There are two systems for grading lead hardness: European and American. The European system uses a combination of letters and numbers. B denotes soft leads, or leads with greater graphite content. The higher the corresponding number, the softer the lead… Read More ›
A pencil is a little wonder-wand: a stick of wood that traces the tiniest motions of your hand as it moves across a surface. I am using one now, making weird little loops and slashes to write these words. As… Read More ›
I have featured my Thank You All Hobonichi Cousin cover and pencil case several times. My style of notebook and handbag is usually basic black or brown leather. No frills, no patterns, no bright colours. So it took me a… Read More ›
This is an Apple Pig A5 Extra Wide 5mm vegetable tanned leather cover with superpockets, super pen loop and wallet insert. This design looks complicated but is pretty easy to order – you order the basic cover and then you… Read More ›
Planner – Hobonichi Cousin The four calendars in this is what drew me back to Hobonichi and I will be using it as follows annual calendar (reminders of birthday, local flea market dates, auction dates) monthly calendar (translation hours) weekly… Read More ›
Ring organiser – Van Der Spek pocket/junior Touch Me in black I used this until around the summer and it worked perfectly as a wallet and planner. It is brilliantly designed, so touchable (these planners are excellently named!), wears like… Read More ›
I am in the good (bad?) position of having a Flying Tiger store right next to where I get off the underground and onto the bus every day. If I have a few minutes to wait for the bus I… Read More ›
