tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950322009130716236.post-53109500377254621042008-01-25T15:14:00.000-08:002008-04-11T11:09:47.622-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R5qGei5le1I/AAAAAAAAAeQ/5HFDIyFiXg0/s1600-h/Bonie+Bell.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R5qGei5le1I/AAAAAAAAAeQ/5HFDIyFiXg0/s400/Bonie+Bell.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159584182428859218" /></a><br />January 25 is the birthday of the Scottish poet <a href="http://www.nls.uk/burns/index.htm">Robert Burns</a>. To celebrate the day, I wrote out one of his <a href="http://www.robert-burns.eu/Index-Of-Titles.htm">poems</a>. Although I now do most of my writing on the computer, it is still satisfying to put pen (or marker) to paper. I placed these <a href="http://www.makingbooks.com/images/whatsnew/1-2inchguide.pdf">guidelines</a> under the paper to make it easier to write in straight lines. <br /><br />When I did calligraphy making leaf borders was something I enjoyed. I first learned how in <span style="font-style:italic;">Writing & Illuminating & Writing</span> by <a href="http://www.ejf.org.uk/">Edward Johnston</a>. Here are some modified directions: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R5qOrC5le3I/AAAAAAAAAeg/8Gv3stD1OKw/s1600-h/leaf+border.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R5qOrC5le3I/AAAAAAAAAeg/8Gv3stD1OKw/s400/leaf+border.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159593193270246258" /></a>Susan Kapuscinski Gaylordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174952588173490738noreply@blogger.com