Cute Little Paper Blog

Our garden

Over the years, we got better at gardening. Casey started trying new things when we had a tiny yard in California. But...

katieAug 23, 2025

Long Island

I had such a great trip to Long Island this summer. Elise has been two times since she was born. The first...

katieAug 11, 2025

Southern Maine

It was my family’s first time in Maine. Actually, Elise has been once when she was 6 months old and I have...

katieAug 10, 2025

Brossard

I find Brossard much more family friendly than Montreal. It’s easier to park and there are just as many food choices. This...

katieAug 6, 2025

Mini zine

My husband and I decided to collaborate and create a pocket-sized card containing information about the dirty dozen and clean 15. This...

katieJul 4, 2025

AZ/TX Zines

When I travel I like to visit indie bookstores looking for zines. Here are some that I’ve recently found: Wooden Tooth Records...

katieJun 22, 2025

Austin

I have not been back to Austin for a long time. We came briefly in 2021, when we were moving from California...

katieJun 14, 2025

Tucson

We stayed four nights in Tucson. It’s where my mom lives and I have so many wonderful cousins and childhood friends. I...

katieJun 14, 2025

Upstate NY/CT

Casey and I joke that May this year was our social season. But it actually was, because we kicked it off with...

katieJun 14, 2025

Phoenix

Last time I went to Phoenix I only stayed one night. So this time I wanted to get to know it better....

katieJun 13, 2025

Tucson & Phoenix

Last winter we went to Tucson and Phoenix. We’ve decided we’re going to take this trip every year. I found this little...

katieApr 27, 2025

Nonfiction Comics Festival

I tabled at an event for the first time since having a baby. I can say that I don’t miss tabling and...

katieJan 28, 2025

Snail mail

I’m launching this blog back up again with this sweet 3d card I just received in the mail from Zhenya! My friendship...

katieJan 22, 2025

Marche Jean Talon

Another trip to our beloved Montreal. We’ve been living in Vermont for less than two years and we’ve been eight times. Each...

katieApr 26, 2023

Tucson

It’s good to be back in Tucson. Tucson is sort of my second home, after all the other places I have lived...

katieMar 26, 2023

Boston

If you hadn’t caught on to my life yet, I run a literary and art magazine called Canto Cutie that showcases the...

katieFeb 26, 2023

New Bedford

In 2022, I took the magazine on an unofficial tour! First to Boston for the Boston Art Book Fair and then Brooklyn...

katieJan 26, 2023

Manhattan

I had a great day in the city with my in-laws. We played mini-golf, got fancy pastries, went to a photography museum,...

katieDec 26, 2022

Richmond

Richmond is a cute town in Vermont that some friends have told me that I should move to. Too bad, because we...

katieOct 29, 2022

South Hero

South Hero is the southernmost Champlain island and only a thirty minute drive from my home. Summer weekends are where the Islands...

katieOct 24, 2022

Shelburne Museum

We’ve had over twelve guests come stay at our guest room this summer. It’s partly due to my urging of everyone come...

katieOct 21, 2022

Watertown

Watertown is a city west of Boston that I had a great time selling zines at. I met a lot of great...

katieOct 16, 2022

Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal

This trip was our first time where we spent the night! And our first time using public transport. By now, we knew...

katieOct 16, 2022

Rue Sainte-Catherine

I really love planning Casey’s birthday. For one birthday while we were living in San Jose, we drove up to San Francisco...

katieOct 15, 2022

Mile End

We discovered a funky new neighborhood in Montreal. Mile End is where many Orthodox Jews live, so there are many bagel shops....

katieOct 12, 2022

Montreal Botanical Garden & Museum of Fine Arts

Our first foray up to Montreal was with two of our friends from California. Surprise – the border crossing was extremely easy...

katieOct 8, 2022

Northampton

One Saturday, I drove down to Western Massachusetts for a zine fair and had the time of my life. Making zines have...

katieOct 5, 2022

Boston

Fourth time’s the charm. I came for the first time in 2018 with my friend Samantha. I got my bearings – the...

katieAug 29, 2022

Laconia, New Hampshire

I had never spent much time in New Hampshire, other than an hour stroll through Lebanon. I drove to Dover for a...

katieAug 22, 2022

Newport, Vermont

The race of the summer is the Kingdom Swim. I had heard about this swim my very first week living in Vermont,...

