by Carla | Sep 5, 2014 | Articles, Inkdrops, Lists, Living
I love September even more as an adult than I did as a child. The end of hay fever and sneezing, the back-to-school feeling without actually having to go back to school, cosy evenings, the start of term at my local adult education centre… It’s sensible for...
by Carla | Jul 27, 2014 | Articles, Inkdrops, Living
Vintage is such a controversial word in some circles these days. My friends and I have been dressing, and living, with a vintage, nostalgic slant, for years now, well before vintage was cool (and dare I say it, overused). But I believe that letting vintage...
by Carla | Jul 14, 2014 | Articles, Geekery, Inkdrops, Living, Photographs
I am rather surprised to be writing this post. I’m a stationery fanatic, ex-librarian and general paper aficionado. The last thing I expected to love was digital editions of my favourite magazines. And yet. Essex Libraries recently announced that their members...
by Annastasia | Jul 4, 2014 | An envelope of snippets, Articles, Books, Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops, Letters
Life is full of small delights. Piles of books waiting to be read. Bundles of letters. Amusing cuttings. Memories. Friends. Surprises. I’ve taken to attempt to bring these together by booby-trapping my books. A friend who always adds glitter and sequins to...
by Carla | Jun 28, 2014 | Articles, Inkdrops, Photographs
It’s a week after summer solstice and it truly feels like summer is here. The week has been fraught, which I have dealt with mainly with extensive use of the four rules, and doing only the most important things on my to-do list. But now all of that is over,...
by Carla | Jun 2, 2014 | Articles, Inkdrops, Living, organisation
… is what my parents used to tell me when we went out on our teeny tiny boat when I was a child. Yup, that’s me and my Mum. I was quite cute – don’t know what happened! Anyway, you can see why, with two adults and a three-year-old on board, we needed...
by Carla | Mar 28, 2014 | Articles, Guest posts, Inkdrops, Living, organisation, Photographs
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...
by Carla | Oct 5, 2012 | Articles, Handwriting, Inkdrops
Spotted this lovely article in my peruse of the internet this morning, which nevertheless made me sad in places… “You and I might have received a handwritten letter this week, but most people have not.” So true – and so tragic! One of the things we hope to achieve...
