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As kids get older, theoretically they get more capable, and having not seen any evidence of this yet, we’re putting it to the test. While I would’ve preferred skills along the lines of web development...

We went and got our Christmas tree! It involves spending most of the time in the car driving up and then back from the farm, but a crispy little jaunt through the “woods” has become part of our annual...

Tuna was on the decline and now is back to us.

He has various problems, the most severe of which is feline leukemia virus, and also some kidney problems, or maybe just a singular kidney problem. He’s b...

Here is the Opus 88 KOLOROin gold. The perfect pen for this holiday! Although I also inked it up for my trip to Taiwan, in anticipation of meeting Opus 88 in Taipei while we were there, and I thought i...

The other day, at the library, the lovely place where I go to wait for someone else to do exciting and enriching and expensive activities with my children, I was casually cracking open my Fresca and w...

The Midori Stamp Event is on! Until December 11th.

Please come by, and bring your journals and notebooks. At the back corner of the shop, there’s a table for you to settle in and test out all of the st...

We recently got in a bunch of new vinyl stickers from Stay Home Club, and I love them! They are so much fun. They would make an excellent stocking stuffer or something to include in a letter to a pen p...

For the last two weeks, our car was out of commission with a part needing to be called in from afar, and so I’ve been on the TTC with the kids—sometimes one, sometimes two, sometimes three. Sometimes ...

We launched a new pen with Fine Writing International, who we had the pleasure of visiting when we were in Taiwan. What fun! Soon I will share a little bit about visiting their showroom and warehouse.

We’ve been restocking books these days, and getting new ones in, along with some surprises and new things for the holidays, for gifting, for celebrating. Please come by the shop and browse the shelves...