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 Carla | Nov 8, 2013 | Diaries and Journals, Handwriting, Inkdrops, Living
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...
by Carla | Oct 11, 2013 | Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops
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...
by Annastasia | Oct 4, 2013 | Books, Diaries and Journals, Handwriting, Inkdrops, Letters, notebooks
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...
by Annastasia | Aug 30, 2013 | Books, Diaries and Journals, Handwriting, Inkdrops, Letters
What makes The Secret Rooms really interesting is that it’s 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...
by Annastasia | Jul 12, 2013 | Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops, notebooks
I’m uncertain as to when I first encountered the Dodo-pad but suspect it might have been around the mid-90s as I began to do more and more Christmas shopping by mail order. The witty copy and jaunty illustrations amused me. But I wasn’t convinced the Dodo-pad was for...
by Carla | Dec 21, 2012 | Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops
‘New’ is relative! I have compulsively journaled if that’s a word since I was small. Writing is something I can’t help doing and once I start an account of my day, it rolls into pages and pages. One of the only things I have ever truly regretted not buying was a...
