From the desk
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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
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Scribbles on Sunday
I thought it might be fun to review the creative writing pieces I’ve worked on this week. Care to come along with me? Writing with Scrivener I’ve been trying out a variety of software to see which I prefer for my writing. Just basic word processing using Apple “Word”? Even more basic Apple “Notes”? Massively Continue reading
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Now, let us ink
Was it only a month ago that I confidently declared that the pen and ink pairings I chose at the start of Quadrimester 2 would probably not change until October? Oh, how young and foolish I was back then. I’m an older and wiser Pam now! Of the five pens I had inked, two remain Continue reading
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But it’s brown
I don’t do a lot of brown. Brown is for people who relish earth-toned neutrals and you know me, you know my penchant for the blues and you know if a thing isn’t blue it’s likely to be either bright or multicoloured. Now I’m not saying that I dislike brown, I’m actually quite fond of Continue reading
Pam Alison Knits 