I should have reviewed this notebook ages ago. I bought it back in March 2025, and 10 months is not the longest I’ve gone before reviewing something, but unfortunately, it was long enough for this product to have sold out. But since there may still be items from this brand circulating on eBay or other … Continue reading Jil Largean Notebook Review
Here’s a nice detailed look at one user’s switch from Moleskine to Leuchtturm: Hello Leuchtturm1917, goodbye Moleskine!. The blogger at Recording Thoughts has been using squared Moleskines for a while but started to find the quality inconsistent: Ever since Moleskine moved their production to China every book is a little different than the previous one. … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Hello, Goodbye
I stumbled on this “what’s in your bag” image featuring an interesting collection of Moleskines and other notebooks: Via Anatomy of a Chinese Moleskine Consumer at Virtual China. One of the people whose stuff is shown above maintains a blog called Moleskiner.net, with some cool images (plus a lot of Chinese text I can’t read):
This is one of the most gorgeous examples of notebook art I’ve ever seen: See more at Juan Rayos – Chinese Moleskine | Aqua-Velvet.
On the front page of today’s New York Times, accompanying an article about the President’s visit to China: “A Beijing store is selling notebooks with an image of President Obama, who arrives in China for a three-day visit on Sunday.” What a nice way to celebrate the occasion.
When I was about 8 years old, my grandmother took me to visit the office where she had formerly worked. One of her friends there took a liking to me, and for several years afterwards, we kept in touch through short cards and letters. A few years ago, the friend, whose name was Lucy, returned … Continue reading A Chinese Diary, 1980
