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Not at the pen show
I never intended to go to the Spring Pen Show in London, but now the date is here and I’m rather sad that I didn’t. Perhaps it’s because the weather is so glorious and spring-like. Perhaps it’s because I wandered down to the train station early this morning, and as I looked along the tracks Continue reading
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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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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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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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Of wool and words
Mid-week brought with it a couple of new adventures. I picked up a book that’s been patiently awaiting a re-read for more than 20 years, and I started a new jumper. The moment I decided to combine the pink wool with leftovers from previous cream jumpers, I knew that I would be referring to this Continue reading
Pam Alison Knits 