Can't. Stop. Making. Books.

It's a beautiful day here. Not a cloud in the sky, a mild 82 degrees. As part of my effort to live healthier, I biked to my parents' place this morning and had breakfast with them. I ordered oatmeal, even though pancakes were on special. Did I mention the wind is gusting up to 25 miles per hour? As a result, the ride home was on the slow side.

I've become slightly obsessed with making books. Here are just a few of the covers I've put together in the last week:

I love all the beautiful paper out there, and this is the best use I've found yet for it. These are all papers that I've brought home from various trips to Berkeley. Some of them have been waiting for the right project for years. My favorite paper is this one by the talented Geninne Zlatkis:

Before I went to Berkeley, I made the book below, using a page from an old atlas, and in Berkeley, I found the perfect little pouch to carry my book, a pencil, and some markers:

Have you noticed the blue mug that is showing up in a lot of my blog photos? Joni has one just like it that I've envied for years. When we found this one in an art gallery that features local artists, I just had to bring it home. It's the closest I can get to having coffee with her every morning!

I am glad to hear that I'm not boring my dear readers with socks because I have quite a few more to go! And I am liking All the Light We Cannot See a little more than I was earlier this week. It is kind of long and slow-moving.