Wonder Pens at Home: Christmas Tree Hunting
So, we went hunting for our Christmas tree! I tell anyone who will listen that one day, after analogue and new technologies have finally battled it out and declared a winner, I dream of retiring and buying some land up north of the city and foraging for wild mushrooms and growing eggplants and kale and letting the dog out to mark our territory, scaring off all the natural predators.
Caleb & Super
When we found out we were expecting a baby (Caleb), we were most concerned about how the dog would handle it all. Not necessarily that the dog would be jealous, since he's never really been jealous of anything, but that he'd be too crazy around a new baby.
Holiday Season Updates
The holidays are coming! I feel a bit jittery and excited just thinking about eggnog and hot chocolate and staying inside with some tea and fountain pens as I look out at the snow falling along with the temperatures.
Open Call for Chalkboard Artists
In our new shop, we inherited a floor to ceiling section of wall that's covered in chalkboard. The teacher in me is all over the idea of bringing up "students" to the board to have them practise their cursive writing, but we've actually placed our counter in front of it, since it's the centre of the shop.
A Visit From Pilot: Japan's Pilot Corporation Visits Wonder Pens
Crazy! I know!! You may remember last year we were thrilled to have VP of Crestar, Pilot's Canadian distributor, come and visit our shop. Robert laughed at Caleb and told us some funny stories and we were all warmed through and through.
Ink Swabs + an Ink Book + a Just for Fun Contest
It's been almost 6 months since we moved into this new space, but we finally, finally have new ink swabs up on the shelves! I know some of you were asking what was taking so long, and really, it was finding enough time to do this massive project properly.
Saturday Shop Updates
There's been a lot going on here! As I write, the shop is currently bustling as I'm here in the apartment, watching the baby snooze and the dumplings on the stove.
Scriptus Toronto Pen Show 2015
Today was the pen show! What a day. I had heard so much about this year's new, larger venue and everything expected, and it was bustling and humming the entire time we were there.
How to Enjoy a Pen Show (First or Otherwise)
This weekend is the upcoming Scriptus Toronto Pen Show, and if you're planning on going, I'm sure you're almost as excited as I am!
Caleb Adventures in the Halls
Our bricks & mortar shop is on the south side of a fairly large, mostly old-industrial type building. Sometimes you don't really think about the rest of the building, or at least I don't, because we have direct access to the outside - our doors to the apartment and the shop open directly outside, as opposed to into a hall - but the building is huge.