Tuesday’s Tonic
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Before the ink is dry...
It's always a delight when shiny new ink bottles arrive, ready to be placed on their pedestals in the shop. The array of colours and glass bottle shapes and designs...
Transition time
It's November! Now that Halloween is over, some people rush to clean up and move on swiftly to holiday preparation mode. We say, hold on a second. Rather than constantly...
Are you getting goosebumps?
...it's that time of year again! The dark evenings and colourful trees, some of which have dropped their leaves, create a moody backdrop for this annual creative holiday. Some of...
In stitches
As a shop owner, I'm fortunate to meet and work with many artisans and creative people. I have a love for items made by hand, with a lot of care...
In the black...
While the autumn season means tree leaves changing from green to shades of yellow, orange, red, brown and purple, it also means a little less light each day. This time...
Grateful beyond words
Thanksgiving is one of the holidays I truly love. Gratitude is something that I try to make a regular practice in my life, so a holiday devoted to this feels...
About the size of it...
Many stationery lovers like us revel in myriad details as they relate to writing instruments, paper products and the like. Immersing oneself into the magical world of stationery means that...
Back in Stock!
While we won't be flying to Japan this autumn (we wish we were!), we're enjoying some of this country's beauty through colourful Japanese maples and stationery at Figg Street Co....
Autumn... the apple of our eyes
Autumn is just a few days away and I'm happy for its arrival! Sunday, September 22nd this year marks the first day of the new season, or fall equinox. Afterward,...
This is drawing interest...
As you read this, there are many people at this very moment in a class, office meeting, at their desk or elsewhere doodling on a page. Many of us do...
World Literacy Day
Sunday, September 8th is International Literacy Day, as declared by UNESCO since 1966. Today, in Canada, literacy is a skill many of us take for granted. So much of our...
You're one of a kind...
Today, we find ourselves in Be Kind to Humankind Week (bk2hk). Isn't it a wonderful thing? After all, everyday acts of kindness can grease the wheels of human progress and...
