I just wanted to give a plug to an interesting little store on the main drag in Chapel Hill, NC, where I was vacationing a couple of days ago. Name is "Toots & Magoo." The design director is Chloe Greene and she can be reached at chloe@tootsandmagoo.com. Store's phone # is 9190-942-3339. Along with a very interesting selection of papers and notecards, I was especially impressed with their own special flavor of actual Moleskine notebooks with a special "scrollwork" design on the front cover. No pens but a very nice paper selection overall.
Another wonderful notecard designer I encountered in Roanoke, VA - Roanoke Valley Printworks - web site is www.roanokevalleyprintworks.com. The owner does all of his own design on silkscreen and letterpress equipment. I bought two nice cards, my favorite of which simply says "Okay! I'm an [drawing of an angry, kicking mule with hindquarters prominent]" Very cool store with some other fantastic visual image finds, huge photographic art etc etc.
Don't know when I'll get to use that card, but I expect it won't be too long...