katieAug 15, 2022

Burlington Coffee

The summer of 2022 brought guests from all over to stay at our cozy ranch home. We finally got the guest bed...

katieAug 8, 2022

Vermont Womenpreneurs Summit

Strangely enough, during the pandemic I got to speak and give more presentations than ever before. Zoom made it possible for me...

katieAug 1, 2022

Vermont Bookstores

It doesn’t matter where I am, I absolutely love bookstores. It all started when I was little. My mom would let me...

katieJul 29, 2022

Housewarming Cards

Moving to a new state and getting guests for the first time means gifts, celebrations, and most importantly, cards. I collect every...

katieJul 12, 2022

Letters from Russia

The best thing about making friends abroad is being able to send each other care packages and write letters. It started when...

katieJun 12, 2022

March 2020

I typically do not enjoy my birthday because of built-up anxiety and wanting to make the day perfect but a fun fact...

katieMay 12, 2022

Phoenix

My sister got married in Phoenix, which made it the third time I have gone in three years. I’ve always had Tucson...

katieApr 24, 2022

Smuggler’s Notch

This winter, I learned to ski. And not only that – I grabbed skiing by the horns. Or the poles. I took...

katieApr 23, 2022

Jay Peak & Downtown Burlington

For Casey and my one year marriage anniversary, it was also pretty much the one year anniversary of us deciding to move...

katieApr 15, 2022

Cambridge

I did not expect to like this small town very much but I’m glad I was wrong. Harvard’s campus is wonderfully picturesque,...

katieMar 23, 2022

Salem

Every witchy girl has a bucket list destination, and it’s Salem, Massachusetts. Myself included, I had to visit during a Halloween. For...

katieFeb 23, 2022

St. Albans

Before we even decided to look for a house in Vermont, we came to visit. Casey was working from home so I...

katieJan 23, 2022

Waterbury

So if Los Angeles is the Los Angeles of California, I would say that Waterbury is the Los Angeles of Vermont. Waterbury...

katieDec 23, 2021

Gilroy

My husband and I have had a fascination with Gilroy ever since we moved here. Apparently, it is the largest exporter of...

katieAug 23, 2021

Our honeymoon

Sometimes I think that as a couple, Casey and I are blessed with extraordinarily good luck. We didn’t really have a honeymoon...

katieAug 15, 2021

Our Wedding Reception

With no end to the pandemic in sight, Casey and I wanted to make sure our guests could at least have a...

katieJul 15, 2021

Our Jewish Ceremony

I converted to Judaism after a year-long course put together by four local temples. I found the perfect rabbi after meeting four...

katieJun 15, 2021

Our sweet elopement

Casey and I decided to have a pandemic elopement. We don’t regret it, because we would have chosen a small, intimate ceremony...

katieMay 20, 2021

Sanborn County Park

We had planned a long engagement but with our out-of-state move looming closer, and no end to the pandemic in sight, we...

katieMar 15, 2021

Scrapbooking winter break

I love getting done with a scrapbook! Then it gets to go on my shelf, with all my other travel memories. I...

katieJan 24, 2021

Ano Nuevo State Beach

After living in California for over three years, Casey and I realized we had only been to Santa Cruz once! We had...

katieJan 23, 2021

Almaden Quicksilver Park

The best part about living in South San Jose is that you are right up along the mountains. It can’t get any...

katieJan 22, 2021

Monte Bello Preserve

Monte Bello is a special hiking spot Casey and I go to near Palo Alto. It is our favorite place because it...

katieJan 19, 2021

Nisene Marks State Forest

Casey and I visited Nisene Marks at the beginning of our myceulium obsession. We were just learning about mushrooms and getting excited...

katieJan 12, 2021

Capitola Beach

We’ve been living in the Bay Area for four years now but we have yet to spend too much time at any...

katieJan 5, 2021

Northwest Austin

I found an old map of Austin while visiting my grandpa one summer afternoon. It was a map from the 90’s, and...

katieNov 1, 2020

Austin and my many homes

I lived in Austin for almost twenty-five years and called several places home, mostly in North Austin. I have fond memories of...

katieOct 1, 2020

Oakland/SF

Quarantine makes me nostalgic for places I’ve been, even if they’re not my favorite places. I haven’t left the house really, since...

