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But Keep Your Hands On The Stationery, Please!  Pulp Playfellows! Time is marching on. Get it? March. Marching?! And by the way, we are right behind the marching band. Heck, we ARE the band! But our instruments are stationery materials, and our stomping ground is Sydney Road. Take this shako, pop it on your head and mash it up! In the spirit of the pinch-punch game, let’s go! PINCH some paper between your fingers.  What else would we be talking about but origami ?! Harness your inner paper wrangler. Imagine you are the foremost authority on advanced origami and prepping...

Recipes for Optimising This Historic Day Are As Follows.  It’s another fortuitous Friday, my friends! And this one is special. Arguably, the national sweet treat of our country is banana bread. Who of us hasn’t enjoyed a tasty morsel of B-bread? Either made with love by someone dear to us or from a local corner cafe? We’ll speculate less than 1%.  But ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, first of all, we need to be transparent. Banana Bread was an American invention! During the 1930s, the Depression hit the US in a big way. Money for food had to be...

Silly Question, Of Course, You Are.   Pulp Peeps! This blogisode is like a hotel breakfast buffet, except we choose for you. It’s a VIP-style first-class service. Yep, you’re the main character, we’re the supporting crew. So sit back, relax, and let me bring you a perfect plate of picturesque Pulp products! Now, now, let’s not dawdle. Three things that will instantly colour, brighten and simply complete your day/week/month are as follows: Wonderful Washi tape: Come on, guys, we've talked about this before. Washi tape is simply the best. And who doesn't love it?! Nobody, that’s who.  It’s an artisan ribbon...

Time to Write Some Poetry and Give Out /Receive Money Bags!   Righty-ho, Pulp Aficionados, here’s a question for you. Which came first? Chinese New Year or Valentine's Day?  Here’s more than a clue:  Have you ever heard of the Shang Dynasty? No? Well, this dynasty from 16000 BCE held sacrificial (gulp!) ceremonies to appease the gods at the start of every new year to ensure what lies ahead would be trouble-free and prosperous. Must keep those celestial beings feeling jocular!  Also, the Shangs developed the first “fully developed writing system” in the form of The Oracle Bone Script. Shabby, that...

Making Things More Fun When It Feels Like the Fun Is Over? Challenge Accepted!  Not possible! I hear you cry. Pulp Enthusiasts, there’s no going back, yet the only way forward is by going back—quite the conundrum. But let’s make it easy, beautiful and fun. Bring your back-to-school kit-packing attitude to the fore. And, no, we’re not talking about golf.  Things That Make You Go ‘Hmmm’ Here, we present you with five things that - when asked “Are you looking forward to the year ahead?”  will make you go ‘Hmmm’  - in a ‘yes’ way.  Hanemuhle Sketch and Note Diary. ...