by Annastasia | May 9, 2014 | Day in the life, Inkdrops, Living, Photographs
There’s a building in a town near me. Every time, I take a visitor past it they comment in a favourable manner. They ask if it’s the Town Hall, or maybe a museum. I barely notice it. It’s just some offices. That’s the joy of visiting somewhere...
by Annastasia | Apr 25, 2014 | An envelope of snippets, Inkdrops, Letters
I love to include all kinds of snippets with my letters. For example, a newspaper cutting, a recipe, a dried flower, a vintage tea card. Here is a handful of virtual snippets to enjoy. How about putting together a writing kit for a faraway friend? Or your own personal...
by Annastasia | Apr 11, 2014 | Inkdrops, Living
It would be lovely if life ran smoothly all the time (although possibly also somewhat dull). However it doesn’t and the irritants are often small things, disappointments and crosswords, that linger on our minds. Then as we pick them over they swell out of proportion....
by Annastasia | Mar 21, 2014 | Inkdrops, Living, notebooks, organisation
Sometimes it seems life is all about job lists. Of course, making a new list, or finding a new method or app for list-making is energising. It gives the impression that all of the problems of life are now under control. You spend a few days thrilled that you’re on top...
by Annastasia | Feb 7, 2014 | Inkdrops, Living, organisation
I started 2014 with plans to sort out my desk. Not that it was particularly disorganised, except for the week around Christmas when everything got dumped on it. But I’d seen lots of pictures on the Internet of cool looking desk spaces. I’d read blog posts about people...
by Annastasia | Jan 24, 2014 | Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops, notebooks, organisation
We all know that there’s nothing like getting a parcel through the post. Better yet when it’s an unexpected parcel. So I was extremely chuffed when the postie rang the doorbell last week and delivered Carla’s New Year gift parcel. There was a...
by Annastasia | Jan 3, 2014 | Handwriting, Inkdrops, Letters, Living, Seasons
I always found New Year’s Eve a tricky occasion. I knew that I wanted to see the New Year in, and sing Auld Lang Syne. It was the bits either side of that which I found problematic. I’d enjoyed parties, bars, pubs, and even central London on the evening of the...
by Annastasia | Dec 13, 2013 | Inkdrops, Letters, Living
Queuing in the Post Office can be wonderful. It’s time to read. You can spot interesting people. Eavesdropping is often rewarding. You can play the ‘guess what’s in the parcel’ game. It’s inevitable at this time of year that more people...
by Annastasia | Nov 29, 2013 | Inkdrops, Living
Carla and I have been looking at our stock very carefully in recent days. We’ve been giving particular attention to the birthday cards, as we try to decide which one to send to ourselves. Ink Drops is a year old. We launched last November and sent our first...
by Annastasia | Nov 15, 2013 | Inkdrops, Living, organisation
Paper is wonderful stuff. Even if it’s just a circular or a bill there is a thrill in opening a letter. There’s a joy to a document waiting for your highlighter and scribbled notes. You are obviously a fabulously important person if you have trays of...
by Annastasia | Nov 1, 2013 | Inkdrops, Living
To my way of thinking there are two types of Christmas gifts that one buys. Although on reflection the theory extends to any kind of gift. There are those that are easy to buy for. Either because you know their tastes, and have an idea of what might delight them. Or...
by Annastasia | Oct 18, 2013 | Handwriting, Inkdrops, Letters, Living
Way back in May, Ink Drops took our typewriters along to the Make Me Joyful letter-writing salon. While I was there I wrote several letters. Mainly to friends offering thanks for their friendship, sunny thoughts and support during tricky times ahead. I also wrote...
