For those of you with school age kids, this time of year can be crazy hectic. What, with year end music recitals, pot-lucks, exams, school BBQ’s, exam schedules, field trips, June can be down right exhausting. And so, as a parent of three, I grumble about trying to organize the amped up chaos, not having […]
Letter Writing Club in Vancouver
The Regional Assembly of Text It has been too long since I visited The Regional Assembly of Text in Vancouver, British Columbia (there is also a second location in Victoria). For a true stationery aficionado this little shop is a wee bit of heaven. For others, you will be hard pressed not to be mesmerized […]
Bench Diaries. How you can participate.
A diary on a bench near you It’s been almost two years since the Bench Diary project got started by Dessa Lohrey in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. As explained by Dessa and found in every diary, “Tied to a bench for one day, each bench diary invites those who happen upon it to share their inner (or […]
handwritten messages inside books
Take a look at the beautiful handwriting inside some old books I found, along with new friend Ramona from HappilyWriting.com, at a recent used book sale. This inscription above made me wonder if the book was a prize for a piece of writing or for penmanship. I love how the ink has seeped and bled into […]