I cannot believe we are a week away from Thanksgiving here in the US. I feel like I was at the Baltimore Pen Show just a few weeks ago and, at the same time, I feel like 2020 has gone on for years. This means it’s the start of Gift Guide season in the blogosphere.…
2020 continues to provide a rollercoaster of ups and downs. Whatever your stance on American politics, the fact that the election is over and, as far as I can tell, a decision has been reached without violence, has provided everyone with a sense of relief. But 2020 is a gift that just keeps on giving.…
Regardless of where you live, you probably have an actual or emotional hangover from the US presidential election. As of this post, the results are not conclusive and the results are too close to call. As a result, the stress and strain of this year continues to linger. The fact that the US election results…
This week, Link Love is so full visuals that I urge you to click on the links just to see the photos, illustrations and graphics. I promise you it will be worth it. The images below are just a taste of the amazing things you’ll see if you CLICK through. It’s from the Creative Boom’s…
This weekend, Bob and I watched a film called Booksellers which is a documentary film about the antiquarian book dealers and the antiquarian book world. Amusingly, there are a lot of parallels between the book world and the pen world. So much of the book world has changed in the last 20 years as a…
I have no excuse for my inability to time manage. I have enough planners and notebooks to start my own stationery store and yet somehow, because everything I am required to do in a timely fashion is supposed to be done in the early hours of Monday and Wednesday, inevitably, my time gets mismanaged. Some…
This weekend Sailor North America is hosting its first virtual online ink show. Registration to participate opened on Friday, Oct 2nd at 9am Pacific. For a fee of $20 individuals are offered an opportunity to meet with a Sailor Ink expert 1-on-1 for 15 minutes to purchase a bottle of the “2020 Exclusive Pen Show…
