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Ask The Desk: Letters in Downton Abbey
Hello! There were some beautiful shots of envelopes and letters on last week’s Downton Abbey episode. I can’t find images of them online. Any thoughts on how to find them? LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR BLOG! Laura Laura, Thanks so much for your letter. I feel like I must have been wrapped up in the story…
Who’s Notebook?
I’ve been obsessively following the hullabaloo around the BBC reveal of the new Peter Capaldi Doctor Who costume and the start of filming of the latest season. While the choice of actors to play the twelfth Doctor and their choice of costume for the “100% Rebel Time Lord” has been hotly debated, that’s not what…
How green is my pencil?
Thanks to Johnny at Pencil Revolution, I am now the owner of a lovely selection of green pencils. Not green as in environmentally sensitive but green as in outside paint colors. They look lovely in combination with all my other green office supplies but what’s most pleasant is that they are pretty good writers too.…
February is InCoWriMo & LetterMo
InCoWriMo, stands for International Correspondence Writing Month, which rhymes with “Ink a Rhino”. The goal is to write one letter, card, note, or postcard everyday for the entire month of February. February is also LetterMo, as in A Month of Letters, a concept started by author Mary Robinette Kowal several years ago but whose…
Link Love: The Good, The Bad & The Postal Rate Increase
Pens & Ink: Kaweco Sport Luxe Fountain Pen (via The Pencil Case Blog) Vintage Pen Review: ca. 1929 Parker Lady Duofold “Lucky Curve” (via Pen Habit) The Airfoil by Masterstroke – Aviation Inspired Kickstarter Pen (via Clicky Post) Retro 51 Tornado Black Acrylic Fountain Pen Review (via The Pen Addict) ACME “Eames Chairs” Rollerball (via…
Winners of the Paperblanks Notebook Giveaways
Thanks to everyone who sat through my video review and left comments on the Paperblanks Notebook review. I drew three winners: Congrats to A. Rivera, Curiousity Complex and Alisia! You all made this easy for me. A. Rivera will be sent the Mucha Lily notebook, Curiosity Complex will receive the Da Vinci reporter notebook and…