From the desk
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August 2024: There is a plan!
I am deep into my summer slump, with a distinct lack of creativity and enthusiasm washing over me. July has been quite a slog, and here, hot on its heels, comes August. The good news is, I have a plan – a plan for planning, that is – which puts me way ahead of this Continue reading
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Je ne regrette rien
I have passed the 6-month mark using the Waterman Hemisphere L’Essence du Bleu, my Christmas present to myself, and it’s marching on towards a year since I actually bought it. High time, then, to catch up and ask myself whether or not it was a wise purchase. I already own three Hemispheres and the danger Continue reading
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July 2024 – Is there a plan, Pam?
Is there a plan for July? It’s no good asking me, I haven’t a clue; indeed, from what I can see, getting through July is going to be a case of approaching anything that comes up with a mildly surprised expression and a can-do attitude. For most of July my days look like this, though Continue reading
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Full journals, empty journals
It’s time to say goodbye to the Letts of London notebooks I’ve been journalling in for the past eight months and I must say they turned out to be very good books indeed. The paper was decent quality, perhaps not so keen on heavy layers of ink, but then I didn’t expect or need it Continue reading
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Blue inks for grey-sky days
I ended up choosing a cohort of blue inks for June, which may have been a mistake as the sky now seems to think that it doesn’t need to contribute any blue to the month at all. A monochromatic month may seem a trifle boring, but it suits me because I can’t seem to get Continue reading
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June 2024 – What’s the plan, Pam?
We are heading towards the middle of the year and, somewhere out in the void, things are stirring. The year was nothing more than potential to start with: a cloud of dust, thick in places, almost transparent in others, swirling its way through space. Then, slowly, the dust coalesced and thin strips of thought shone Continue reading
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