diaries and journals

Here we are heading towards the end of November and reading has been going on all month for the tenth annual German Literature Month already, so I am very tardily going to share a stack of books that might be read now...

I have had the cat notebook cover shown below for four years and it has held up so well. The little cat on the cover looks so much like Ziggy. It comes from Lorenzo Dini Firenze. It has 4 elastics and I use plain...

The Superior Labor is another brand I love. It has a very rustic, utilitarian aesthetic that reminds me of Traveler’s Company, but with a wider range of products. They have stunning leather and canvas handbags,...

I have long been fascinated by Anya Hindmarch’s two-way notebook covers and two-way diaries. These notebooks are comprised of a single cover with a central flap that allows you to insert two books. I love double...

I was an early adopter of traveler’s notebooks.  In the beginning there was almost nothing to choose from if you did not want the basic brown and black covers made by what was then Midori, now Traveler’s...

I spotted this in H and M home recently and was rather taken by it. It is very compact – more or less the same size as Filofax personal-size inserts – and has a tactile oatmeal coloured canvas cover. The sides are...

This was an absolutely wonderful surprise from one of the groups I teach. I had been teaching them weekly for about 18 years when budget changes meant they could not longer have English lessons. They had seen all my...

One of my favourite Etsy shops of all time is Well Known Vintage, owned by Kevin Porcel. His items are perfectly curated and reasonably priced, plus he is situated in France, so items get to me in two or three days with...

This leatherwork is absolutely stunning. Find Oxana and Alex from ArtelSlivin on Etsy here. I don’t have any of their work but they have 100% 5-star reviews. They do notebook covers, passport covers, wallets,...

This little goodie was in a box of miscellaneous notebooks at Van Der Spek when Steve and I were there last week. It is A6 size and made of what looks like red Janet Leather. The wrap feature means that the edges are...

Because they always end up at the bottom of my handbag, and because I am always scribbling on the run, I tend to use cheap pens. This is my favourite at the moment. It cost about $1.50 from Danish design store...

My love of Tomoe River paper is well-known. I love it because it is thin and light (half the weight and thickness of regular paper), so less bulky and heavy to carry around. I also love the way it crinkles! It is now...

The other day, Galen leather contacted me and asked me if I would like a review sample of their A5 zip folio. I was able to choose the colour I wanted from distressed brown, green and undyed. Of course I said yes...

My love of Tomoe River paper is well-known – see previous posts here. I love it because it is thin and light (half the weight and thickness of regular paper), so less bulky and heavy to carry around. I also love the...

Flying Tiger has a very fast turnover of products and different stores have different selections, so I like to pop in whenever I pass one. This is what was on offer yesterday. Flying Tiger is very ‘cheap and...

I have previously written about planners involving clocks/watches. I am really interested in a planner system that is more visual. I am not sure how younger generations would respond to an analogue view of time, because...

I've been thinking about the Read Harder Challenge.  It's not as though I am not already immersed in a number of really, really good reads.  I am as a matter of fact.  But if I am not actually in the act of reading...