone should get out and enjoy it.
We recently stumbled into the Graduate Hotel here in Madison. I was completely charmed. They have a more casual college type restaurant on the main floor. I want to take my computer there and spend the day on one of the red leather couches working and soaking up the groovyness.
If this wall isn't right out of a Wes Anderson movie I don't know what is.
Love the canoe lighting. I think they are all old UW canoes. Great choice of different bulbs. Good eye to detail everywhere.
Quirky art.
And I ask you, who doesn't love a good bathroom?
The Blind is the 7th floor restaurant. It has a good vibe. And great food. Next time I must have the beet salad and squash soup. But John is completely taken with the burger that has a jalapeno jam topping it. Snacks, small plates, large plates, all good. The Blind has both views of the Capitol and Lake Mendota.
And this really is a hotel. The beds look comfy. I liked the clean, spare look of the rooms, with interesting things on the walls. It is on Langdon near the UW. So a great location too. #thegraduatehotel #thegraduatehotelmadison
I like having people over for fondue. I do steak and cheese. I've also done chocolate but that seemed like over-kill. Fondue parties gave me an excuse to get this new 50s tablecloth and seven, yes seven fondue pots. After embracing the life-changing magic of tidying up I did get rid of two. I know, but it is a start.
A fondue party is perfect for a small group that you enjoy and want to chat with for hours.
John's very dear Aunt Jacquie lived in Switzerland. She gave me her fondue pot and all her cheese fondue recipes. I've made the recipe below four times. It is easy and has been perfect each time.
Enjoy!
I am the Queen of Hidden Clutter. Every drawer, cupboard, closet are so full that I can't find anything.
I am only 50 pages into this book but I am a believer. She starts with having you discard anything that does not make you feel joy. She has a strategy that makes sense to me and will change how I view clutter forever. It is a new mind set. And I am enjoying and embracing it.
iPhone speakers, 1 bag of clothes, 1 heavy bag of books and 2 bags of yarn have already left our home. And there will be lots more.
I am never more delighted than when I see one of my fonts used really well. Here are Ellen and Lenny and Dear Rae, Love Dad!
Designed by Nancy Warnecke, who can be found at hello@moonlitink.com.
I'm Rae. I make fonts and blog. I reside in a city on a lake but spend most of the time living in my head.
