Investigating the Novel Cure
In my Christmas stocking, this year was a copy of the unusual and highly intriguing The Novel Cure. In the madness of Christmas, I didn’t get a chance to curl up with it. This has turned out to be a good thing. This is very much a book to dip in and out of when...
My very own library…
The lovely Kate tagged me in an Instagram post this morning. She asked me to join the tag and share a photo of my blue books. While I was stacking the blue-spined books within reach for a quick snap, I realised that though I’ve had the conversation many times...
How I’m getting organised in 2015
Every year I try to find a way of making my life more organised. I’m a scanner personalisty. So I suspect I’d get bored using exactly the same system year after year. Additionally life doesn’t stay the same every year. Hence it’s good to be...
Booby trap your books
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...
An art journal experiment
So as you know, we’re pretty keen on diaries and journals at Ink Drops HQ. I love to write, whether it’s a few short sentences about the day, a list of things I’m grateful for, or a longer, more exploratory amble through my thoughts and...Guest post: Minimalist Nomad
Diane Leigh, aka Fledling on fire, and author of Dream Seed Magic, has just started her Little British Tour which runs until July. To mark her first week enjoying the delights that Britain has to offer she tells us of another journey, and how that taught her that you...
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...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...Stationery, letters and literature – A tale for the time being by Ruth Ozeki
Books nominated for prizes are the sort of thing I get round to reading years after they’ve been nominated. 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...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. One of those massive Readers Digest doorstop-sized books, it was a present from my lovely Dad to his fabulously geeky daughter in about 1995. It’s like the helpful lovechild of...
Stationery, letters and literature: The Secret Rooms by Catherine Bailey
What makes The Secret Rooms really interesting is that its non-fiction. A Duke dies in mysterious rooms which are sealed after his death. This sounds like something from a novel, but it’s not. To make it extra exciting the whole thing hinges on letters. A researcher...Get featured on our blog!
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