A reader named Jonel sent me a link to her Flickr page, where she has some great photos of her prodigious notebook collection:
This photo only captures about half the spread– it was too big to fit in one shot! (The Flickr shots are tagged with notes.) And it doesn’t end there, as Jonel added in her email:
These were taken over the summer and since then I’ve added these:
Stack of “noted” notebooks in 5×8 size
Several Notebooks from the company that makes the Traveler’s notebook
and several pentalic a la modeskin notebooks in a small sketch size (this picture was taken in-store).
I also got some free field notes a while back.
She has even more office supply photos on Flickr, and you can follow her on Twitter at JonelB. I loved seeing all these notebooks. Thank you for this great submission, Jonel! You are indeed a true notebook addict!
I like the retro looking notebook in the bottom corner on the right. Nice.
-V.D.
That one was actually a rescued and fixed notebook. someone had RIPPED OFF the original closure, leaving a gaping hole in the front, which I covered with a wrap-around of kraft paper, and then gave it a brand-new closure of nice thick elastic. Good as new! the inside has dark brown paper with dark green lines.
Looking at these again, I do have a ton–but the upside to that is that whenever someone is in a bind for a notebook, I have one I can lend them–I’ve done that for a few friends in Nanowrimo and for the start of classes.
To Jonel:
I am trying to find Jonel Covey. I worked with her in Thailand in a Refugee Camp. Could this be you?
Thanks!!
Sherri L. Rose