Description

PAW & PEN — THE LEMON EDITION
A modern commonplace book, inspired by Crete
For the island you carry home.

This is a book for two kinds of days: the ones lived beneath the Cretan sun, and the ones lived a long way from it.

A commonplace book is an old and generous idea. Not a diary that demands a daily entry, and not a planner that measures you. It is a place to keep what you notice: a harbour, a word, a recipe, a conversation that outlasted the coffee.

You do not need to have been to Crete. You only need to know the feeling of carrying somewhere with you.

WHAT YOU RECEIVE — five files, instant download

• Print at Home, A4 and US Letter — front cover, 81 interior pages, back cover
• Hyperlinked digital planner — tap-to-navigate, for GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo and CollaNote
• Cover art — front and back at high resolution, for binder covers or your device
• Start Here guide, printing guide and terms of use

TEN SMALL TERRITORIES, IN NO STRICT ORDER

I · Today’s Sea
II · Words & Language
III · Coffee & Conversation
IV · Streets & Doorways
V · Market & Table
VI · Groves & Gardens
VII · Letters & Reflections
VIII · Slow Afternoons
IX · Travel & Memory
X · Books & Study

INSIDE YOU WILL FIND

• Guided prompt pages — Today’s Sea, A Quiet Harbour, Coffee Conversations, A Letter to Crete, One Slow Afternoon
• Open pages for writing, sketching, or simply sitting beside the page
• Ten traditional Greek proverbs with translations and reflections — Το καλό πράγμα αργεί να γίνει, Όποιος βιάζεται σκοντάφτει, Αγάλι-αγάλι γίνεται η αγουρίδα μέλι
• Four recipes from the Cretan kitchen, written out in full: dakos for two, Chania boureki, lemon chickpeas, Sfakian honey pies
• A language section for everything you mishear and then learn
• A return map for beloved places and the roads still waiting
• When Winter Feels Too Long — a page written for exactly that

PLEASE NOTE

This is a digital download. No physical item will be posted to you. Files are available immediately after purchase. For personal use only; please see the included terms of use.

Until you return, keep a little Crete in the ordinary week.

PAW & PEN · THE BOTANICAL EDITIONS