We had a few lovely, cool mornings about a week ago and I got so excited that Autumn was finally here. But no. I live in the Midwest and that was FAKE FALL. The temps have zipped back up to 90ºF for the past week and, even as a human lizard that prefers warm weather, I’m over it. I want bowls of steaming soup, a steady stream of spicy teas and a chance to wear even one of the dozens of sweaters I’ve knit.
I want to plan my final months in my planner and get excited about cracking the covers on new 2026 planners. But no. Instead, I have the kind of malaise that can only happen when you’ve been slow roasted for the better part of the last FIVE months. Its gotten so bad, I’m actually excited to see that the temps might drop to the mid-80ºFs at the end of the week. I think my brain has melted.
Send me cool weather wishes, rainy days and cozy memories while I slowly bake into shriveled pink jerky.
Pens:
- What makes a good travel pen? (via Inky Imaginings)
Ink:
- InkFlash – Mont Blanc Irish Green (via inkxplorations)
- Diamine Herbert (via Inkcredible Colours)
Pencils:
- A mechanical pencil roundup: September 2025 (via Urban Adventure League)
Notebooks, Planners & Paper:
- I had to learn to not finish notebooks (via Stationery)
- Midori Foldable Memo Notes Review – Stretchy Goat! (via The Pen Addict)
- How to Build Planner Routines: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Beyond (via Planner Fun Plus)
- Using Stationery to Lower My Screen Time (via Archer and Olive Blog)
- Weekly spread using Martha Stewart Discbound Inserts and Zig Dot markers as highlighters (via All About Planners)
- Quiz – Identify The Filofax Model (via Philofaxy)
- Hierarchies of Fountain Pen Friendly Paper: Updated Resource! (via The Gentleman Stationer)
Art & Creativity:
- How to Make Ombré Wax Crayon Calligraphy – (via The Postman’s Knock)
- An Ode to Gray (via Apple Pine)
- The Painter Who Captured the Dark Side of Flowers (via Hyperallergic)
Other Interesting Things:
- You Need to Be Bored. Here’s Why. (via Kottke.org)
- USPS Operation Santa Now Accepting Letters From Kids and Families Across the Country (via USPS Newsroom)
- Lost, Found . . . and Lost Again (via The Leadhead’s Pencil Blog)
- #12PenPersonQuestions (via The Pen Addict)
- 2025 San Francisco Pen Show – Still the Funnest Pen Show (via The Pen Addict)
- LEGO’s New Death Star Set Is the Brand’s Most Costly Offering Yet (via My Modern Met)
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Rain is coming! It should help.
Currently 94 where I live (further south than you). Cooler temps – YES Please!! Thinking about fall…what are your top three (or five) fall inspired inks? At the moment, while I’m just dreaming about fall, I’m currently using Diamine Merlot, FWP Bluebell Brushstrokes, Diamine Autumn Oak, and Diamine Classic Green, just to name a few.
I live in the same Metro KC area as Ana. I looked up “Indian Summer” and it happens later like in October. What we tend to forget is that most of September is still Summer. My birthday is coming up, and more often than not it’s a warmer day. I’m so looking forward to cool weather.
We have highs in the 90’s and upper 80’s this week, but I see next week the lows are in the upper 50’s so I’ll take it. Very common for Alabama I’m afraid.