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Knit & Stitch October 2026
As a lady of leisure I was able to visit both the Autumn Pen Show and the Knit and Stitch Show this October. Whilst I booked my travel independently for the pen show, I decided to join a coach day-trip to the Knit and Stitch Show at Alexandra Palace. I’ve done this once before and… Continue reading
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My debutante days
I don’t know whether being a debutante was a thing in 1978 when I might have been of an age to “be presented”. I was not of the requisite class and, anyway, would have considered any mind that came up with such a horrific endurance test to be warped or worse. I was never a… Continue reading
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Future imperfect
Here it is: the “traveler’s notebook’, also known as the one stationery item I was absolutely sure I would never buy. In fact, my reaction to the one million and twenty-seven social media posts I have consumed about this system have elicited in me one very simple response: no thnks. To me it has always… Continue reading
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Currently inked pens – August 2026 (it really is this time!)
It’s time to show you the pens I’ve got inked for my scribbling throughout August. I’ve already used them enough to suss out which I’m going to enjoy and which are going to be a bit more of a challenge. That’s, basically, three that I’ll enjoy and one which I might not re-ink when it… Continue reading
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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
