From the desk
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Pens in case ~ April 2022
It proved to be a little difficult to love my pen and ink choices for April and so I drifted through the month with a slight air of disappointment. Two weeks in I came close to simply emptying them all and starting again, then I missed the opportunity on account of it being Easter weekend.… Continue reading
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Nothing’s perfect
It’s hard to be a perfectionist in a world where nothing is ever perfect. There are definitely things which I opt out of because they are irredeemably far from perfect, but the vast majority of things only fall short in a small way and then I have to decide whether or not I will accept… Continue reading
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World Stationery Day 2022
“You, boy! What day is it?” cried Scrooge. “Why, it’s World Stationery Day!” the boy replied. Scrooge threw down a sovereign into the snow. “Quick,” he called, “hurry to the stationer’s and buy the biggest pen in the whole shop!” Well, I shan’t be celebrating World Stationery Day in quite such lavish style, but I’ve… Continue reading
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Aquarian April
Have you noticed how all the planner people decorate in lovely bright shades of green for March on account of St Patrick’s Day? I was going to decorate the March horoscope synopsis in my journal with these spring green stickers, then didn’t feel like it. So, here they are adorning April instead. I decided I’d… 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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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
Pam Alison Knits 