We tend to cancel our Letter Writing Club for December because it’s so busy in the shop, which is always a little sad because if December isn’t a good time to send a few cards in the mail, when is. This year, though, we’re keeping our pens inky by running our first Christmas Card Party! … [Read more…]
The other weekend we came into some unexpected free time, and so we went off to our favourite dim sum place uptown which turned out to be closed for renovations for two months (!). Not to be daunted, we went for a bowl of noodles and then bubble tea instead. While we were there, we … [Read more…]
Last week I got to relive my teacher days by handing out a test to the staff. We did another staff show and tell, with everyone bringing in a pen and ink, but instead of just a regular go around and sharing, we filled in a little questionnaire, using our pen and ink of choice. … [Read more…]
It was Fountain Pen Day! I hope you all treated your fountain pens to nice lukewarm bath and fresh ink and soft cloth polishing and a little quick brown fox. Last week we had a giveaway, and we asked you to enter by leaving a comment, sharing your first fountain pen, or just saying hello … [Read more…]
It’s been a while, but we’re excited to finally be launching two new calligraphy classes that we hope to have as part of our ongoing line-up: Introduction to Brush Lettering, taught by Christopher Rouleau, and Introduction to Modern Calligraphy, taught by Sarah Kim. Both of these instructors may be familiar to those of you who … [Read more…]