The Circa system. Its been around for awhile and I’ve even made a foray into the “disc world” myself in the past but the Circa system had sort of fallen off my radar as of late so I thought I’d reconsider it. If you’ve not familiar with it, its a series of plastic discs and…
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NPR talks to Daly’s Pen Shop
As we all know here, “The reports of my (pen) death have been greatly exaggerated.” However, NPR decided to report on the demise of the pen market. The story featured Milwaukee’s Daly’s Pen Shop, in business since 1924. The story isn’t as gloom-and-doom as I thought it would be though it did startle some folks in the…
My Own Little Ink Drop
Over the last few months, kind friends and readers of the blog have offered to send me ink samples which I have gleefully accepted. But I have been so busy I haven’t had time to test them or share them. So I thought I’d at least share these colors and hopefully be able to do…
Winner: Jet Pens Giveaway
Congratulations to Beth! The winner of the $25 electronic Gift Certificate from Jet Pens. Looks like you’ll be able to try out all those pocket notebooks yourself! Thanks to everyone else who reads the blog and entered the giveaway.
Winner: The Groove by Dudek Modern Goods
Thanks to all the great responses from all the entrants in The Groove by Dudek Modern Goods giveaway. So, here is the winner: Congrats Mark! I’ll be forwarding your email to Mr. Dudek and he will arrange shipping with you!
Review: Mon Carnet des Poche (Pocket Notebook)
I was enticed into ordering the Mon Carnet des Poche notebook thanks to my pal Carolee of Good Mail Day‘s sly tweet. I found that Kate’s Paperie in NY carried the notebook and I placed my order the same day. Knowing nothing of the book other than a TwitPic, it was a treat when it…
Pocket Notebook Showdown
I discovered I had three very pocket-sized notebooks to review. So I decided to do one BIG pocket-sized notebook review. I’ve got the new Field Notes Drink Local, the Princeton Architectural Press Pocket Dept. Shirt Pocket notebook and a Doane Garage Series Utility notebook. As you can see, all three books are the same size…