Good morning, Monday. Lots and lots of traffic today so excuse the delay...but without further ado, I wanted to talk about my new favorite thing, Archie Grand notebooks.
It's timely really that I happened to stumble my butt into J. Crew on Friday, where I was gobsmacked by how well merchandised the store is these days. Amidst a sea of brightly colored cashmere and basic khakis ( I want every sweater PS), I found these lovely little notebooks by Archie Grand- one for any type really- with titles boldly placed on front with names like "Artists I Met and Liked, Writers I Met and Liked, Excesses I Had and Liked (a favorite- duh)", and well, you get the idea. The Scandinavian notebook maker has been cranking these out for some time now, and leave it to the brilliant J. Crew to showcase these just in time for Valentine's Day, because the small ones will only set you back about $11, and the jumbo notebooks are about $26. I say this discovery is timely because CBS Sunday Morning had a feature this weekend about how penmanship is dying, which makes me sad. I myself have always written like a doctor, maybe a doctor who has been inhaling ether for hours on end. I have horrible handwriting, and I've always wished otherwise. And it more than concerns me that people are not writing handwritten notes anymore, and future generations may give up on taking pen and pencil to paper altogether. So let's take part in preserving the fine art of jotting down a thing or two and buy a notebook. Trust me, you can still write things down if you give yourself a chance. So if you're looking for a charming gift or a lovely vessel for inspirational thoughts or images, get one of these, would you? I think they're divine, and there's enough titles to choose from where you will surely find one to your "liking". Cause that's what's up this dot your I's and cross your T's kind of Monday in the MIA. XOHere's a link to their site, and one to where you can buy these online if you're resisting a stroll through the Crew these days: http://archiegrand.jetshop.se/default.aspxhttp://www.jasperandblack.com/Cat-69-1-150/shop-by-collections-archie-grand.htm