Elizabeth Porcher Jones
@elizporcher.bsky.social
Asheville resident (previously Charleston).
(Mostly) retired professional calligrapher/mapmaker.
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(Mostly) retired professional calligrapher/mapmaker.
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Favorite ornament - from 25 years ago. Sweet Annie. (Yes, wearing a veil.)
December 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Favorite ornament - from 25 years ago. Sweet Annie. (Yes, wearing a veil.)
Ho ho ho! Fun place cards tonight! 🎄🎄🎄🎄
December 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Ho ho ho! Fun place cards tonight! 🎄🎄🎄🎄
Nice map exhibit at the Newberry Library
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Nice map exhibit at the Newberry Library
The white cat is blind and has a best friend, a black cat, who is always by its side to guide it.
August 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
A map from 1754 of 'Naboth's Vineyard', Jonathan Swift's garden just south of Marsh's Library where he kept horses and grew exotic fruit like peaches and nectarines!
August 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Our latest blog features a recent acquisition: a Parisian journal, in medieval style, inspired by the 1900 Paris Exposition. Read all about it here: specialcollections-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk?p=30510
August 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Farmers market bouquet
from Black Dog Flowers, Hendersonville NC
from Black Dog Flowers, Hendersonville NC
June 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Farmers market bouquet
from Black Dog Flowers, Hendersonville NC
from Black Dog Flowers, Hendersonville NC
Acres and acres of poppies as seen off I-95 at Four Oaks, North Carolina; a farmer planted millions. It’s quite a sight if you’re in the area in May.
May 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Acres and acres of poppies as seen off I-95 at Four Oaks, North Carolina; a farmer planted millions. It’s quite a sight if you’re in the area in May.
May Day dance, 1940’s (my mother at far right!)
May 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
May Day dance, 1940’s (my mother at far right!)
Happy National Hot Tea Day! It’s Yorkshire tea for me
January 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Happy National Hot Tea Day! It’s Yorkshire tea for me
Blue skies in Asheville
November 19, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Blue skies in Asheville