(Photo credits: in order clockwise from top left: A reporter takes notes while President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the United Kingdom speak to the press in the Oval Office, March 3, 2009, Photo by Pete Souza;Pens to be used by President Barack Obama are set on the signing table with the…
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Giveaway Winner: Write Your Own Adventure Planner 2017
Congratulations to the winner in the Write Your Own Adventure Giveaway. Our random number generator picked: Jenn Dee! Good luck on all your adventures, Jenn, great and small. A wedding in Korea sounds like it will be a blast. And Korean stationery stores will be on your itinerary too, right? I hope everyone gets a…
Screwed By Passionfruit Ads
This is a story about the grinch (Jason Lynes, the owner and founder of Passionfruit Ads) that ruined ad hosting for me in 2016. I’ve kept pretty quiet about this all year because I am not the kind of person who uses this blog to complain, throw people under the bus or generally be a bully,…
Fountain Pen Day Giveaway Winners!
Holy Cow! We had so many entries into the Fountain Pen Day giveaway it was mind boggling! I am so excited to be able to give away so many great prizes and so much interest and enthusiasm around Fountain Pen Day. So much so that I drew an extra name and put together a bonus…
Fountain Pen Day Giveaway!
In honor of Fountain Pen Day, I’ve been collecting goodies all year to give away. So here goes: Kaweco Sport ICE Black with a Fine Nib from direct from Kaweco (new in box). Delta Virtuosa with Medium Nib (recently tested and reviewed here on the blog. This is the pen I tested here. It will…
Winners: Denik Notebook Giveaway
Holy Cow (to quote my favorite Cubs announcer)! We have a lot of winners to announce in the Denik notebook giveaway. So here’s the list of lucky winners: Marie E. Brian N. Brenda Rose Alan T. Dave M. KF Nick VZ Heidi Vivian You have each been contacted by email to get your mailing address.…
Announcing: Baron Fig Archer Pencils
It’s not everyday that a company unveils a new pencil. Today, Baron Fig announced its new Archer Pencil. Or should I say “rolled” out its new pencil since they are packaged in a matte charcoal paperboard tube? Inside, are snuggled a dozen hexagonal graphite painted pencils with a charcoal tipped ends. Discreetly stamped in white…