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You see things differently on holiday
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 new. When you go on...
Writing on holiday – what’s in your kit?
I'm off on holiday at the end of next week. And in typical Carla style, haven't thought about clothes but have already decided what stationery to take with me… Obviously the type of trip makes a difference. Whether I'll actually have a chance to sit down and write, or...
An envelope of snippets #1
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...
Oh, my… Spring fling
Spring always has a wonderfully restorative effect on me. Even with losing the hour, I find myself more awake, energetic and full of life as the days get longer and the endless darkness of winter gives way to brightness. And on days like today, where my little...
The four rules
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....
Life lessons from stationery (and a tale of lost and found)
There's stationery, and then there's precious stationery. I don’t mean the kind of notebooks you never want to spoil with your blitherings (or is that just me?!) A couple of weeks ago, I realised I’d lost my pencil case. My everyday pencil case which accompanies me...
Guest post: The secrets of how I organise a busy week
I think it's fair to say I'm a busy person, with lots of different commitments and projects going on. I do freelance marketing. It's my own business which helps creative people implement their ideas. Additionally, I'm a Rotarian (which often involves quite a bit of...
Is that your job list, or your bucket list?
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...
A day in the life of Eli Trier: Artist, Writer, Illuminator
Eli is the artist behind our Sshh card (in February's box) and one of the fabulous cards in April's Ace box. As an artist and stationery lover, and fellow slow living advocate, we asked her what a typical day looks like... There is no such thing as a typical day for...
Waving goodbye to February with a sigh of relief
It's the end of February. Thank goodness! Well-documented are blue in January. For me, it's actually a month of planning, new beginnings and action. And of course, there's always some kind of delicious stationery from my Christmas stocking, and my new year...
Oh, my… favourite childhood books
How I love the proper books from my childhood. Rustly pages, big typeface, simple illustrations - and that unmistakable, addictive old book smell. Holiday Summer by Decie Merwin I've always been a voracious reader, and even now at the grand old age of nearly 28, I...
My home is my desk
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...