This morning, my French counterpart, Murielle, took on a topic that’s close to home here in New York City… French-designed hotels. I worked with our product manager, Cecilia, to do a quick translation; you can find the original post here. The French journalist Sylvie Adigard, who specializes in trends and design, came back a few […]
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Guest post: Leah reviews the Space 24
It’s not every day I get to introduce a guest blogger with the same name, but this morning’s post comes by way of artist Leah Markov-Lindsey, who’s written a very nice review of the Space 24. Thanks, Leah! I’ve used several planners over the years (Filofax: thin paper, too bulky to carry around; Franklin Covey: […]
Where to go: Ocean City
Ah, the last, precious days of summer… Guest blogger Kate Marshall is back with a recommendation on where to enjoy them: Ocean City, Maryland. I have to admit that I prefer Ocean City, Maryland to the Jersey beaches (aka, the Shore). In my defense though, it’s primarily because my family started going there when I […]
Guest post: Write it down
Special treat this Monday morning: guest blogger Art Decker shares some fascinating research into the neurological benefits of writing things down. There is no substitute for a pen and paper. But the pen has to be a good pen, one that is a pleasure to write with. For some people a good pen is a […]
Guest post: Spring is in the… ink!
This morning, we welcome back guest blogger Kate Marshall, who’s here with a seasonal subject: spring inks. Okay, so for the past week or so, the weather in Philadelphia hasn’t been very spring-like. Just the other day, I had a scarf, hat, gloves, and coat — and I was still cold! But it is still […]
Guest post: Waterproof inks
Guest blogger Kate Marshall is back this morning with a good subject for the accident prone: waterproof ink. So one time, I was transcribing notes and accidentally knocked over my glass of water. Yes, all over my notebook. Luckily, my notes were okay because I’d written them with a waterproof fountain-pen ink: Noodler’s Black. Yes, […]
Guest post: Planners while traveling
Guest blogger Laurie Huff is a planner aficionado and frequent traveler. She currently lives in Tirana, Albania. When your daily patterns are mostly predictable, your planner needs are straightforward. You know what your home and work life consists of, and your planner needs are usually consistent from week to week. But all this is turned […]
Guest post: Leonardo’s notebook
Guest blogger Lito Apostolakou is a freelance author, historian, and feature writer at Suite101; she also has a fascinating blog on the history of writing instruments. Here, she writes about seeing one of Leonardo’s notebooks. It doesn’t look like much, in fact the humble notebook is no bigger than a pack of playing cards, yet […]
Guest post: Pruning my pen collection
This morning’s post, from guest blogger Kate Marshall, reminds me of a quote that’s usually attributed to May West: “Too much of a good thing is wonderful.” Still, sometimes you’ve gotta pare things down… I first started using fountain pens when I was a child but I didn’t start collecting or using them on a […]
Guest post: Shlomi Harif on letters and artifacts
Guest blogger Shlomi Harif is a transplanted Austinite, poet, writer, cook, and co-chair of the Austin International Poetry Festival. He also contributes to the the Drashpit.com ‘zine, a weekly odd look at portions of the Bible. Over the winter break I visited the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin with my […]
