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Stationery Favourites – November 2025
I can’t believe we’re now in the final month of 2025! This year seems to have flown by, and I don’t know that I’m ready for it to be over yet. And I’m certainly not as ready for Christmas as I’d hoped to be by now! However, stationery-wise, November has been a good month. I… Read more
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Review: Sailor 1911 Hoshizora Fountain Pen
As I spoke about in my recent fountain pen day haul post, one of my recent purchases was the Sailor 1911 Hoshizora, which is a Cult Pens Exclusive. As a big fan of Sailor pens I’d been eyeing the 1911 for a while, as it was a model I didn’t already own. I’d initially been… Read more
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A Fountain Pen Day Haul
Fountain pen day is an amazing time to get great deals on pens, so I usually try to hold off until then to pick up a lot of my wish list items. This year I got 2 pens that have been on my wish list for a while from Cult Pens, as they had a… Read more
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Stationery Favourites – October 2025
A lot of my stationery life in October has revolved around having an Autumn refresh. I cleaned out a large number of my pens ready for a refill, and have been rearranging my desk (this was largely prompted by switching from having a laptop to a desktop computer). I’m now all ready with my refreshed… Read more
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Ways To Reuse Old Planners
Despite being over two months away from the end of 2025, planner season is well and truly here, with stationery fans everywhere figuring out their systems for next year. It’s also the time of year when we all start reflecting on what didn’t work this year, and looking, with considerable guilt, at all the planners… Read more
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Stationery Favourites – September 2025
September has passed by in a bit of a blur. I’ve mostly just been working, but I did go on a rainy camping trip to the Lake District in the middle of the month, which was nice, despite the weather! In terms of my stationery life in September, let’s talk about pens first! Fountain Pens… Read more
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What makes a good travel pen?
This year I’ve done quite a lot of travelling, and it’s really got me thinking about travel stationery. I’ve had my choice of travel journal nailed since the beginning with the traveller’s notebook – its suitability for travelling is literally in the name. And more recently I’ve discovered my perfect pen case for travelling in… Read more
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Stationery Favourites – August 2025
August was a pretty exciting stationery month for two reasons: the Hobonichi 2026 previews, and the Newcastle Pen Show. Let’s talk about Hobonichi first! Hobonichi 2026 The Hobonichi line up for 2026 has now been fully announced and is on sale, although surprisingly I haven’t bought anything yet! I’m holding out for the 1st October… Read more