Here’s an exhibit I plan on checking out in the near future: “The Diary: Three Centuries of Private Lives,” at the Morgan Library in New York. The exhibit includes these lovely items: A diary jointly kept by Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife, Sophia Peabody Hawthorne: John Ruskin’s chess diary: You can see more images in [...]
Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician, who is quite famous if you’re into math, I guess, though his name would have meant nothing to me if I hadn’t read David Leavitt’s novel The Indian Clerk, which tells a fictionalized version of Ramanujan’s time at Cambridge University. Although I’m sure I wouldn’t understand the least bit [...]
Notebooks seem to be a semi-regular feature at this blog. Check out the beauties below posted at Make a note of it… « A Continuous Lean..
Former Notebook Addict of the Month Paul has sent me some more tips about interesting notebooks. First is an article from the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society about a diary belonging to John Wilkes Booth. It was in his possession when he was captured after assassinating Abraham Lincoln. In the diary, Booth made [...]
Some interesting thoughts on using non-digital tools for productivity: How Analog Rituals Can Amp Your Productivity :: Tips :: The 99 Percent. But my favorite part is this image!
I LOVE the “Collection a Day” blog. Vintage office supplies are often featured, and the other day she posted these old journals: . A Collection a Day, 2010: Day 228
This week’s addict had to be upgraded to Addict of the Month. Paul has been a faithful reader and correspondent for quite a while now, sharing not only photos of his own notebooks, but links to historical notebooks and other interesting trivia. Did you know, for instance, that the last entry in Samuel Pepys’ diary [...]
Michael Williams writes the blog “A Continuous Lean,” which he describes as being “about things. American things, good looking things, well designed things and all sorts of other things.” And here is one of those things: “Perfect and vintage. Bought for $1 in a parking lot in New Jersey (Meadowlands Flea).” Are you jealous now? [...]
This is one of the more interesting customized Moleskine Cahiers I’ve seen on Etsy. That’s a vintage snapshot sewn to the cover– very cool! Find out more at Strawberry Canyon Hike One of a Kind Moleskine by firandfeather.
Welcome to our 9th Carnival of Pen, Pencil, and Paper, collecting the past month’s highlights from blogs about pens, notebooks, office supplies and art supplies. The iPad may be getting all the hype this week, but we’re here to celebrate pads made of paper, ink that is not e-ink, and pages that turn in actual [...]
