Nostalgia – Page 2 – Pam Alison Knits

October 2, 2020

Brooches

Do you like brooches? They seem to be the jewellery item most prone to coming in and going out of fashion, but I must admit I like a good brooch. It always seems such an ideal format for displaying gems because little consideration needs to be paid to shape or proportion. Unlike ear-rings, bracelets and Continue reading

From the wardrobe, Nostalgia, Vintage, Wardrobe

brooch

August 31, 2020

Three Hundred

Welcome to the 300th post on my blog, which should by rights be a widescreen epic, but just how epic can a little old lady whittering on about knitting and stationery be? I’ve been asking myself if I am the same person today as I was when I began to blog and I think largely Continue reading

Fountain Pens, From the knitting nook, Nostalgia, Planning, Reading, Reflections and Intentions, Stationery, Vintage

Fountain pen, Gretchen Rubin, Inspired Stories, Poldark, sleeveless sweater

August 6, 2020

Directions

I mentioned in my previous post how I have been failing to put theory into practice so far as re-stocking my wardrobe goes, and I’ve been dwelling on that the past couple of days. The new items I ordered will move it partially in the direction I want to go, although the purple skirt sits Continue reading

From the knitting nook, From the wardrobe, Nostalgia, Vintage

hand-knit, Looks that Work, Marion Foale, vintage patterns