Tuesday’s Tonic
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Each edition features a host of fun anecdotal tidbits of inspiration and pleasurable reading.
What do you keep in your holiday boxes?
Just like pulling out my woolens each autumn when the temperature dips, each November I retrieve my holiday storage boxes. It’s a fun, annual activity to reunite myself with an...
Introducing Tom’s Studio
As the days of November get colder and darker, we’re drawn indoors and our rhythms ease. It’s a wonderful time to practice the slower art and craft forms, such as...
The write kind of ink
It's November! Late autumn is here, and darker days show it. While we may miss the sunlight, the evenings are now a fantastic backdrop for all manner of lights: spotlights...
Bat around some ideas…
Halloween is this Friday and that means it’s time to get creative! This is a holiday for the imaginative and an opportunity to turn yourself into whatever character you like...
With a Stroke of a Pen…
A couple of weeks ago or so, I mentioned one of the items in the shop I’m currently most excited about (Blackwing Volume 292 in tribute to Keith Haring). One...
Rustling & Nestling (& Thanking)
How did you spend your Thanksgiving weekend? We hope it was everything you wished for and more! This past long weekend really drove home that autumn is here. The leaves...
A Few Things To Pencil In!
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been placing several orders and receiving them, as they arrive at the Figg Street Co shop. It’s always fun to unbox stationery and other...
Today is Our National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Also known as Orange Shirt Day, today is our National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It's one of the ways we honour the survivors and families of residential schools. Both...
Coffee & Biscotti
It's officially autumn! This is a season I enjoy and makes me delight in all things cozy. Amongst them, the pleasure of drinking a hot cup of black dark roast...
A work of art
Creating art is something we have the freedom to do at any time of year. One of the advantages of drawing and painting in September is the weather allows us...
Turn, Turn, Turn
Lately, after I wake up, I feel a moment of anticipation as I walk out the door. Our days are in flux: there may be summer heat greeting me or...
Live and Learn
Ah, September. It's one of my favourite times of the year. It's still sunny and warm and there's a lot going on outside. The return to the classroom puts a...
