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2024 Plans

Whilst I am enjoying the bound perpetual planner I chose for this year, and it certainly lightens my daily carry, I knew pretty early on that I wanted to return to a loose-leaf format for 2024. That has led me to some pretty extensive soul-searching over the past six months around exactly what this would Continue reading
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She used Red Velvet…

Let us be clear, this is not an ink review. Think of it more as an homage to Montblanc’s William Shakespeare Velvet Red ink. It’s the colour I’ve been using every day since starting my new journal, including the obligatory quote on the very first page. (Turns out I am having a bit of a Continue reading
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And then I did
I said that circular knitting needles were horrible, and so they were. I said you’d have to pry my lovely straight needles from my cold, dead hands, but perhaps that wasn’t entirely true. I was married to my straight needles for fifty-odd years and they served me well, true and trusted friends. I learned that Continue reading
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The Janus edition

I’ve decided that August is going to be all about clearing the decks, finishing things up, getting everything spick and span ready to head into the cosier days of autumn and winter. I’m in a looking back/looking forward mood: a Janus frame of mind. The boundaries are fragile between what was, what is, and what Continue reading
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All quiet

Just easing myself back into the swing of things after a quiet few weeks following television coverage of the Tour de France and lamenting a blip in WordPress accessibility. The Tour de France was brilliant this year. I’ve sat it out for a couple of years and didn’t go in to this year’s viewing with Continue reading
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July: Quite Cross

I have decided to be Quite Cross this July, but don’t worry. It just means I’m mainly going to be using my Cross fountain pens. I could have treated myself to a new pen for this month, but nothing has really caught my imagination, so instead I decided on a frivolous ink purchase – the Continue reading
