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Just about ten years ago I laid out a fund-raising recipe book for Gloria Council No. 3 of IDES. I got involved in other things and the project lapsed. Then a few months ago someone called me wanting one of those books. Of course none were to be had. Continue reading “Sacramento Portuguese Heritage Recipe Book”

One of my clients sent me a signed copy of her book. I love getting clients’ books — it’s always a pleasure to see how the final printed book turned out.

I worked on the editing, not the design, but the combination of red and black is lovely, isn’t it? And the red with black is repeated in the interior illustrations, with the red and black overprinted to give a sepia brown tone.

One of my clients gave me this poinsettia. I knew I should have taken a picture right away — after three weeks under my care, the poinsettia has lost some of its glow. It was an amazing plant when I first brought it home: the tallest poinsettia I’d ever seen, with brilliant red leaves hiding the stems.

I waited before taking a photo so I could include my client’s book — The Ivaldis Sail to America by Sybil Ann Ivaldi — with it. Next time I won’t wait.

This photo doesn’t do justice to either the plant or the book. The book, by the way, was a real challenge: 393 photos and 6 graphics, printed in color.