Hello lovely blog readers! Can you believe it is August already? So here in Italy we have a tradition of taking August off. Literally the shops close for vacation and you’ll see signs being put up all around town. People travel abroad and enjoy this end of Summer month, before Fall rolls around and business is back to usual. You can read a bit about vacations on the Becoming Italian blog. I think the tradition dates back to the harvest period and probably also because it’s just so darn hot to do anything!
Although in some industries this cultural phenomenon is losing it’s staying power – Italy getting more modern and western, especially in the big cities – it’s still a common vacation period and many folks in the production industry don’t have a choice as companies close down for maintenance. Our family will be taking 3 weeks off this August and I’m going to follow this Italian tradition with blogging as well. I decided to make it a month of celebrating bookbinding here on tortagialla.com instead of complete silence though. I’ll be posting a book tutorial the beginning of each week, giving everyone time to check it out and ask any questions. Probably nothing revolutionary when it comes to technique, but really just to share the many things I’ve learned in bookbinding thus far. It’s super fun and really easy to make memory books, journals and just artistic pieces to enjoy. Until then…
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What a wonderful idea to take the month of August off, to enjoy life before school starts again, and life gets busy again. I hope you enjoy the peace and quiet, and maybe some travelling. Looking forward to your bookbinding post, something I’ve always wanted to try. Enjoy!
Thanks Terri!
What a BEAUTIFUL photograph. I love the idea of taking August “off”. We’re trying to spend the month exploring some new options and ideas for us as a family (looking at the way we spend, the work we do, the way we spend our free time, etc.)
Definitely a great time to chill given the heat!
I think Italians got it right, we should all take August off!
I always wanted to know how to do book binding so I will be trying out your tutorials, might even sow off if they turn out well
We should make it global, huh?!
Such a great photo!
Looking forward to some good bookbinding posts, and enjoy your time off!
Thanks…will be posting a really easy book to make…tee hee…
I sooo wish we had that tradition in the US!! I have been wanting to learn book binding but feared it – can’t wait to follow your tutorials
I am in!
I know what you mean…folks here in Europe definitely just have more vacation days in general! Oh, definitely don’t fear it – it’s easy peasy…we’ll be starting out simple!
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