Pamela Boxall
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Aquarian April
Have you noticed how all the planner people decorate in lovely bright shades of green for March on account of St Patrick’s Day? I was going to decorate the March horoscope synopsis in my journal with these spring green stickers, then didn’t feel like it. So, here they are adorning April instead. I decided I’d… Continue reading
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April ascending
I don’t know about you, but I feel the year is just hitting its stride, so April feels like a bit of a new beginning. Then again, I’ve felt like that the first couple of days of every month this year and the feeling hasn’t lasted. I’ve worked quite hard on my sleeveless cardi and… Continue reading
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Crumbled
So I crumbled. I managed a week in the tiny diary then scurried back to my A5 like a hermit seeking the sanctuary of his cave. I feel as if I should have given the different size more of a chance, but from the moment I moved into it I was thinking about how to… Continue reading
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So far, so good
I’m enjoying my new knitting project so far. The Riverknits Nene yarn is 100% Blue-faced Leicester wool, beautifully soft and lustrous, a joy to work with. This counts as a luxury yarn in my knitting world. The colourway translates to blackberry branch, or bramble as I’d call it, and it is remiscent of knitting that… Continue reading
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Here I go again
Here I am, all set to cast on a new knit. I’ve got the needles, I’ve got the book, and I’ve spent a productive couple of hours this morning winding balls of wool from skeins. I’m pleased to say my shoulder didn’t grumble at all over its winding duties, which must mean my lighten-the-load efforts… Continue reading
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The unburdening
It was a good week for deliveries, and I received both of the items which I’d determined to be essential in my push to slenderise my handbag. The first delivery came on Tuesday from The Stamford Notebook Company and included the teeny-tiny 6-month diary which I moved into immediately. I’ve been using this for pretty… Continue reading
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