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WTF notebooks

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on November 28, 2022October 26, 2022

Mindy alerted me to these sassy WTFnotebooks. They come in loads of colours, two different…

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Rest in Peace Leslie Jordan

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on October 28, 2022October 27, 2022

During the covid-19 pandemic, I used to check Leslie Jordan’s twice-daily Instagram posts every single…

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2023 calendars and inserts

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on September 8, 2022September 8, 2022

Calendars for the 2022/2023 academic year have been out for months, but I have been…

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I’m Dead, Now What?

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on July 30, 2022July 29, 2022

After I wrote about the notebook in which I am writing my last wishes, one…

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Rifle Paper Co. 1-year diary set

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on July 16, 2022July 8, 2022

I really like five year diaries, but most of them are so compact that there…

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The beautiful ageing process of undyed leather

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 3, 2022February 24, 2022

A while back when I was wandering around local lifestyle store, Grandpa, I found their…

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Navy Leathersmith five-year diary

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on December 29, 2021December 24, 2021

The blue Leathersmith diary arrived from the UK a day or so ago and I…

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Navy Blue Leathersmith Five-Year Diary

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on December 27, 2021December 24, 2021

I have had a vintage red five-year diary by Leathersmith before. It was one of…

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Double notebooks

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on August 30, 2021October 4, 2021

I have always been fascinated by double notebooks. I have double binders by Mulberry in…

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Filofax spotted in a Swedish crime drama

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on May 12, 2021March 27, 2021

Scandi crime drama has been a thing for a while, but the television series Lyckoviken…

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