Pamela Boxall
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Frost on her toes
We’ve been enjoying a run of frosty mornings here in the East of England, and what better way to celebrate than to wear my recently-completed sparkly socks? I enjoyed working on these and they were a nice, speedy knit. The wool, West Yorkshire Spinners’ Signature Sparkle 4-ply in the Silent Night shade, behaved perfectly with… Continue reading
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Circularity
I’m seeing circles everywhere at the moment. My cassette collection hasn’t grown since before Christmas, but I’ve enjoyed listening to the cassettes I’d picked up. The spinning of sprockets, the steady spooling of the tape from one side to the other, and that most circular of all experiences: rediscovering old favourites, have kept me charmed.… Continue reading
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Clickety-clack go the knitting needles
Oh, yes, I have been knitting. I’m not sure what happened through the final third of 2021, but things are on the mend and I’ve experienced a resurgence of enjoyment in the craft. I finished the sparkly socks before New Year’s Eve, though I didn’t get around to wearing them at New Year. I’m very… Continue reading
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Irresolute
Happy New Year! See the 2022 spread in my journal there? That’s as far as I’ve got with my speculations about the year to come. I was intending to use the page for the yearly horoscope predictions, but I’m wavering. To avoid thinking about this, I’ve been having a few thoughts about resolutions instead. This… Continue reading
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Currently inked and a top three
I’ve currently got four pens inked. I went down to only having one in use during mid-December. Ugh, that was a nightmare of a week! Not that I think it would have been better if I’d had more pens to choose from, for the pen situation simply reflected the echoing hollow in my mind. Two… Continue reading
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Sporadic
I had a lovely dream last night which, for reasons beyond our ken, made me realise on waking that I need to get back to writing, and that includes writing some blog posts. I have no idea whether these will continue to be sporadic, as they have become through the past couple of months, or… Continue reading
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