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hello there.

Well, whaddya wanna know?  Here's the plain and simple truth:  My name is Rebekah Tennis and I love design.  I love paper, the way it feels, its weight and texture.  I love extra special touches on little things: homemade tags on gift-wrap, old stamps on an envelope, and twine on nearly everything.

My husband, business partner and all-around solid rock Matt would probably tell you that he likes tools - lots of 'em, finding the perfect way to do something, taking things apart, and precision in everything. 

So you might as well have guessed by now... we are the perfect match for an old letterpress studio. Together we farm rice and have a small but adorable two-year old son, Cameron.  This keeps us fairly busy, but whenever we have a spare moment, we crank up our 102 year old Chandler and Price platen press and pull some prints. 

There's more, oh yes, there IS more - but that's what this blog is for.  Take a look around, get to know us, our great town of Chico, California and our beautiful presses.


Category Archives: The Good Life

the end of winter.

I know spring has not yet been officially declared, but here in sunny California, it’s headed our way with force. This last weekend we got to spend a treasured time at our family cabin in the mountains, and I knew it was the last of the great snow I would see this year. ...

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a happy, happy weekend to you.

It’s Friday!  And a special weekend we have ahead of us… Lincoln’s Birthday, Saint Valentine’s Day and President’s Day all crammed in and jockeying for their own spot. In fact, some of you may be off celebrating already, in honor of old honest Abe.
We are headed to the family cabin in the mountains.  I have...

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happy weekend { and olive oil. }

It’s the last weekend before Christmas. (No screaming!) Just do what you need to do, Christmas will come… whether or not you buy and wrap that perfect gift for the impossible-to-shop-for Great-Aunt Matilda.
We are headed up to Oregon (road trip!!) today for a weekend wedding.  Right in the middle of the holiday season, yup! Part...

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have a lovely weekend…

It’s Friday – where has the week gone?  Oh yeah, late night printing, collating, mailing.  The holidays are in full swing – which is great!
I’m sure MOST of you have already done this… but if you haven’t, wouldn’t this be the perfect weekend to trim the tree?  We get a real tree from Lassen National...

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{ pumpkin patching. }

Happy new work week to all of you!  Surviving last week at all was a grand feat for me: the whole family is still going through a massive cold, Matt’s still working at the ranch seven days a week (I miss him!), and Cameron has decided naps are for suckers.  But here we are, a...

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{ happy weekend. }

Sorry for the light posting this week… it’s been a bit work hectic, which is a good thing.  I am looking forward to the weekend, though…
So, how about few things that sound delightful!
A walk among the trees as the leaves start to change….
Walnut orchards in Chico, Fall 2008
Playing in the first leaf pile of fall…
Cameron...

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