If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, you know I have a soft spot for cats. We have several house cats and have taken care of (and taken in, when we can) any stray cats that show up in our yard. Recently, we had a stray arrive who turned out to be pregnant. She…
Laura reviewed the new Pennonia/Inkdepence ink collaboration Cheerio Waterbus but what makes this particular project really unique is that Audrey (AKA The Nib Doctor) of Right on the Nail worked with Noodles Nail Polish to create a coordinating nail polish. How fast can you say “TAKE MY MONEY!”? Probably not as fast as I did…
While April weather is a crap shoot — one day warm and sunny, the next day is frost warnings and grey, spitting rain, it seems like plants and gardening have been on my mind. Lots of the flowering shrubs are blooming bring vibrant pinks and yellows to our neighborhood after months of grey and it…
Several products reviewed this week reminded me thatI heard quite a bit of “insider” news while at the pen show last week. First, a legal issue has arisen with TWSBI. Just prior to the Atlanta Pen Show, online pen shops received a letter from TWSBI telling them they had until May 1 to remove Narwhal…
Sometimes the best part of travel is coming home. Traveling to Atlanta this past week for my first pen show in two was thrilling (FRIENDS!!!! Pretty ink! Pretty Pens!!!) and sometimes a little scary (Should I take my mask off? Should I hug my friends?) but coming home and having my cats genuinely miss me,…
Oh yeah! It’s that time!! The Atlanta Pen Show is this weekend and it won’t just be me (and Lisa from Vanness Pen Shop) in Atlanta… Jesi will be there too! She is helping at the Dromgoole’s table for the show. But wait! There’s more! Kelli from Mountain of Ink will also be at the…
I love that pen and paper people are often on the same wavelength — whether its a week filled with the same pen reviews (sometimes coincidence, sometimes a new product release) or posts about a world event (like daylight saving time last week). This week, Philofaxy provides a printable PDF with all the time zones…
