The end of the calendar year always provides a mix of posts looking back over the year and looking forward to the new year. I can’t help but filter 2021 through the lens of the pandemic. The news of the Omicron variant has only exacerbated the likelihood that 2022 will be our third year in…
This week was a very Peri-week. Every design-related blog I follow posted about Pantone’s 2022 color of the year: Very Peri. Or to the rest of us, periwinkle. After 2021’s bi-polar color selections of isolation mopey grey and hopeful pale yellow, Pantone suggests that 2022 will be a more vibrant year. I love color and…
I had grand plans this morning to write about all the Diamine Inkvent inks — both this year’s set and the Fountain Pen Pharmacist’s post about the 2019 set. However, I got whammied with a headache today so you’ll have to believe me when I say I had great wisdom about the inks. Or maybe…
I was delighted to be able to open the first window on my Diamine Inkvent Calendar this morning. I am sharing a peek of the window but I will save the ink swatches for later so I don’t spoil the surprise for anyone. We will be doing our annual Inkmas starting Monday, Dec. 13 and…
Tomorrow is US Thanksgiving and we have already been consuming excessive amounts of food which has lead to WEIRD dreams. Does that happen to you too? May you eat your fill and have weird dreams, if you dig that. Then shop and eat some more. Love to you all! Gift Guides: Yoseka 2021 Holiday Gift…
Two things have been occupying my mind this week: the first is very Desk-appropriate. Since last week’s Link Love andthe predominance of planner posts plus my Monday post about Plotter inserts, I’ve been in full planner mode. Specifically, ring bound planners and the ability to build and design a planner specific to my needs. I…
As November has started, my need to get serious about planning has escalated. I don’t know about you but my planning game went on hiatus for 2020 and the better part of 2021. But last week, I got my COVID booster and flu shot and plans are being made for upcoming holiday celebrations. I feel…
