From the desk
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What to pack?
To those of us with similar obsessions, the changing seasons of life bring their own nuances to the question of what we are going to take with us, both on an everyday level and on our travels. I innocently believed that finishing the nine-to-five working life would finally remove that conundrum of fitting everything I… Continue reading
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One Onoto, two Onoto, three…
There’s a new pen hereabouts and it’s another Onoto. Are we getting bored yet? Not one bit! Let me introduce you to the Onoto Christmas Carol 2025. Onoto’s website describes this as a nickel silver pen (nickel silver is the base metal to which silver plate is applied to give EPNS – electro-plated nickel silver).… Continue reading
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The evolving desk
Time has passed and my desk has gradually evolved from the initial set-up last summer. There was a brief spell of glam and glitz over Christmas but now it is readying itself for some serious work. Despite the changing landscape, the desk continues to be one of my favourite places. I am happy to report… Continue reading
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A new year mystery
Throughout the tail end of 2025 I was yearning for something different in the way of stationery, so I spent some time browsing my favourite websites but never really found something special that would satisfy my cravings. Then on the final Tuesday in December Cult Pens dropped the latest in their series of mystery bundles.… Continue reading
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Welcome, handsome stranger
The time has finally come to welcome a new desk into my life. This is a decision I’ve pondered long and hard, and it was only half a joke when I told my daughter it had taken 25 years to move on from my previous desk. However, this summer I admitted to myself that I… Continue reading
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Quadrimester 3
October 1st 2025 saw the start of the final 4-month “term” in my planner. It will finish on January 31st 2026. I had every intention of it all being set up well ahead and I was surprised that I was still in turmoil come mid-October. At that point I started to draft this blog post… Continue reading
Pam Alison Knits 