Some weekends are for errands. Some are for recovery. This one feels like a weekend for making things. I’ll be in the garden, watching baseball, and practicing bookbinding with simple materials. Nothing glamorous—just the satisfying work of learning by doing. I ordered cardstock that should arrive tomorrow, and I plan to try Coptic binding for the first time. With luck, I’ll end the weekend with a notebook worthy of gifting to a friend. Realistically, it may take a few attemp

When I first wrote about my commonplace book, it was mostly a place to gather notes and ideas. Since then, it has become something much more useful: part reference library, part creative workshop, and part record of what I’m learning now. Like most good tools, it changed as I changed. Commonplace books are often used to collect interesting information across many subjects. In my case, that has turned into several notebooks for several passions. I have one dedicated to Highlan