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Scriptus Preparations 2022
And so we have coming up a weekend full of pens and pen people and stationery and the thrill of a pen show. We are totally unprepared. I have been putting off promoting this event and/or doing a terri...
Pre-Scriptus Wonder Plans: Saturday, October 29, 2022
Scriptus is coming again! It’s happening THIS WEEKEND. It certainly did sneak up on us this year. Sunday, October 30th, doors opening at 10, free admission, at the Toronto Reference Library at Yonge a...
Last Days at Park
It is coming onto the last days of enjoyable fall weather as we move briskly into unpleasantly sharp fall weather and then soon into the long, dark, endless months of winter, buoyed only by the glimme...
Lamy Al-Star Glossy Red
Lamy has released this fun Al-Star set, with a pen, an additional grip and a matching notebook. I couldn’t wait! Red is maybe not my colour, although I am Chinese and red is an auspicious colour for Ch...
Chicken’s Corner: Outside
We are rolling into the last of our outdoor days. Maybe not quite, maybe a few weeks left, several, maybe stretched out into a bit longer if we bundle up, bring a blanket and a coffee out too. It’s ha...
End of Summer Life
Life has been a lot these days, too much, just enough, not enough.
I’m banishing Caleb and Naomi to the outside world so the baby can nap without their howling and shattering and glee. No one is doing ...
Pentel Energels
We have welcomed the Pentel Energel family to the shop! What fun!
I have been waiting for these pens for ages, Jon having required some encouragement to get going on this somewhat fastidious and haphaz...
Open Journals: Guided Journal Writing in Community
Once upon a time, I held journal writing workshops in the Studio Shop. What a thrill! To be writing with people. Something I did not understand the delight of until the pandemic happened—or, maybe, no...
Chicken and Tuna in Sticker Form
We are carrying Chicken and Tuna face stickers! What a world we live in.
As someone who runs a stationery shop, and therefore attracts all sorts of interesting stationery people, and who also has a pub...
First Day of School Jitters
It was back to school week, and if you sent someone back to school or if you went back yourself, I hope it was a great start, full of good energy and ideas and new relationships and community. Summer ...