I had not seen this before, and it made me smile...

Same.

It me...

Got new tweezers, and they have a bodkin on the end. Truly, marvels are still possible.

Here's a very proud reading ambassador on her way to school!

Helena Bonham-Carter as Margaret Cavendish.

Using Google AI to generate taglines for Thin Ice Press: the York Centre for Print.

Cue childish laughter...

We had a very fun workshop at Thin Ice Press this morning, putting the blue back into Blue Monday...

#letterpress
#printing
#woodtype

Well, I had my doubts, but, in the end, I think we were right to go tasteful and low-key.

Yes, it's going great. Thanks for asking.

Husky and I wait faithfully for her return.

A Thin Ice Frost Fair today in the very lovely surroundings of St Anthony's Hall! Pop in and see us if you are in York!

A lovely, pre-Shandeian moment in Cavendish's Philosophical and Physical Opinions!!

Viral in two senses (one deeply unfortunate). The very weird experience that was my UoY English #wfh tweet taking off.

Congratulations to Thin Ice Press Master Printer Nick Gill (aka Effra Press) who won the Heritage Crafts England Maker of the Year Award yesterday! I got to attend the award ceremony in gorgeous Eltham Palace; it was beyond inspiring to see the diversity and richness of craft talent assembled there.

Ah well. We have new fluffy research assistants, so there I can oblige...