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Hello Friends, This is my first every paper review on FPN, I can usually be found playing with inks over in that forum. Please bear with me. I was given a test copy by Bureau Direct, a stationer in the UK, of the Breeze Notebook by Taroko Designs which contains 68gsm Tomoe paper, one that I have never tried before. I have to say it was a bit of a challenge as it brought up an old memory from school (70's E. Africa) of a classmate who had somehow laid his little 7 yr old hands on a pile of notebooks and given one to me (on a Sunday afternoon, it had a soft peachy cover and was probably a very cheap one). I was SO happy - see this stationary thing goes back decades... Anyway, he, and thus all other 7 yr old 'fencers' of illicit notebooks were caught the next day and the whole class of little 7 year olds were caned harshly (today, there would be uproar and a film deal). We were also all caned by respective parents at home later the same day. Harsh as it sounds, and it was, my generation has grown up with strong morals. But that is another story. So to open this beautifully yet simply packed notebook was a huge step for me. I have a collection of beautiful unused notebooks spanning decades (gratuitous shot below). So of course, I had to get over that trauma pronto and start using the book. I want to thank MIshka for thinking of me and in a way enabling me (doesn't she just!!) to use a notebook minus palpitations. So to the notebook, it is a slim and light A5 piece that comes wrapped in clear cellophane, I really like that touch very much. The cover is soft but firm and is simply designed with silver foiled accents. Inside, you have an index page, dot grid paper which I love, and at the back there are some sheets that can be used to document inks, 190 usable sheets in total (the nearest I have to come this amount is in Peter Pauper Press journals which I love but which are significantly larger). The notebook lies flat from the beginning, which I found an excellent quality when I was laying down heavy amounts of ink to see what happened, I would have been SO annoyed had it flopped shut on me. The paper is smooth and luscious to write on, just off white leading towards cream, super-smooth but not glassy. My pens have so enjoyed dancing on the paper. It hold inks like a dream, showing up shading, sheen and shimmer joyfully, I have yet to observe bleeding or feathering despite using my Diva ink, Noodler's La Coleur Royale which just doesn't dry on anything... but Breeze! Of course, it does take inks a few more seconds to dry than on normal every day paper, but surely the whole point of using a fountain pen and precious inks is so that we may stop a while and mindfully enjoy the process? So, without further ado, here are some shots for your pleasure! And a gratuitous shot of my other (yet unused) notebooks...