sweet jake, an english cocker spaniel, has been diagnosed with mast cell cancer, a common cancer in dogs that can be aggressive and dangerous. the best treatment is a quick surgery, which can be expensive. to help raise money for the surgery, jake’s owner anna, who is a talented seamstress, created the apron campaign. you pick the fabric and she’ll sew you a beautiful apron.
order yours (or just donate!) here.
(via sfgirlbybay)
the power of photography (and easy ways to help)
i don’t even know where to begin with this post. there is so much to say.
first, i guess that while i intellectually understood the gulf oil spill, it wasn’t until i came across these images that the boston globe recently published that the magnitude of it really hit home for me. and made me cry.
and want to help, in whatever way i can. to start, riding my bike everywhere i can. i figure the less oil i consume, the better.
and strange as it may sound, have my dogs groomed. i will send their fur (and there’s a lot of it) to help soak up oil via an organization called matter of trust. i know it sounds crazy, but it works. if you don’t have a dog, you can also get your own hair cut at a participating aveda salon that will send all hair clippings to matter of trust.
i know they are little things, but i want to help in my own small way. and all the little things add up. really. if you have any other ideas how we can help, please comment and share.
(thanks a ton to april and her wonderful blog for bringing these images and efforts to my attention. images are, of course, from the boston globe.)
anyone who has had the great joy of driving in the mpls metro lately knows that the potholes are tremendous, so i couldn’t help but fall in love with these pothole gardens by british artist pete dungey. as the artist says, “if we planted one of those in every hole, it would be like a forest in the road.” how true.
(via a cup of jo)
Here’s some frivolous-ness for this friday. Ze Frank has this fun little virtual kaleidoscope toy on his website. It’s amazing how simple lines and shapes can make such nice patterns. I just lost about 15 minutes playing with it, now you can too.
An open letter to James Cameron from Papyrus
If you, like me, were appalled by the use of Papyrus in Avatar, you must read this it will make you laugh enough to almost make up for the fact that you probably gagged a bit when you saw the posters for Avatar.
I remember back in junior high school when it was cool to write and draw on your shoes I just don’t remember seeing anything this cool. Charlotte Mann typically draws on people’s walls with her magic markers which would have gotten you suspended in jr. high but which is apparently the next big interior design trend…. You heard it here first.
Can you tell the folks at RedBlackBrown have been swamped lately? We’ve got some great projects were about ready share with you so we hope the lull in posts proves to be worth the wait. In the mean time here is the photo of the day.
That’s not to say we’re planning on inundating you with a new photo every day (though you never know). My advice is to stop fretting about it and live in the now. So, here’s the photo of the (to)day. It is of Devin who is currently the youngest RBB occasional intern and inspiration source (he’s too young to work legally). Anyway, clearly he isn’t working – he’s enjoying a breathtaking sunset off South Beach on the Pt. Reyes National Seashore north of San Francisco, CA.
Speaking of enjoyment we all hope you enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.