The original “P For Papas, It's a Papas Party” 🐈‍⬛

"CRACKED, CRUMBLING BRICKS" - Late yesterday, Davenport dropped a trove of docs related to the collapse of 324 Main St. I was up late combing through them. Here's what I learned: (1/15) iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2023-…

If you’ve met this cat, you know she’s a Very Good Cat. She’s affectionate and curious and gentle, if a little goofy. She doesn’t quite know how to play, but we forgive that. She is such a sweet girl. EXCEPT FOR, of all things, VET VISITS—when she turns into an absolute demon.

Today I made the jump from book surgery to plant surgery how’s your Sunday been? 🪡🪴

Frankly they still haunt my dreams.

I shimmied out onto a fire escape for one of em. A resident of an adjacent building was pulling her stuff out of it on the dl. Said her building was in as bad of a shape as the one that fell. Added, “I’m on the top floor, I bet the pictures are great up there.” She was right.

The Iowa Supreme Court has declined to reinstate a six-week abortion ban, which means abortion remains legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy bit.ly/3NwE919 @IOWAPublicity

Look the air being poison was entertaining at first, but it’s getting old fast

Welp, that’s all the Twitter I can handle today.

Brb—I’m off to be Bookbinder/Printer/Librarian Barbie for a couple weeks 💁🏼‍♀️📚 💖🪡✨This will temporarily be a rare book magic account, featuring as many fun pictures as I can manage #rarebookschool. And yes—this *does* make up for missing the premiere in Iowa City tonight.

it’s Barbie weekend babes wear that outfit you’ve been nervous to wear

New boxes for old books ✨ #RBS2023 #rarebookschool #bookconservation #librarypreservation

After spending a happy afternoon printing for the RBS Forgeries crew at Book Arts at the Virginia Center for the Book, Bookbinder Barbie and Printer Barbie finally went to see the Barbie Movie 🙌🏼💖

Same window, ever-changing view in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains 🩵

Iowa City PSA: it’s that time of year again where you really wanna look both ways before turning onto a one-way street. Drive/walk safe out there 🌻

2/2 baby blankets completed for 2023—one for each of the gals I got to live with in my teens and early 20s—ably assisted by Tito, whose favorite part was trying to pick out the pins with his teeth. Now: back to bookbinding 🪡🧵📖