by Watkins | Sep 21, 2020 | Geekery, Inkdrops, Living
Ahhh, fountain pens. They’re not always terribly practical, and I inevitably end up with inky fingers, but I can’t keep away from them. There’s something about the way they glide over the paper. Also the rainbow of inks that are available now makes...
by Watkins | Jul 13, 2020 | Geekery, Inkdrops
Apparently, today is Embrace Your Geekness day… there really is a day for everything! I am highly keen on geekery – in fact, you could say I was a geek about geeking! Both Annastasia and I have some interests we’re unashamedly enthusiastic about, and...
by Watkins | Nov 28, 2016 | Geekery, Inkdrops, Shop goodies
(well, almost as good) Our Harry Potter bundle is finally here! I’ve had my eye on these glorious notebooks for ages. In fact, since Moleskine first announced they were coming. They are even more beautiful than I imagined! Between bouts of waving my wand around...
by Watkins | Aug 8, 2016 | Articles, Books, Geekery, Inkdrops
Libraries are wonderful places for secrets. I didn’t realise until I started working in one just how many things are left in books unintentionally. Open a book from your local library and you might well find unexpected ephemera hidden inside. Shopping...
by Annastasia | May 23, 2016 | Geekery, Inkdrops, National Stationery Week
If think you might have a bit of a thing for stationery you’re not alone. Did you fill in the Big Stationery survey that the Pen Company were running as part of National Stationery Week? Carla and I did and were keen to see what the results were. Clearly, anyone...
by Watkins | Apr 30, 2016 | Creative, Diaries and Journals, Geekery, Inkdrops, National Stationery Week, organisation, Pens
Inspiring stationery item Maped Graph’Peps fine liners* How I’d use it To personalise and customise my beloved bullet journal (and maybe also make it look like a spellbook…) It’s the most customised and handmade journal or planner I’ve ever...
by Annastasia | Mar 27, 2015 | Creative, Geekery, Inkdrops, Letterpress, Printing
Wednesday night Carla and I enjoyed another night at The Waiting Room. We got to find out more about letterpress printing, paper and other lost arts. London Centre for Book Arts Things kicked off with a talk from Simon Good of the London Centre for Book Arts. It can...
by Watkins | Jan 30, 2015 | Articles, Day in the life, Geekery, Inkdrops, Living, Photographs
On Wednesday, we scrapped our usual Skype meeting and popped along to The Waiting Room, in Colchester. We’re still getting used to living in the same town! We’ve been before for brunches and burlesque, but this time they had a letterpress takeover. The...
by Watkins | 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 Watkins | Sep 27, 2013 | Books, Geekery, Inkdrops, Living, Photographs
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...
by Watkins | Aug 19, 2013 | Geekery, Inkdrops
I’m a bit of an English geek. I suspect you might be, too. As other people collect stamps, or coins, or teddy bears, I collect words. Collective nouns are some of my favourites – there’s a glorious set of illustrations by Woop Studios (who worked on Harry Potter!) and...
