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News Thoughts and Doodles
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Make Every Day A Little More Joyful
Fresh in today: a new group of Hoptimists bouncing in their boxes, desperate to get out and make you smile. And to answer the (very occasional) in-... -
Miniature Cyclists by Flandriens
As it's been (for those of us watching) a super exciting, joyful and heartwarming Tour de France to date we're not surprised that the upsurge in mi... -
CONNECTIONS
The body of this post came out of a very stream of consciousness very late-night typing-fest in response to a recent discussion about brand values ... -
New for Spring 2024: the Kaweco Collection Apricot Pearl Fountain Pen
The revitalising orange hue of the Apricot Pearl is a colourway that Kaweco hopes will awaken the creative mind; a colour that eliminates ev... -
SNOWHOME: still a Design Store
We don't mention the "D" word very much when we talk about what we do any more. That is not because some sort of indifference but because we feel ... -
Meet the Maker - Will Sharp Jewellery 6th October
Will's beautiful jewellery has been a firm favourite in the shop for some time now so we are super thrilled to be welcoming him for the second of ... -
Meet The Makers - A Pop-up Patisserie
Our pop-up patisserie celebrating seasonal food and slow living. -
National Stationery Week and why we like stationery
It’s National Stationery Week this week: a celebration of all things desk and writing related. So I thought it was maybe an opportune moment ... -
Shop For The World You Want To See
Conscious consumerism: or trying to do as much good and as little harm as possible. In a world were we are all increasingly aware of our i... -
Moments of Slow
If you've followed us from our corner shop on Heslington Road you'll know we've always been big fans of slow living - the idea of trying to find th... -
Meet The Maker - Parisian Style
The scents of Spring always bring a little joy to our day; the first buds of new growth pushing their way up towards the sunlight seem to bring wit... -
A Word Map of York
Born of a car journey to Scotland the Word Map - constructed of stereotypes, cliches, typecasts, regional specialties, historical facts, indigenou...