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Birthday giveaway – day 1 of 7, bookmark set
Welcome to the first day of our 7-day birthday celebrations. It was during December 2012 that we sent out our very first Ace boxes. So we're celebrating all week long with a giveaway each day. To take part just head over to Twitter, follow us and retweet our...
And make a wish
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 boxes out...
Oh, my; the perfect winter evening
Now I know I talk about the weather a lot (I’m British, humour me) but is there anything more lovely than coming in from the cold, making a mug of hot chocolate and curling up on the sofa with a big snuggly blanket and a book? The winter evening accompaniments which...
It’s a long time from May to November: staying in control of your inbox
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 documents on your...
How to keep up keeping a diary
Diaries are funny things. So many started, so many left, unfinished, before so much as a month has passed. So many of us have bundles of unfinished diaries... (photo credit: Spree2010 via photopin cc) I've already talked about my own five year diary, and introduced...
The Secret Santa solution
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...
Oh, my… bicycle panniers
Oh, my... – something I frequently utter when I come across something I really, really want. Especially if it’s something that is glorious to look at, useful and accentuates a slower lifestyle. My beloved bike (named Bluebell) is one of those things and more than just...
A letter to myself
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...
The thrill of a new diary
I’ve been through every kind of diary available, in my time. From homework planners at school to academic diaries at university. Loose Filofax pages and little handbag-sized hardback diaries, I’ve had them all. Of course, I love every single one - and choosing the...
Stationery, letters and literature – A tale for the time being by Ruth Ozeki
It takes me a long time to get around to reading books nominated for prizes. So reading A tale for the time being by Ruth Ozeki has proved to be wonderful on several accounts. Firstly, it does suggest that I'm actually making more time for selecting library books and...
The secret love child of a dictionary and a thesaurus
I found my Reverse Dictionary last weekend in a box of precious books in the garage. Picture one of those massive door-stop sized books. My lovely Dad gifted it to his fabulously geeky daughter in about 1995. So if you're thinking of that thing that Debretts does,...
How to get back into letter writing
Chances are you wrote letters as a child. Maybe you had a pen pal. Or you wrote thank you letters after Christmas and birthdays. But time has moved on and it’s yonks since you actually put anything other than a bill in an envelope. Getting back into the letter-writing...