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That shade of blue
We’re friends. I feel we’ve been hanging out together enough that you know you can trust me. If I sit down to write my post about the four pens I’ve got inked for August, you can be sure that’s exactly what you’ll get. I did, indeed, intend to write about my currently inked pens for… Continue reading
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Hmm, puzzling
Puzzles are something that I’ve developed a taste for since retiring. Not just any puzzles, though. I’ve found my niche. Some people love Sudoku, but to me that is just lots of numbers that have to go in some kind of order which I can rarely manage to work out. Others, in their millions, enjoy… Continue reading
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On the mini scarf bandwagon
Seems like the whole (knitting) world has been enamoured of the mini scarf in the past couple of years. I have been running with the resistance on this one because I hate being part of the crowd. However, I visited a new local yarn shop – Yarn in a Teacup – during May and, for… Continue reading
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Is it a bag? Is it a planner?
Here is something I saw on my recent travels and I think you can see why I was captivated by it. This was part of a display at Harewood House in Yorkshire and it was owned by Princess Mary, Princess of Wales and Countess of Harewood. At first, from the top, it looks very much… Continue reading
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Knitting patterns incoming
I recently had a chance to catch up with a family member I don’t see frequently. Our mums were cousins and grew up close to each other, but my mum became an Army wife so there was a lot of travel before finally settling a fair distance from her family home. For ease of use,… Continue reading
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Stately pen trays
Retirement has brought with it many visits to stately homes and as I look around I have fun spotting desks and writing accessories. We recently visited Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire and I was pleased to see these pen trays – I would almost call them pen valets – in some of the rooms. Pen trays… Continue reading
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