This week’s addict emailed me the photo below of her collection:

“I still have my first journal from 47 years ago. I restrict my collecting to sewn or ring bound books, no glued or stapled books. Some of there books were gifts, the group on the left are all from France and brought to me by a friend. The lines in them are marvelous. A few of them were made into photo albums, some are journals and some are sketch books. I am very glad I found the websites about paper, pens, pencils and all things office, as they have taught me a lot about something that has been a fascination since before kindergarten.
Since I also collect writing instruments of all sorts, learning about how different paper works with different ink has been a big help.”

What an interesting and colorful collection. I am most intrigued by the light brown one in the 2nd row from the right, 3rd from the front. It looks old and nicely worn in, and there’s an interesting pattern on the cover. I wonder if that’s the first one from 47 years ago??
Thank you for sharing your notebook addiction, Sarah!