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A late summer visitor
There’s a bit of a cuckoo in my pen collection right now. A summer visitor has flown in and for a short but interesting residency before heading home. It’s another Cross fountain pen – this time, the Cross Townsend, which is very much like my own Cross Century II but with a sneaky little dose… Continue reading
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The Cinderella project
The pink cardi is so close to being finished but, like Cinderella, it needs its buttons! For once, I have nothing suitable in my button box, so the cardi won’t be truly complete until I’ve taken a trip to town and bought something suitable. I could have done that today, but I craved an at-home… Continue reading
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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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