Pamela Boxall
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Best of both worlds

On the whole, I am happy with my decision to use the Personal Filofax with a day-to-page insert this year. However, I have one huge bugbear with Filofax inserts: they are difficult to archive neatly (that “neatly” is very important in these parts). In fact, this was one of the factors which was strongly steering… Continue reading
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Changing Socks Feb 2024

Somehow during my traditional Christmas-to-birthday hibernation period, I found the energy to complete my latest pair of socks. This was my Christmas cast-on project, but I had displayed only sporadic interest in working on the socks because my brain was switched off for most of the time. Indeed, if it wasn’t for the fact that… Continue reading
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Feb 2024: What’s the plan, Pam?

January proved to be a reasonably solid month in my Filofax. There were occasions when I considered leaving the binder at home because I just couldn’t be bothered to carry it with me. Then again, I had times when I took it along thinking it wouldn’t be needed, and it proved useful. That backs up… Continue reading
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2024’s first paper acquisitions

I decided 2024 should be the year I update my paper stash and I’ve already made a start on it. Two of my acquisitions were picked up in the lovely little Elm Hill Craft Shop situated on, and named for, Norwich’s medieval shopping street, Elm Hill. The shop itself is small but perfectly formed, consisting… Continue reading
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A little bit of selfish knitting

Although I’m mainly working on knits for other people this month, I’ve indulged in a little selfish knitting this weekend. This pair of socks was actually my Christmas Eve cast-on project and I got the first sock completed over the Christmas break with the intention of finishing the project during January. I’m using one of… Continue reading
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Jan 2024: What’s the plan, Pam?

There was method in my madness when I chose to move into my personal-sized Filofax at the end of November 2023 instead of waiting like a good girl for the beginning of 2024. It gave me a whole month to use my chosen option of page-a-day diary and establish how that was going to work… Continue reading
