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Vernon Adams Font T-Shirt Now Available
I’m a fan of Vernon Adams, the font designer. I’ve been a freelance graphic designer for the past ten years, so it wasn’t too much of a stretch for me to be intrigued with his craft. And because his wife Allison has been one of my dearest friends, it just worked out that I was…
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Love and Light — A Thank You From England
Letter from Vernon’s Mum, Dad & Sister Vanessa Having seen the beautiful photographs, and comments, regarding the recent Craft Market that Allison entered on her blog, I feel I must send a message relaying the gratitude of Vernon’s family in England to all you wonderful folk who supported this event. To say a mere “Thank…
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Sans Oxygen Craft Market – Last Call 50% Off
Just a quick note to give a big THANK YOU to everyone who has come out to enjoy the market last night and today! As we’re coming to the end of our sale, we want to offer most of the remaining items at 50% OFF. 50% OFF Before 6 p.m.! Thanks again, and come on…
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Save the Date: Craft Fair Benefit at ‘Green Flash Gallery’
Join us on the evening of Friday, December 5th at the Green Flash Gallery for a craft fair to benefit Vernon Adams and family. Artists from throughout our community have contributed items such as ceramic teapots, tiles, quilts, ornaments, stamps and many other hand-crafted items. Enjoy appetizers and beverages, musical entertainment by Andrea Ketcham and…
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Documentation
Hi Friends, This is Ali and Vern’s friend Jen, just dropping in for a small update. Last time I posted here, it was mid-August and Vernon had just been transferred to Kindred. I was beaming along with Ali at this great environment for healing. And hasn’t it proven so? Here we are two months since…
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Hope is a waking dream. — Aristotle
Hi Friends, Jen here. Just taking a moment to tell you (on Allison’s behalf) that today was a good day. I journeyed with Allison from San Clemente on up to Vernon’s new space at Kindred Hospital in Brea. Yeah, it is about 30 minutes additional driving (beyond Mission Hospital), but the benefits of this new…
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On fonts, silly daughters and such…
Just wanted to share about my time visiting with Vernon today. I showed him a series of photos from last week where I attempted to capture Justine’s act of pretending to be Allison. I had taken a video, but once we had put her on camera, she had stopped the full-blown ‘pretending to be my…
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Signs and Wonders
Hi, I’m Jen. If I haven’t met you somewhere along this journey, I’m one of the many people out there blessed first by Allison’s friendship, then by the addition of Vernon and Maki into her, and our lives. It was about a year ago that Vernon, a font designer, and myself, a graphic designer, decided…
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Calling All Cooks: Bring a Meal!
Many friends have asked if they can support Allison by preparing a delicious meal for her and the kids. It is a wonderful idea and was just a matter of finding the best way to keep it organized. We now have a special web page dedicated to sign ups for meal deliveries. Once you’ve entered…