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Savouring the season
Savouring the season
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Why beautiful stationery matters
Why beautiful stationery matters
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Fresh starts, clean slates, drafts and new notebooks
Fresh starts, clean slates, drafts and new notebooks
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How to get visual inspiration from a quote
How to get visual inspiration from a quote
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Note-taking: a book and an exhibition
Note-taking: a book and an exhibition
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Why I love maps
Why I love maps
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A fairy tale on my mantelpiece
A fairy tale on my mantelpiece
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My everyday notebooks
My everyday notebooks
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Handwriting at Christmas
Handwriting at Christmas
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The creative joys of rubber stamps
The creative joys of rubber stamps
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How to time travel… on foot
How to time travel… on foot
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Rub it out and start again: all about erasers
Rub it out and start again: all about erasers
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Another Chapter

Stories of love and grief, reinvention and everyday magic in the aftermath of loss – for anyone looking to write their next chapter.

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I’m not sure where October has gone… lost somewhere amongst gold calligraphy and library hours. I only had a short wish list for the month, but most of it is still outstanding so November will continue to be about autumnal food and walks
I’ve found my wand, and with my book of spells (actually a dictionary, but I think that counts), a pumpkin and (paper) stardust, I’m ready for a little magic… . Check my stories for the post I made this wand for 6 (!) years ago 🪄
I think I may have a problem. This was just going to be a snap taken in my studio, when I realised that props from a failed photo attempt did look like a lovely, whimsical scene after all. I was going to post it as it was. But then… the urge t
Moods in bottles, like scents… just a whimsical dream (and a few of my miniature books) ☁️ . . . . #thatwhimsicaltouch #stillswithstories #dreaminginpictures #handboundbooks
Anemoia: nostalgia for a time you’ve never known (John Koenig, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows) . Notebooks hand-bound by me, with covers made of my own handmade paper and letterpress printed on my Adana press - find them in my online shop .
No such thing as too many squash pictures in October. The butternut is now in the oven, to make the Moro cookbook’s fatayer. But today’s main event was having a dove fly down the chimney into my bedroom. Now… it sounds magical when
A perfect day to send a message in a bottle (or at least pretend to). This autumn sunshine is just the best… and these beautiful bottles (the handiwork of @visbyglasblaseri ) are still available to order from my shop, with your message in my c
A new intake of students is discovering the library, I wore a wool coat last night, I’m doing calligraphy for the Christmas Fairy, and my scarf is getting longer, one stitch at a time: autumn 🍂 . . . . #moodcollectors #slowautumndays #facele