Don't even ask. Yes, I had made the firm decision that I do not need a desk, I do not use a desk, and even if I did this would not be the desk I need. I've been utterly at peace using this piece of furniture as a dressing-table in my bedroom for the past… Continue reading Merry-go-round
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The seasons of things
This blog post gets a little bit hippy.... you have been warned! I feel like the seasons turned yesterday. All of a sudden the trees I can see through the window when I sit on my settee are bright in their spring green clothes. It seems as if they were bare bones just a few… Continue reading The seasons of things
The details we sometimes miss
For one rare, perfect moment I had three pens inked. Three pens is my nirvana. Three pens are easy to use, they don't invoke any guilt or any need to choose which ones I'm going to allow to languish, thus proving they are second-best. We cannot see, we will not mention, the other two pens… Continue reading The details we sometimes miss
Take my button box, for example
This is my button box. It is a joyous comglomeration of colours, shapes, sizes, and textures housed in a deeply nostalgic tin. Far from being a home for retired fasteners, this is a living, evolving organism which is both a useful resource and a source of pleasure. I take buttons out, I add buttons in,… Continue reading Take my button box, for example
Not as intelligent as I’d hoped
I like to scan through the comments that WordPress, very accurately it so happens, assigns to my "spam" folder. Mostly they are gibberish, the sender gets blocked (I know it's pointless as they are throw-away user identities, but I do it anyway) and the comment gets permanently deleted. Sometimes, though, they are a hoot, like… Continue reading Not as intelligent as I’d hoped
Bonus!
When I posted yesterday about my dislike of joining my cast-on edge, it naturally meant that I already had a completed sock up my sleeve. Which is an odd place to keep a sock, but we won't sit in judgement. It fits well and was a pleasure to work on. I'm definitely on schedule to… Continue reading Bonus!
Pen and Ink: The September Edition
It's a month since my last update on the pens and inks I was using, so today I'd like to bring you up to date with what has changed, what has remained the same, and how the pens are being used. First up, the number of pens I've got inked has reduced to just three… Continue reading Pen and Ink: The September Edition
Frustration
This week I am experiencing an utter lack of ability to put words and pictures together in the form of a cohesive blog post. I have half-written a host of treatises on all sorts of subjects, none of which have fired my imagination enough to finish. When I have been relatively interested in the subject… Continue reading Frustration
Something a little different
Just leaping in today to mention that I've started a sister-blog to this one as a space where I can track my creative writing endeavours. It's now up and running with my first post in what I hope will be a weekly series. I won't be cross-posting on a regular basis, but if you'd like… Continue reading Something a little different
Fiction vs. Fact
When I was fourteen, I thought I'd never meet any people as interesting as the ones I read about in books. When I was thirty-eight, I thought my fourteen-year-old self was wrong and that I could prove it as soon as I met the right real people. Now I'm sixty and I know I was… Continue reading Fiction vs. Fact
