Tag Archives: letterpress

As the nights draw in…

Posted on October 13, 2020 by memoirsofahusk

Here in the northern hemisphere, autumn is wiping its muddy feet on the mat, stippling trees in the beautiful hues of their decay. Night is claiming the hours of dawn and dusk abandoned by our hot, bright star. And winter … Continue reading →

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I’ve published a post on my other site, the one where I express my nerd-like interest in things being made or done in Britain, about a printing company in Lancashire that has the last Intertype line-casting machine ever made. A … Continue reading →

Posted on April 20, 2018 by memoirsofahusk | 2 Comments

The Ides of March

Posted on March 18, 2018 by memoirsofahusk

Beware, cried the soothsayer. Or was it the East wind? As I sit down to write this post – amid boxes of tiles, plaster dust and paint – I calculate that it’s XIII days before the Kalends of April. I … Continue reading →

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Dylan, dogs and the Devil

Posted on June 8, 2017 by memoirsofahusk

The gale force wind had calmed a little, though the evidence remained. Everywhere the verges were strewn with debris, as if an automotive bridal procession had just passed by, the bridesmaids strewing branches. Late, as usual, stress kept me company … Continue reading →

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