Category Archives: miscellany

Shop news

Good morning! Summer arrived with a vengeance yesterday ’round these parts. I went for my usual Tuesday run, and was much slower (and sweatier) than usual. Even my peppy playlist couldn’t push me along. Humidity is here. For a cool-down, I cut a few peonies for my first self-made bouquet of the season, pictured above […]

It’s My (Blog’s) Birthday!

Welcome to my new home at Blogger! I’m eager to start my second year of stationery, magazines, bottle reduction, etc ….. and whatever else pops into my head at 7am! Today also marks Maria’s Port2Port Card Society birthday. Maria’s blog is one of the reasons I started my own blog, so congratulations, Mav! Looking forward […]

Slow progress

I had planned for this week to be all about the Stationery Show, complete with photos and links to my favorites, but it isn’t happening. Perhaps it’s because I’m dying to see Paper + Cup’s new work line, and have heard zero about it to date. (I’m hoping it makes part two.) To fill my […]

The Monday Blahs

How do you cure the Monday blahs? I’ve got a bad case of them: still have allergies, still haven’t followed through on the home improvement docket, and woe is me. On the upside: It’s the Stationery Show this week, and I’m looking forward to peeks of what’s new. Just anticipating Paper + Cup’s work collection […]

Bluebird Studios

One of my new year’s resolutions is to learn Spencerian script. I bought some lesson books and started the practice, and promptly found other ways to occupy my time, like accumulating tear-sheets. Since many tear-sheets are taken from Martha Stewart Weddings, eventually I come full circle to wishing that my handwriting were better. A favorite […]