Fancy the Notion

Meet Fancy

Fancy is The Mackreth’s “guard” dog, but the real Fancy belonged to The Mackreth’s namesake.

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Vol. 5: Had a nice party

My family never misses an opportunity to get together and celebrate.

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Vol. 4: What happens at 60?

A wise friend of mine asked me many years ago, “Who do you want to be when you’re 60?”

I paused.

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Vol. 3: The only design hack you need

My grandmother is famous for this particular design hack.

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Vol. 2: What’s in a name?

Mackreth is a family name. Pronounced MACK-reth.

That’s the easy answer.

The longer answer is this…

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Vol. 1: The Mackreth Prologue

I believe a party is the peak of living.

I was raised in a world where exciting things – big or small – were accompanied by a celebration with a curated guest list, the “party food” that only really showed up for parties, and a clean house!