Lamy has just released its latest Al-Star special edition, Turmaline and its matching ink, a beautiful turquoise. The Turmaline ink is a turquoise with some good sheen to it—well-named after the gemstone—especially if you’ve got a wet pen and you’re writing on good paper. It’s always hard to catch these blue/green/turquoise/teal inks in a photo … [Read more…]
It’s that time of year again! InCoWriMo is International Correspondence Writing Month, and goal is to write a letter a day for the entire month of February. This also doubles as being a great way to get through a dreary month. We are all about writing more letters here, or just writing more in general. … [Read more…]
While Caleb was off school for the holidays, we took the kids to visit the Art Gallery of Ontario, the AGO, which was a lovely, quiet sort of adventure, which is probably the only sort I can handle. Possibly the most exciting part of this was that the kids had received umbrellas for Christmas, and … [Read more…]
Another new item that’s perfect for starting off a new year—I think I start off every year hoping/planning to read more, or read better. We’re now carrying Page Anchors, a tool that you slide into a book to help it stay open. There are four colours: Gold, Winter Platinum (Silver), Obsidian Black, Rose Gold. I … [Read more…]
I meant to post this sooner, i.e. before Christmas, but it is now actually the next year and here I am. But the new year is a time for resolutions and getting things done, so here I am, getting things done. Better late than never, says the library patron with a tab of late fines. … [Read more…]