I’m interrupting our stream (trickle?) of posts from Japan with an announcement about what’s going on in shop: the Traveler’s Notebook Stamp Caravan is here! The stamps have been making their way around the world and through Canada, stopping off at various retailers, who invite their local customers to stop by and use the stamps … [Read more…]
After years of using and carrying Traveler’s Notebook in our shops, we finally made it out to Tokyo to visit the famed Nakameguro Traveler’s Factory. Traveler’s Company, which makes the notebook and its inserts and refills along with accessories like brass clips, has a few Traveler’s Factory locations. The flagship shop is in Nakameguro, a … [Read more…]
So we’re heading off to Japan at the end of the month. With two weeks left until we fly out, the countdown is on, and the to do list is long. We’ll be in Japan for a few weeks, and then heading to Hong Kong for a few more weeks. The big question is, of … [Read more…]
I’ve been packing up bits and pieces of our apartment as we get ready for the move ahead, a sort of weird in-between time as I’m making decisions on what we can live without for a month or two, and what needs to wait. It’s a bit sad to have all my books packed away … [Read more…]
These spring and summer days have brought us back and forth to the cottage a bit, but we’ve also been spending time in the city, taking in the warm afternoons and long evenings with slow projects and tasks. After a sometimes muggy afternoon in the shop or chasing after Caleb in the back, it’s nice … [Read more…]