SECRET AGENT GIVE-AWAY

I have a long history of fondness for small notebooks, office supplies and stationery. It all started when I was a preschooler and one of my grandfather's tenants skipped out owing rent and left a passel of office supplies behind. I somehow ended up with a decent portion of these which my willing little hands enjoyed passing the time with (mostly when I was supposed to be down for a nap!)

Anywhoo....I digress. Archie Grand, that very cool Swedish brand that J Crew latched onto, has generously offered to sponsor a give-away for my loyal and fabulous readers. The notebook with "Secret Agents I Met and Liked" emblazoned on the front are perfectly in sync with the 50th Anniversary of that famous agent, James Bond. It's also a very cool neon-ish orangey color.

2 notebooks will be given away. To enter, become an Annechovie follower and then visit the Archie Grand site here and leave a comment letting me know which notebook(s) you like best! Enter until November 28th. Winners will be announced on November 30th. (Open to US contestants only, sorry!)
Hope your week gets off to a great start!

THESE ARE GRAND NOTEBOOKS......

I received a very cool package in the mail the other day from Sweden. It was from Therese at Archie Grand. Archie Grand is a company that creates these brilliantly colored and conveniently sized notebooks with witty titles. But, don't let the titles fool you - the notebooks all come with 160 blank pages for you to fill in with your own juicy contents. The paper is made to absorb lots of ink - which is always a good thing for me - my pens tend to bleed. You just get to choose the title and hue that best suit your mood. Personally, I thought that 3 of the best titles were "Brats I Met and Liked", "Suffragettes I Met and Liked" and "Pawnbrokers I Met and Liked". I share their sense of humor, quite frankly. Check out the whole selection here. These make great gifts for friends - real conversation starters, indeed.