katieSep 29, 2020

Memories of Austin through restaurants

I found an old wallet filled with punchcards from Austin. There were about thirty in there. Didn’t I say I was a...

katieSep 1, 2020

Paris

I’m currently learning French through Duolingo. It is going surprisingly well. I am catching on and it seems like it’s filling gaps...

katieSep 1, 2020

Istanbul

Have you been somewhere that’s so completely magical that you vow to return again and again? That’s how I feel about Istanbul....

katieAug 29, 2020

Vietnam

Vietnam was the cheapest ticket I could get out of Korea. It was also a place I wasn’t familiar with, so I...

katieJul 11, 2020

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz has a cult following around the Bay Area. Everyone has a bumper sticker of The Mystery Spot. Well, it seems...

katieJul 11, 2020

San Luis Obispo

My friend was living in LA and I was a new transplant in San Jose. We wanted to meet but didn’t want...

katieJul 11, 2020

Austin, through the eyes of a visitor

What is my hometown? I never know how to answer this question. Is it where I was born? Is it where I...

katieJul 11, 2020

Tucson

For this year’s climate-poclypse, Casey and I headed to Tucson. We packed up everything of importance into our car and drove twelve...

katieJul 10, 2020

Hong Kong

I have a love-hate relationship with Hong Kong. First of all, it is like immersing yourself in a bucket of sweat during...

katieJun 30, 2020

Philadelphia

One of the best things about having a family member an official tour guide is all. the. discounts! She gets comped to...

katieJun 24, 2020

Samara

What is Russia like? It’s difficult to explain to people who have never been to a “second world country.” The West likes...

katieJun 24, 2020

St. Petersburg

Have you ever been heartbroken and alone in a city? That’s what St. Petersburg is to me. I went there as a...

katieJun 24, 2020

Ulan-Ude

Ulan-Ude is the capital of a small Asian republic in Russia, Buryatia. Buryat people are buddhist and speak both their native language...

katieJun 23, 2020

Japan

I love Japan but I have an issue with all the stereotypical people that dream of going there. First of all, Japan...

katieJun 23, 2020

Kyzyl

When people ask for advice for where to go in Russia, they ask, “Do you like Moscow or St. Petersburg more?” My...

katieJun 22, 2020

New York City

I’ve lost track of the times I’ve been to New York City. If I had never met my partner (who’s from New...

katieJun 22, 2020

Mexico City

I visited Mexico City the fall of 2015. I had just come back to Austin after traveling nonstop for a year. And...

katieJun 22, 2020

Another year, another year of travels

Everytime I travel somewhere new, I make a new journal documenting well, basically everything. No meal or sight is left undocumented. My...

katieJun 10, 2020

Marin County

Marin County is the area north of San Francisco, on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge. I had heard a...

katieMar 8, 2020

Phoenix

Most of my time spent in Arizona is in Tucson. I went to school there for two years and all my cousins...

katieMar 8, 2020

Yosemite National Park

I went to Yosemite for the first time in October. I’ll be honest – I don’t like the idea of Yosemite. Apple...

katieJan 30, 2020

Africa

Morocco

I had never been to Africa before. When I found out a friend had just finished Peace Corps in Morocco, I jumped...

katieJan 2, 2020

London

I’ve been to London twice. Once in 2014 and again in 2019. When I visited in 2014, it was at the very...

katieDec 29, 2019

Berkeley/SF

I moved to San Jose three years ago. San Jose is an hour south of the world famous San Francisco. Every movie...

katieDec 24, 2019

Spain

Do you have a travel bucket list? I sure do. Here are my top places: Spain Greece/Cyprus Ethiopia All of Northern Europe...

katieDec 24, 2019

Davis

One of my favorite travel partners is my grandpa. He and I have been to countless places… Brazil, Hong Kong, Canada, Northwestern...

katieDec 23, 2019

Cleveland

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cute Little Paper Blog (@cutelittlepaperblog) on Sep 29, 2019 at 5:45pm PDT I...

katieDec 23, 2019

Amsterdam

Traveling isn’t always glamorous. My friends and I somehow all got diarrhea from the same ice cubes at the most upscale bar...

