September 2007 Archives

Ooooooh, my paper-product fetish just kicked into overdrive: Moleskine Notebook Cover

The cover is made with the attention to detail that has made Gfeller a legend among geologists and field scientists for their extraordinary leather field cases. It is hand-cut and sewn with waxed Egyptian cotton thread, which is tap-set so that it will never, ever break. Steve makes the covers in English Kip leather, the same leather used in his field cases. Kip is a pale tan when new, but over time, exposure to light and the oils from your hand will cause it to darken. The process starts almost immediately, but continues over many years, all the while the cover gets darker and richer in tone, until in a decade or so, it will be a deep rich, mahogany.

Moleskine Notebook Cover, $40 (stock #: MC.LN) @ Gfeller Casemakers

So, Jodi and I are back from the Far East, and Jodi has been writing about the trip (Day 1, Day 2, Day 3). For those of you who don’t know, we traveled to Vladivostok, Russia to meet our prospective daughter. We had some basic information about her - deaf, mild CP, 2.5 years old - but were able to get her full medical information after we got the referral. We went back and forth with our doctor a bit trying to determine Annna’s actual medical situation, but eventually decided that there was nothing there that would keep us from adopting her, and so we’re going forward! For more details, check out Jodi’s writeup.

We’re pretty jet-lagged still, but what a great trip! Anna is adorable, a real cutie, and we’re excited to continue the process of adopting her. (You can check out our .mac gallery as well).

Damien Barrett is blogging again. Yay!