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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...

The baby arrived in this world six months ago: At some point I have to stop using her for an excuse, and that point is imminent. I have books half-read and pens with ink in them from months ago, but i...

We went to the Santa Claus Parade this past weekend, an annual parade down the centre of Toronto with clowns and the mayor (the two unrelated) and a marching band and floats and things. I didn’t grow ...

We announced a couple of weeks ago that we were getting in one more production run of our Franklin-Christoph exclusives, the Model 20 and the Pocket 20 in F-C’s bronze material, which is sort of more o...

These days I’ve been more and more in my notebooks, and finding myself having all sorts of fun, both with and without kids, glorious messes unfolding before me. Old magazines and glue sticks, washi ta...

We’re having another warehouse sale! Woo hoo!

Mark your calendars for Monday, November 21st, 2022. Please come by for some good deals: 10-50% off some of our warehouse overstock, and maybe a few fun ex...

As we fumble our way through “living with Covid,” we are excited to announce we are holding some free, very low-key and casual fountain pen meet-ups at the Main Shop. Please come! We’re hoping to run ...