From the desk
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Try it on for size

It’s okay, it’s not another new pen, it’s my good old Waterman Hemisphere Rose Cuivre which I’ve been using in my planner/diary this week. And I’ve dug out my old Cross single-pen case because I have a yen to go slightly minimal for the coming week. I’ve had a bit of a cold hanging around… Continue reading
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Why I bought another blue pen

I know I left you in my previous post with a tantalising suggestion that I might not have simply bought another blue, metal-bodied fountain pen with chrome trim, but I will tease you no longer. I dreamed of breaking out of this incredibly narrow field of choice, but found myself reverting to type. What can… Continue reading
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Oldest and newest

I took the photos for this blog post intending it to be on a much broader stationery subject, but having started to write I found I wasn’t at all interested in what I was saying. Does that happen to other bloggers? I always think if I can’t summon up any enthusiasm for my work, I… Continue reading
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Retreat

It is Sunday morning and I am currently halfway through a DIY solo writing retreat weekend. What, you may ask yourself, is that? Well, a traditional writing retreat would be a group of writers getting together in a quiet, scenic location to work on a mix of group activities and their own projects, with the… Continue reading
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But is it friendly?

I headed into the city this weekend to look for a new notebook to use as my daily journal and a few other odds and ends. Perhaps (who knew?) to saunter in the sun, sit and drink a cup of coffee in any one of a number of decent tea or coffee shops, scope out… Continue reading
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So September

Another new month brings the opportunity for me to be creative with a double-page spread in my journal. This is one of the few items that I have blatantly stolen from the many videos and Instagram posts I consume about Bullet Journals, although I’ve put my own spin on it by noting down the main… Continue reading
