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It is 2023! Happy new year, again.

Last October, the pen show ran again after being closed for Covid for several years. I’m a bit late to the punch, but I thought I’d share these photos anyways.

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Happy new year!

I hope you have for yourself a fresh start in some shape or form.

For the last several months, I’ve been moving into and setting up my office. It’s been a delight! Over the last 15+ year...

Pen friends, we are wishing you all season’s greetings and the best of December and the end of the year and Christmas and Santa and the lighting of candles and I mostly hope you took it easy on yourse...

As we roll into the new year, it can be a good time to either come back into journaling or start journaling as a regular practice. There is something quite satisfying about cracking open a fresh noteb...

Once upon a time there was a cat that lved chicken so much that he just wanted a little taste.

Chicken is just too delicious. Just a little snack, we are all asking. Gobble, gobble.

In any case, it’s b...

It’s almost Christmas! And our holiday hours are in effect.

Holiday Hours (52 Clinton St):

Mon Dec 12 to Fri Dec 16 (12-6pm)

Sat Dec 17 to Sun Dec 18 (12-5pm)

Mon Dec 19 to Fri Dec 23(12-6pm)

Sat Dec 24 (1...

We went and got another Christmas tree. I let the kids cut school and we packed all three kids into the car and drove out of the city (only just) and someone asked ten thousand times are we there yet ...

Greetings from your local pen shop clerk, who comes with good news only nine and a half years in the making. We now have gift cards! It’s an actual card that someone can keep in their wallet. You can ...

As we round out the year into one final jolly celebration, I’m thinking about our Christmas and holiday cardsfor the year. The display in the shop seems to be a bit more comprehensive than is online ri...

A beginner’s guide to journaling.

What is there to say!

The only way to do it is to write and to write consistently. Here are some thoughts.

To get started all you need is a notebook and a pen or a penci...