For those of us who love to see the penmanship of other people, and famous people being of particular interest, this tidbit of a letter by Georgia O’Keeffe will be quite the coup. A friend stumbled across this and sent it over to me. His notes indicated that it was a photocopy of the original…
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Link Love: Hobonichis Lost & Found
Lost & Found: In a strange twist of fate, there were Hobonichis lost in dreams and lost in real life this week. Please help us keep those notebooks you hold dear safe and sound. Put your name and some sort of contact information in the front of your notebook or planner. Put a Tile or…
Chicago Pen Show 2018 Recap (Part 2)
Laura put together her perspective of the Chicago Pen Show so I guess its my turn. While she can still count how many pen shows she’s been to, I have lost count. While Laura knit on the drive to Chicago, I drove. My beloved Mini needed a goodly amount of service prior to the trip…
Video: Marie Kondo – How to Tidy Your Office
While I’ve waffled about how I feel about minimalism and the KonMari Method, my office and desk has reached an all-time level of excess and extreme measures need to be considered. Today is a grey and rainy day and there’s no time like the present to tackle some serious purging. This is the first video…
Ink Review: Robert Oster Australian Opal Mauve
UPDATE: It’s come to our attention that this formulation of Australian Opal Mauve was mis-mixed. According to Robert Oster, about 1/3 of the bottles formulated reached retailers and were sold as is. The correct color of Australian Opal Mauve is considerably more blue-purple and is what is currently available. The ink color shown in this…
Link Love: Ebbs and Flows
As summer rolls in, the blog post rhythms change. Folks in academia have more time as they are coming into their summer breaks. Folks with young kids have less time as the kids are now home from school and they might be preoccupied with kid activities. Some of us are coming to our mid-season pen…
Ink Review: Waterman Audacious Red
There are some great inks that overlooked because some new, hot colors/brands, etc just got released. I thought it might be a good time to take a minute to remember one of those tried-and-true classic inks (and brands) that often get overlooked: Waterman. While it drives me absolutely insane that Waterman insist on changing the…