From the desk
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Nothing to write home about
It’s a funny thing, having nothing to write a blog post about, knowing it doesn’t matter, that it’s counter-productive to force it, but not quite being able to set aside the desire to write. I’ve been trying to decide which ink I should use on my main planner pages throughout March which is the month… Continue reading
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Metal Rat doffs his hat
The Year of the Rat has ended and not a moment too soon. When it started, Covid-19 was a mere rumour shrouded in mist, and I was blithely ignoring the suggestion that the first reappearance of the Metal Rat since the year of my birth was unlikely to turn out well. (You can read last… Continue reading
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The ten inkomandments
A bit of a tongue-in-cheek one to start the week: the ten commandments adapted for fountain pen fans. The fountain pen is mightier than any other writing implement. You shall not venerate the ballpoint pen. You shall not allow cheap knock-off copies of iconic fountain pens any place in your collection. You shall not speak… Continue reading
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Out of hibernation
I don’t usually feel the desire to hibernate during winter, but this year that’s exactly what I’ve been doing. I stepped away from a lot of my normal activities during December and the first half of January: knitting, writing, exercising have all gone by the board. I’ve mainly been eating and working on my cushion… Continue reading
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Solid gold easy action
Okay, I stole the title for this post from T. Rex’s 1972 single because I wanted something to suit this lovely honey-gold ink, just one of four colours I ordered from The Writing Desk on Wednesday morning and which arrived with the post lady a scant 24 hours later. In these times when retailers are… Continue reading
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Filofax – one (plus) week in
Well, here’s what I would have written and posted last Friday if a broadband issue hadn’t offered me the chance to spend my weekend doing analogue-only things instead. I’m now one week (plus) into using my A5 Filofax Original as both my planner and journal/notebook, which seems like the ideal time to do a proper… Continue reading
Pam Alison Knits 