perverse idyll

The view towards Cascade Canyon

Some (very) mini bookbinding for @obikin-valentine-exchange !

I typeset and bound @jaggededges123 's To Win A Heart . It was the perfect fic for this scale and for some neat knight-themed text ornaments. The fic feels so rich and the exchange between Obi-Wan and Anakin is so sweet and tender even in such a relatively small scale. I knew that I wanted to do something similar inspired by that talent for concision and make this bind as fancy as possible in a very small size.

I made two versions of this fic, the same typeset imposed as a mini and a lilliputian size (which I've gotten into because about 1.8cm in height fits the shelves of the book nook featured in the background of the pics). On a scrap print, I wasn't sure that the images in the typeset would print clearly at the smallest size so I imposed the mini as a backup and bound both when the second print with a different printer turned out great. And yes, you can read them!

I took a look at my stash and saw these scraps of gorgeous marbled paper I have been saving from a class I took in the fall and thought: I absolutely have to use this. The bookcloth corners are incredibly extra too and I love the way they look.

Wetlands along the Buffalo Fork, Grand Teton National Park.

The Teton Range from the Snake River overlook.

But brushing your teeth for 30 seconds is better than not brushing them at all when that 2 minutes seems exhausting.  Doing ten minutes of yoga is better than 10 minutes of sitting when 30 minutes of cardio sounds impossible.  Changing my clothes is good when a whole shower is impossible.  Standing on the porch for a few minutes is worth it after being in the house for three straight days because I don’t have the energy to go anywhere.

Cat and kitten door knocker, Clun, England

This unusual door knocker from Clun, England, features a mother cat carrying her kitten — sculpted in cold, weathered bronze, yet full of tenderness.