#BackToBasics

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Feeling nostalgic for my childhood fascination with a small slate chalkboard (hours of drawing play), I picked up this slate placecard holder and soapstone chalk pencil at Crate and Barrel.

The little slate "pad" is a bit smaller than my iPhone. And the chalk pencil has a simple, almost primal elegance. In these high-tech days of smart devices and social connectivity overload, I relish the tools that made use of my brain as the smart device of choice.