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Galen leather notebook, pencase/notebook holder, and fountain pens

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on August 5, 2020March 11, 2021

I was an early adopter of traveler’s notebooks.  In the beginning there was almost nothing…

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An interesting walk…

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on July 13, 2020July 12, 2020

We were due to be in South Africa at the moment, but the flights were…

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Spring themed notebooks and accessories by Falcon Travelers

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 26, 2020

I love the work of Monique Vanmeulebrouk of Falcon Travelers (previously known as Morgan le…

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Trinity Library CarveOn A5 tan leather notebook and pen

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on February 26, 2020February 25, 2020

I love books of all kinds – notebooks, books for reading, paper calendars, maps books.…

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Bad Pineapple bags and Notebook covers

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on February 12, 2020

  These gorgeous bags are made by Justin, the supremely talented partner of one of…

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Beautiful hand-bound books from the former Soviet Union

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on January 14, 2020November 8, 2019

Traditional bookbinding is slowly becoming a lost art. I was in one of the libraries…

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What a beautiful traveler’s notebook!

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on December 23, 2019December 23, 2019

One of my favourite Etsy shops of all time is Well Known Vintage, owned by…

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Brown Van Der Spek Janet Leather

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on October 23, 2019October 22, 2019

I have two binders and a notebook in Janet Leather 104, which is the original…

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A6 red leather wrap notebook by Van Der Spek

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on October 22, 2019

This little goodie was in a box of miscellaneous notebooks at Van Der Spek when…

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Vintage, well-loved Van Der Spek organiser

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on October 20, 2019November 25, 2021

As many readers will have seen on social media, Steve Morton and I went to…

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