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Some time ago we got in several varieties of the new Octopus Ink line. I greeted them with enthusiasm! But then they sort of got stacked somewhere in the abyss of my office closet, and I forgot about t...

Life continues on, as it does. I’m writing this from a public library, that great institution of free books and free Wifi and the long line up to the bathroom.

Halfway through January, Junia had her st...

Journaling continues to be a balm for life, a way to record those sacred moments, a stirring up of the mundane into something a little more interesting, something to keep the itchy fingers busy.

I hope...

It has been a week!

Chicken had to go to the emergency vet for another blockage in his wee wee. He had one several years ago and it was terrible, and it was just as terrible this time around. They make...

I haven’t done this in a while (i.e. years), but I thought I would share my vague plans for my notebooks in 2024.

Traveler’s Notebook

I continue on with my Traveler’s Notebook, sometimes bringing it out...

This set of inks is available as a sample pack (limited quantities).

I’m back! Back in the saddle, click clacking away on my keyboard.

I haven’t exactly been gone, but the blog has been huffing and puff...

Sending you best wishes for 2024.

I had meant to write this sometime around Christmas, this being our usual family Christmas photo, but life comes at you fast and I’m just trying to keep up. How does o...

We got robbed! It was terrible and confusing and shocking and tragic. Mostly just very sad. Also a bit confusing. People are breaking in…because they want…pens? Thieves? Want ourspecial things? They…th...

One of the best things about a stationery shop is that we have interesting and surprising and mostly useful gifts for people. A lot of general goods and gift shops have candles and hand-made soaps and...

We now have Yohaku washi tapes in the shop. I’ve been so excited for this, anxiously awaiting the shipment from Japan. I’ve had a moderate-sized collection of Yohaku tapes that’s been growing over the ...