Here’s a nice image, from a New York Times article yesterday about the history of gin: It’s a recipe book from the 1820s, with some kind of formula, I guess, for making genever, a Dutch ancestor of the gin we drink today. I love all that small elegant handwriting and the way they’ve crammed so … Continue reading Notebooks From the Past: Recipes for Genever
I noticed that Barnes & Noble sells some red Moleskines (pocket size, ruled paper) with their store brand on the wrapper. I figured this was some exclusive deal they’d made but apparently not: a UK website is offering large and small, ruled and plain Moleskines with a red cover. Moleskine’s own online catalog makes no … Continue reading Red Moleskine Notebooks
I go through a variety of notebook-using habits. Lately, I tend to have about 3 going at once. I have a soft-cover Moleskine with graph paper pages that I’m using for daily jottings: to-do’s, French vocabulary, notes on books or movies to read, etc. A lot of these kinds of notes are things that I … Continue reading My Current Notebook Usage Dilemma
I got a kick out of this post from Gothamist, about an elderly lawyer who kept a notebook labeled “Tax Journal,” in which he dutifully recorded expenses that he later deducted. Good idea, in theory, but not when those supposedly tax-deductible expenses are, for 2002 alone, “$111,364 for ‘therapeutic sex’ and massages ‘to relieve osteoarthritis … Continue reading Notebooks Can Be Your Downfall
I’ve yet to visit the Muji store in New York, but I used to go to one in London sometimes and always liked it. I never bought any notebooks there, but this is a great review of one: the Chronotebook, which offers a whole new way of looking at a daily planner. Each page spread … Continue reading Muji Chronotebook
I was in Paris this past weekend. Though I was trying to squeeze a lot of sight-seeing into a short trip, of course I tried to look for notebooks! I didn’t come across too many stationery stores, but I did find one place that was selling Moleskines, in what I think is considered part of … Continue reading Moleskines in Paris: Ouch!
Artist Jane LaFazio talks to voiceofsandiego.org: Do you have a place where you like to work? Do you ever pack it up and take your work outside? If so, what do you take with you? I mostly work in my studio at home. A messy place all my own. Sometimes, in the evening, I’ll stitch … Continue reading Sketchbook + Art Supplies= A Portable Entertainment Center
Some thoughts on keeping a notebook from Jay Montville: on one for the blogs I read recently, the author (who shall remain nameless not because I’m trying to protect her, but because I can’t find the link, so I don’t actually remember her name) said that journalling is not writing. *gasp*! I know! Because most … Continue reading Jay on Journals
Available on Etsy, some lovely leather-bound journals. Some are quite embellished, but I like the look of the plain brown leather ones the best. And at $17, these seem very reasonably priced. You can even get free monogramming!
Here’s a quote from an article in the Tehran Times: What to do if you don’t like school Another good idea is to write down your feelings about school in a journal. You can use a journal or diary or just write in an ordinary notebook. It’s a great way to let out emotions that … Continue reading Notebooks Help Iranian Children Cope With Not Liking School