Welcome to October. The harvesting, the gathering in, is in full swing. The Convivio Book of Days calendar for October is so special to us, and we hope you find it pleasing, too. Our friend Shin Yu Pai, who is a poet that we’ve collaborated with on projects in the past, has delved into a beautiful project this summer and fall in which she has been printing on apples in an orchard in Seattle. It is a project that conjures autumnal magic. We’re so delighted that Shin Yu has let us share it with you, too. The photographs are by Katy Tuttle, and they are just as exquisite as the poetry project.
So go on, print the calendar and pin it to your bulletin board, or simply enjoy it on your computer monitor. Also, learn more about Shin Yu Pai’s Heirloom project by visiting her website. Seek magic this month. Enjoy.
I think this is my favourite printable month so far! The poem is lovely (the bits we get to see) and I have a special fondness for alphabet books.
I am also old enough to remember a phenomenon of the late 1950s and early 1960s: girls used to tape the name of their current boyfriend onto their leg or arm (or ‘chest’ if they were very daring!) at the beginning of summer. The tanning of the rest of their exposed skin would leave them with a transitory (sometimes not fast enough) ‘tattoo’.
With all the warnings about the dangers of excessive sun exposure I doubt this is as popular as it once was!