katieDec 22, 2019

The Bay Area, from South Bay to the Peninsula

Casey and I just celebrated four years in the Bay. California has been enjoyable, with new experiences, and good memories. We don’t...

katieNov 14, 2019

British Columbia

When I was about eighteen, I set off with my grandpa and fifty other retirees in a stinky tour bus all Canadian...

katieNov 3, 2019

Monterey

For our four year anniversary, my boyfriend and I spent the weekend in Monterey. We saw the infamous aquarium, went to the...

katieOct 23, 2019

Denver

I was able to connect with Zhenya, a friend I made while living in Samara, in Denver! It was the perfect place...

katieOct 3, 2019

Grenada

My boyfriend and I decided to spend ten days in Grenada, also known as the Isle of Spice. He had served in...

katieSep 23, 2019

Boston & New York City

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cute Little Paper Blog (@cutelittlepaperblog) on Dec 8, 2019 at 6:12pm PST This...

katieAug 23, 2019

Costa Rica

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cute Little Paper Blog (@cutelittlepaperblog) on Dec 8, 2019 at 10:31pm PST Costa...

katieAug 22, 2019

Brazil

In March 2017, I had the opportunity to visit two cities in Brazil: Florianopolis and Rio de Janiero. I have a great...

katieJul 23, 2019

Alabama

I’ve been to Alabama twice. It’s funny because people outside of Alabama are like… why? It’s a humid and strangely beautiful place....

katieJun 30, 2019

Texas Coast

I remember when I met my first college roommate, who is from Houston, and stupidly asked her, “Houston has an airport?” I’m...

katieJun 24, 2019

Kazan

I think the hottest guys in Russia are from Kazan. Hear me out. Kazan is the capital of Tatarstan, a semi-autonomous region...

katieJun 24, 2019

San Antonio

San Antonio was awesome! We’ve been here many times in the past, but it was the first time we flew here as...

katieJun 23, 2019

Big Basin State Park

We had our first visitor to in the Bay Area! My boyfriend and I moved here in 2017 and we never miss...

katieMay 23, 2019

Castle Rock State Park

Another beautiful day at a State Park, hunting for mycelium and breathing the fresh air. I think this park is too close...

katieFeb 23, 2019

Ufa

I spent an entire week in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia. When I told people in Russia I was headed there, the immediate reaction...

katieDec 23, 2018

Los Angeles

I’ve visited Los Angeles many times as a kid with my family. I knew it for the beaches and Getty Museum, which...

katieDec 23, 2018

Portland

Some of my best travels happen right when I quit a job. I remember when I quit my crappy retail sales associate...

katieJul 18, 2018

Germany

My family and I traveled to Frankfurt, Berlin, and Munich in 2015. We met friends and visited museums. I kept all notes...

katieJul 13, 2018

Traveling around the US National Parks

When I was in college and already feeling the wanderlust, I joined my grandpa and fifty other retirees from China on to...

katieJul 13, 2018

Colorado

For spring break, my boyfriend and I took a road trip to Colorado. We visited Crestone, Valley View, and Colorado Springs. We...

katieJul 13, 2018

Korea

Busan, Korea is where I found myself in 2015 after living one year in Russia. I backpacked through Siberia and the Far...

katieJul 13, 2018

Siberia

Samara drops below 40 degrees starting January. I decided that it would be a good idea to go to Siberia… because, why...

katieJan 20, 2018

Primorsky Krai

I spent a whole year in Western Russia, in Samara working as a university lecturer. Samara is a mid-sized Russian city. I...

katieJan 20, 2018

Long Beach

Long Beach is one of my favorite places in LA. I love the colorful horticulture and the perpetual ocean breeze. It embodies...

katieJan 20, 2018

Moscow

Soviet-era birthday postcards and a matroshka doll from Izmailovsky market in Moscow When I was a freshman in college, I spent a...

katieAug 16, 2016

Cancun

Something I’ve always liked about scrapbooking is that you can make one entirely out of found materials. When I think of scrapbooking,...

katieFeb 23, 2016

Why is stationery so special to me?

Mun Guey means stationery in Cantonese. I believe I sort of have an ancestral memory for all things written on paper. My...

katieFeb 16, 2016

Taipei

The first thing I do on every trip is buy a notebook. I used to take a journal with me from home,...

katieFeb 10, 2016