From the desk
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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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Pens in case: January 2022
It struck me earlier this month how very long it is since I’ve worked somewhere with a proper walk-in stationery cupboard. That sit-com stalwart is gone and has taken with it the unique aroma of pencils and paper and glue, typewriter ribbons and stamp pad ink, all overlaid with the metallic accents of bulldog clips… Continue reading
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Currently inked and a top three
I’ve currently got four pens inked. I went down to only having one in use during mid-December. Ugh, that was a nightmare of a week! Not that I think it would have been better if I’d had more pens to choose from, for the pen situation simply reflected the echoing hollow in my mind. Two… Continue reading
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The universe reclining
This week has been busy. Productive, yes; interesting, yes; fun, a bit; but mainly busy. The fun definitely arrived with the new cassette player and I can see this becoming one of my favourite Etsy purchases. The Joan Baez cassette was so familiar on first listening that I’m convinced it must have been in my… Continue reading
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Dimanche encore
If I could, this Sunday morning, bestow upon one person an award for the most consistent use of fountain pens in “pop” videos, I’d go for the French singer Julien Clerc. He is not new to me, I bought a cassette of his hits in Paris in 1980 and have had a soft spot for… Continue reading
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Off-planet
It feels like I’ve been off-planet for a few weeks, and it remains to be seen whether I’ve fully made it back, or if the command module is still bobbing around on the ocean, gently steaming. I’m pleased to say that the experiment using the week-to-page bound diary with its lined page for notes has… Continue reading
Pam Alison Knits 