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Once again, I’m delayed in completing my Fashionable Friday. I don’t know how Fridays get away from me, they just do. But it gave me time to pitch my initial idea on the pyre and come up with what I think is a much more timely idea: Suffrage Saturday. Following the Primary Elections here in…

Today, I’m inspired by Boden’s Spring-y work wear ensemble from Director of Buying Cathy Newnes-Smith. Its a simple pullover-and-trousers combo but its fun and stylish and perfect for a spring day. I would work at Boden just for access to a closet full of their clothes. Wouldn’t you? I love that they painted the trestle…

This week has been super busy so I decided to share five favorite things I found this week. These are not necessarily pen products but may be inspirational or productivity-related. I hope you like this little mini-post as a substitute to Fashionable Friday which will be back next week. Subscribe to awesome illustrator Kathy Weller’s…

Sure, Sunday is the Oscars which to some will be an event to note but, to me, the event of the week is the 30th anniversary of Pretty in Pink, a seminal film of my youth that solidified my taste in men (I’m pretty sure I married Duckie), my taste in music (from New Order…

This week, I’m inspired by my current knitting project which is called From Another Place from the Kickstarter Twin Peaks-themed knitting book called The Great Northern. It makes me want to listen to Angelo Badalamenti, eat cherry pie and drink lots of coffee. Trusco Ridged ‘Packard Lumber’ Tool Box $30 (via Fresh Stock Japan) ‘The…

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d focus on the true meaning of the holiday: chocolate. Sure, there’s love and romance and all that stuff but really, who doesn’t want yummy chocolate or some fine stationery goodies that evoke the deep rich deliciousness of fine cocoa? Graf von Faber-Castell Guilloche fountain pen in cognac…

Officially, Lunar New Year this year falls on Monday, February 8 this year and is the year of the Monkey. I only know how to wish greetings in Cantonese, not Mandarin, so you can say it with me, “gung-hay-fat-choy”! At least in Hong Kong, you’ll sort of sound like you know what you’re saying. So,…