News Thoughts and Doodles

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 ...

Posted in Blackwing, Caran d'Ache, Kaweco, micro moments, slow living, stationery

Read more

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...

Posted in about us, conscious consumerism, ethics, fairness, slow living

Read more

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...

Posted in journal, letter writing, micro moments, slow living, wellbeing

Read more

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...

Posted in Cosmetics, French, Meet the Maker, Mothers' Day, Paris, Spring Gifts

Read more

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...

Read more