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Some years ago I solved one of my problems as a fan of film photography.

Back in March 2012 I wrote three principles for myself for when I buy stuff.

I have been trying out a new RSS reader called Current over the last few days and there is much to like in the unique design choices that Terry Godier has made.

Child no. 1 is back in Edinburgh this weekend and bought an old Kate Bush vinyl single for a friend.

We have a family friend who asks the same question of people around this time of year.

This list is inspired by Tom Whitwell’s list of 52 things he learned in 2020.

At the start of each new notebook I hand write a quotation by Jack London from 1903.

For the last couple of years I have been using Ajoto Pocket Paper for my notebooks and, increasingly as a journal too.

I was at my ‘camera club’ on Wednesday night for the first print competition of the season, and one member entered two prints that were chemically printed from paper negatives.

Last week I received my 2026 planner from MARK + FOLD.

One of the ‘analogue’ blogs I follow is written by Jane Starkey, who lives and works on the small island of Lundy - one of my favourite places to visit.

Our family has been making Raymond Blanc’s chickpea pancakes1 from the 1998 book Blanc Vite for longer than I can remember ― at least a couple of decades.

My homework from the last Analog Tool Meetup was to write a summary of my ‘EDC’ inspired by Dave Danielson’s blog post.

Yesterday I received the Ajoto Pocket Pen I backed last year through Kickstarter.

This year I have enjoyed re-reading Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice trilogy.

As a family we went to one graduation this year.

This list is inspired by Tom Whitwell’s list of 52 things he learned in 2020.

I really tried to persist with finishing Naomi Klein’s book Doppelgänger, exploring the confusion between herself and Naomi Wolf, in the hope of understanding what leads people to fall prey to conspiracy theories.

Inspired by James’ Coffee Blog and a recent funeral service, here (in no particular order) is a list of small things that bring me joy.

I’ve started to realise that many people are using Christmas decorations to mark December and the run-up to Christmas day.

Each year I make a batch of Christmas puddings as gifts and I name each ‘edition’ to reflect the Zeitgeist, state of the world or my own state of mind.

A micro-review of my new headphones.

I thought I would think out loud here about the books that I re-read.

I’m currently (im)patiently waiting on a new pair of wireless headphone to arrive.

I have recently finished reading what may be my book of the year — The Story of A Heart by Rachel Clarke.

I grew-up in a house where no-one read books, yet I was encouraged to read and still read regularly both for pleasure and education.

As an experiment I decided to try using a pair of vintage fountain pens in my regular ‘rotation’ of pens I use at work.

In April this year (2024) I was excited to learn that Information Architects were developing a paper notebook.

I’ve been thinking about subscriptions recently and the need to cut-down on the cost of these.

My favourite newspaper, the FT, has a section at the weekend called The Aesthete where designers (I have never heard of) answer a set list of questions.

Ingredients Wild garlic, 1 large bunch, washed Curly parsley, 1 small bunch 60g of pecan nuts and pistachio kernels.