Another Lunar New Year
And so we look ahead to an auspicious year. The snake! What could be more auspicious?
As always, I have not quite followed all of the regulations and instructions given out by the ancient Chinese spiri...
Junia and Tunia
Just wanted to start off the new year by sharing a small collection of Junia and Tuna together.
Come look at my baby! She insists while cradling her baby in her arms.
I have to squeeze both of them toge...
Life These Days: A Chilly Forecast for the Weather and the Future
Life is busy these days, stuck gloriously in traffic with the turkeys strapped into the backseats, wading through the jungle of sweaters and mitts and boots and books at the front door, occasionally s...
Opus 88 x Soupy Tang Mini Pocket Pens
I have two new pens in hand, and they have been companions on this journey to start the new year. Two matching pens! Are they sisters? Naiads? Witches? All of the above, wandering through the house li...
A New Adventure: Bauble Boba
We’re trying something new! Come join us.
A love story in two acts:
ACT I: Once upon a time, Liz falls in love with fountain pens and stationery and buys it from abroad at incredibly high prices. Jon la...
Notebooks for 2025
Am I more disorganized than ever? Yes.
Will notebooks solve this problem? No.
Am I using them to cope with life? Yes.
And here are a few things I’m using this year:
- My Traveler’s Notebook, with my dated i...
The Tsundoku Book Club
In this new year, a quarter of the way through the decade, I’m starting my own book club. I’m calling it the Tsundoku Book Club. Currently I’m the sole member, but I’m openly soliciting anyone willing...
The End of 2024
The end of 2024 has arrived and heaved itself upon our doorstep, along with the fresh new year. They are knocking hand in hand like they’re collecting overdue rent, and I am cowering in the corner.
Las...
The Stationery of the In-Between Week
The new year is upon us, and I’m still in my in-between week, enjoying my stationery. I was going to commingle this with my previous post, but there was too much life and too much stationery.
The kids ...
The In-Between Week
It’s the week between Christmas and New Year’s, which is one of my favourite weeks of the year. After the final sprint of the holidays, working right up until Christmas Eve, and all of the hot and hea...