From the couch
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Two tales
I’ve been pretty rubbish at keeping to my plan to read more this year, but I’m finally taking myself in hand. My work commute is turning out to be just the perfect length to dip my nose into a novel and moving into the Personal Filofax has made room for a paperback in my bag. Continue reading
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Late May re-set
The end of May is fast approaching and I feel the need for a re-set day, a re-framing as we move towards summer. This hasn’t been the most decisive month for me and an adjustment in my attitude would be beneficial. Suddenly there are a lot of little things that I’m yearning to do. Take, 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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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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Lightening the load
There is no getting around it – I’m not as young as I used to be and my poor old shoulders can’t cope with all the gear I want to lug around with me. Much of my spare time recently has been spent pondering ways to lighten the load whilst not entirely giving up the Continue reading
Pam Alison Knits 