Here’s a couple of notebooks I bought at Jet Pens about a year ago.

First, the adorable little Metaphys notepad, shown next to a pocket Moleskine so you can see how small it is. I love the orange cloth-covered flexi cover. Inside there are blank pages made of a fairly thin, smooth paper. They are glued in and can be torn out, but the notebook opens quite flat. It’s just a neat little jotter that will slip in any pocket.

Then there’s the Clairefontaine 1951 notebook. I have always loved Clairefontaine’s pocket notebooks and would have tons more of them if only they had blank or gridded pages instead of lined! Their larger notebooks have some other paper options, but I don’t know why they never seem to offer them in my favorite size. Anyway, the 1951 notebooks are meant to have a retro look, quite different from the usual Clairefontaine covers. This one came in a two-pack along with a lime green one. I love the design and the size, which is slightly smaller than a pocket Moleskine. The notebook is staple-bound, but quite thick and substantial, with a slightly squared-off spine. It’s much sturdier than a Field Notes or Moleskine Cahier. And of course, as always, the Clairefontaine paper is  a pleasure to write on with pretty much any pen.

I’m not sure either of these will make it into daily use, but they’re nice to have in the collection nonetheless!