
From Lighthouse to Flagpole
I’m a big fan of flags. When I lived in DC the District’s flag made me feel connected and part of something larger, something whole. Simple, recognizable, easy to reproduce in any media and it scales! I loved to look at flags even at a young age, and […]

WISCONSIN IN BLACK, WHITE and cheddar
It was just a week ago I attended Wayzgoose 2014 at the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum. What a fair feast for type geeks and font hogs alike! The Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum is the only museum (I know of) dedicated to the preservation, study, production and printing of wood type. This […]

HOTEL POOLS AT NIGHT
I’ve long held the belief that design and art are all around us, but sometimes as hard to find as Ms. Cheeze in a field of Belted Galloways. Those of us who live in tourist towns often find the ending weeks of summer filled with melancholia. As visitors leave the shore and head back to […]

LUST FOR LAWN
Summer Saturday mornings prove vexing for Ms. Cheeze. Madamoiselle Fromage likes to tour the property post petit déjeuner, and is careful to review any changes the night might have wrought: new furry neighbors in the shed, puddles on the patio, updated content in the bird feeder. On weekends, however, her peaceful constitutional is most […]

IT’S GOT A GOOD BEAT, BUT DOES IT GO WITH HIGH TEST?
Recently a new Stop & Shop gas station opened in our neighborhood. Cars lined up with drivers anxiously clutching their Stop & Shop cards in anticipation of a pot of gold in petrol savings. And save they did…and spend. Excitement filled the salty, on-shore air, as did some of the most offensive, loud pop music […]