Daily Archives: 1 January 2011

almost monochrome III

Posted on 1 January 2011 by dandelion

The ugly, sour, no-nonsense winter is here. Half melted snow that has frozen again, grey-black muddy-dirty-slushy snow frames the roads – blended with sand. Nothing even remotely smarmy about it. And still it fascinates me (obviously since I think it … Continue reading →

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reviews revisited: leuchtturm 1917 – ready to take off

Posted on 1 January 2011 by dandelion

It is around ten months since I reviewed the Leuchtturm 1917 for the first time (you find that review here). This is the smaller pocket size version – only difference is the size; all other features as the bigger one. … Continue reading →

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