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Thursday, April 26, 2012 10:09:15 AM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled The Disorganization Principle:
Smyth said, "Eloise stakes her claim.Only three weeks ago I was so confident I had at last gotten a handle on my office organization. No sooner had I finished that blog post than the forces of chaos mounted their attack in the persona of my cat, Eloise. ..." more
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 1:32:07 PM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled What's In a Space?:
Smyth said, "Jack and Eloise lounging in the office window on the day bed.If you have a home office or studio you might face this same dilemma: can I justify the extra overhead of a "real" office or can I make my home space work as I grow my business. This week..." more
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 11:32:33 AM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled Too Many Hats:
Smyth said, "Suddenly, the film score to "The Dark Knight" came on my Pandora feed and I realized—officially—I am wearing too many hats. I'm not sure what it is about that melodramatic orchestral music that brought about this epiphany, but there you go.I..." more
Monday, January 23, 2012 12:07:09 PM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled What's that a key to?:
Smyth said, "Every key I found in my kitchen what-not drawer.Without going all metaphysical on you, what becomes of all the keys in your life? If, like me, you've moved a lot, bought and sold vehicles with abandon, never thrown a key away for fear you will need..." more
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 3:55:41 AM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled Watching the Bird Watchers:
Smyth said, "Bird watchers outside the Portage Lake District Library on Dec. 23. A young snowy owl paid Houghton a visit last Friday. I never would have known except for my impromptu visit to Portage Lake District Library where a small group of dedicated bird..." more
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 10:09:30 AM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled "Be What You Are":
Smyth said, "I really don't know what made me pull this album from the shelf and put it on the turn table today but it was an inspired choice. Nostalgia has taken me back to the Staple Singers 1973 album, Be What You Are. Despite racial strife, the..." more
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 2:22:23 PM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled Spend the New Year with Jack!:
Smyth said, "In time for holiday gift-giving, we've created a charming wall calendar filled with images from the first 4 issues of Adventures in the U.P. Kids (and any dog lovers on your list) will love it.Click on the image below to preview the calendar and if..." more
Thursday, June 23, 2011 10:02:26 AM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled Starting Over, Daily:
Smyth said, "The truism that nothing is constant but change has now been made manifest in its purest form and that is the publishing business right now. And again now. Oh and something just changed and you missed it, again. What happened first to the music..." more
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 8:29:04 AM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled Publisher's Note to Volume 2: Why We Bother:
Smyth said, "Putting together the second issue of Further North I suddenly realized what drew me to editorial design as a career also drew me to the Keweenaw—an absolute love of the material world. Editorial design means designing books, magazines, any other..." more
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 12:56:53 PM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled Further North Volume 2 is here!:
Smyth said, "Further North Issue 2: Life in the Heart of the Keweenaw In Volume 2 we bring you gorgeous botanical illustrations of the Keweenaw's heritage apples, essays ranging from the importance of the Finnish..." more
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 12:07:46 PM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled In Praise of Adoption:
Smyth said, "Not only is November "National Adoption Month," but today is "Michigan Adoption Day" as well. Adoption gets so little attention usually (unless there is a scandal to report) that I didn't want to let the day pass without notice.Our company's first..." more
Thursday, November 18, 2010 5:49:16 AM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled Apples, wine, lake trout, and saunas...:
Smyth said, "What could be more Upper Peninsula? Well, O.K., maybe beer, and deer hunting, and four-wheeling but those just aren't subjects we are covering in the next issue of Further North.And being a bit compulsive, I'm going to acknowledge again that I'm..." more
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 11:45:23 AM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled Layering:
Smyth said, "Driving Hwy. 41 while the sun is still rising, trying to keep my focus on the road instead of the pink-tinged clouds layered on the canvas of a robin's-egg-blue sky and the sharp contrast of the dark trees just beginning to turn orange, red, and..." more
Friday, July 2, 2010 11:07:02 AM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled What happened to June?:
Smyth said, "The month of June came and went almost without my knowing it. With the publication of the first issue of Further North things at Thimbleberry Press just got busier, particularly with planning a celebration of the new publication.But plan a party we..." more
Monday, May 10, 2010 8:14:01 AM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled Better Spring than Never:
Smyth said, "We are very excited, and exhausted, to announce that the first issue of our new magazine, Further North, has just been uploaded to the MagCloud.com site and is available to be previewed and purchased online at www.thimbleberrypress.magcloud.com...." more
Friday, March 12, 2010 5:59:42 AM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled Progress Report, Part 2:
Smyth said, "I know what you're thinking. She's going to tell us that Further North has gone to press and all is right with the world.Close. Further North is getting so full of interesting content and fabulous photographers that I am still working on it. (The..." more
Thursday, February 18, 2010 9:38:53 AM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled Progress Report:
Smyth said, "OK, I can't tell you we are going to press yet, but I can report that we have our cover (thanks to the stunning, wide-angle photo of a frozen Copper Harbor provided by local photographer David Clark) and most of the content is being edited.Now the..." more
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 8:59:49 AM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled The Importance of Partners:
Smyth said, "Who else is going to drag me away from the computer and onto a boat for a trip to a lighthouse (with my dog in tow, no less)? Or remind me of all the things I do know when I'm preoccupied with all the things I don't know? A compatible partner is a..." more
Saturday, January 9, 2010 6:07:54 PM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled Blogging, Slogging, and Keeping Your Spirits Up in January:
Smyth said, "Look at that. I mean really. Look. Conifers sticking up out of the snow and I can't tell if the blue sky is advancing or retreating. January in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.I spent a large chunk of my life in the Pacific Northwest and swore never..." more
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 9:16:29 AM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled Winter Solstice, Spring Fever Comes Early:
Smyth said, "Last night was the winter solstice, and even if I can't exactly see the days growing longer yet it helps to know that they are. Little by little spring will arrive, even up here in the frozen Keweenaw.Likewise, little by little we are inching our..." more
Sunday, December 13, 2009 8:23:36 AM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled Making a Book With China: or How Partnerships Can Be a Blast:
Smyth said, "Every new enterprise starts with a (hopefully) good idea. Ours started with two.First, to create a book documenting the experiences of daughters adopted from China on return visits or heritage tours. Second, since we were starting at zero and wanted..." more
Sunday, December 13, 2009 8:23:36 AM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled Small Publisher, Really Small Town:
Smyth said, "The official population of Copper City, Michigan stood at 193 the last time I checked. I think that's overstating it a bit. Before Thimbleberry Press relocated here from New Jersey in 2008, the only business in town was the Drift Inn (a tavern..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 7:02:55 PM
Smyth Laura wrote a blog post titled This Is Not a Paid Political Advertisement (geesh):
Smyth said, "When I was a girl my family lived through a big storm on the East Coast that flooded us out of our home. Honestly, I don't remember the name of that particular storm, but I do remember being evacuated by the National Guard along with my sister and..." more