An important milestone in each planner season is the announcement of the next year’s Mark + Fold colours. I already know what I will be going for!

I thought these graphs were fascinating in that they show two things:

1. Just because something is exponential doesn’t mean use a logarithmic scale. The linear graph captures what really going on.

2. It’s shocking just how bloated Adobe Reader has become.

Updated the ‘about’ and ‘stuff’ pages on my blog.

It has been a while since I updated my now page.

Finding this old iPhone today, I was surprised just how small and light it is.

We are a family who enjoy freshly ground black pepper. This week I bought a Männkitchen Pepper Cannon and WOW it’s fantastic!

I as digging down clearing the Tech Drawer of Shame this morning. Like a good archaeological dig, there were a few gems there.

Leith this evening.

Loving my new robots t-shirt but not sure I know them all.

Early morning ‘Junaid-style’ omelette. Named in honour of a friend who first introduced my girls to the pleasure of a spicy omelette for breakfast.

Inside the Ismantorp Fortress on Öland

Out and about in Edinburgh tonight

These have now become lunch!

I’ve long-since settles on Fantastical as my calendar app of choice in the Apple world. However just occasional, like today, BusyCal’s filtering is absolutely invaluable.

I got a lovely little gluten-free birthday cake from my wife.

This looks like the European ‘CE’ mark Apple (reluctantly) etches on iPhones, but it’s not. It’s a ‘China Export’ mark on packaging for a portable fan. Real CE marks have circles that ‘kiss’ and indicate the product meets all the relevant EU requirements. This version means ‘approach with caution’.

I could watch this fountain pen video often…

After they were recommended at an Analog Tools meetup I tried to order some Calm Strips for delivery to the UK. I thought they might have appealed to some family members.

It has not gone well and I have neither product nor money back!

Yesterday my wife was delighted to be asked to sign the leaving card for one of the team at the little coffee shop she used near her office.

I’m very pleased after replacing the little rubber feet on my beloved and venerable 1980s Voyager calculator.

The coffee roaster.

Today in stationery corner. New scissors from Ernest Wright in Sheffield.

It’s been a while — ‘Now’ page updated.

I love tinned seafood packaging.