At the end of March, the family visited the one day Old Book and Paper Show. A bit like Scriptus, but slightly less crazy–or maybe it just seemed like that because we weren’t behind the tables. It’s a one-day show that showcases and sells old books, postcards, pamphlets, magazines, tickets, photographs and other vintage papery … [Read more…]
One of life’s greatest satisfactions in life for me as both someone who loves stationery, and as someone who makes a living off trying to convince other people that stationery is still, you know, a thing, is when there are references to stationery in pop culture: when someone uses a fountain pen in a movie, … [Read more…]
Ah, new Sailor inks. They are the ruin of me. There are some new Bungubox inks on our shelves. They’re not new new, but just new to North America. Omaezaki Ruri-Umi Hatsuyume AofujiOmaezaki Ruri-SoraFujiyama BlueKaoruNorwegian WoodTipsySeiya Silent Night These eight inks are a great palette altogether–these colours are right up my alley in hue as … [Read more…]
We spent a few days of March Break up at the cottage, something we’ve been meaning to do more of. Now that Naomi is a bit older, and is turning out to handle longer car rides a bit better, we’ll see how it goes. Despite most of the snow finally melting here in Toronto, the … [Read more…]
A year and a half ago, Caleb and I went on a trip to San Francisco, and while there, I kept an insert in my Traveler’s Notebook to document some of the things we did. It was my first time flying solo with Caleb and without Jon, and we both survived. We attended a wedding, … [Read more…]