Planting season and harvest time have arrived: good reasons for the studio to open for a “Day of Quinces”. Quince trees are easy to grow in the garden and most of them are robust. In spring their flowers feed the bumblebees, during summer their foliage feeds insects on which feed the birds that have to feed their chicks – and …

Fupsbudel Post-Versal 1935 and Post-Antiqua 1939 Herbert Post (1903-1978) designed both varieties in the 1930s. The duo was quite successful and widely used for both wedding announcements and obituaries. The card printed to announce my birth was set from Post-Versal. Fupsbudel (which is low German for bag or satchel) is a recipe developed with a big smile towards the traditional …