Stationery
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Creeping in
Isn’t it strange how things can find the chinks in your armour and before you know it come creeping into your affections? Take this Graf von Faber-Castell Gulf Blue ink, for example. After my first try it was easy to dismiss the shade as too wishy-washy, utterly failing to hit the jewel-bright tone I favour. Continue reading
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When it’s time to change ink
The week started with a blazing fanfare which revealed to me that I couldn’t spend another minute writing with the inks I’ve been using this past month. Don’t get me wrong, there was nothing inherently wrong with the inks, in many ways each was perfect for its task, I had simply hit the point where Continue reading
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It will never catch on
Ah, the typewriter. It’s one of those things which is having a moment thanks to social media and the jury is out as to whether or not it’s just a bit of silliness. The big draw is that you can buy them relatively cheaply and you’ll often find them at garage sales or in charity Continue reading
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A dull and messy morning
I wish I could claim to be neat and tidy, but just see what a mess I made simply writing my journal this morning! I blame it on the paper – it led me through a wormhole of experimentation which hasn’t resolved much at all. Since the beginning of May I’ve been writing my journal Continue reading
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Just things and stuff
It’s been a slow couple of weeks Chez Pamela. If you read the blog regularly you will have noticed that the posts have been rather sporadic. This doesn’t mean that my general progress has halted, although it has slowed to the pace of the trains which rumble along the track near my flat, often stopping Continue reading
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A5 Filofax update – 135 days later
It’s time to revisit my Filofax setup and capture some thoughts on the A5 size now that I’ve been using it for a few months. What have I liked? What have I disliked? Does it still suit my purpose, is it time to change up a few elements, perhaps even take a more drastic course Continue reading
Pam Alison Knits 