desk
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Welcome, handsome stranger
The time has finally come to welcome a new desk into my life. This is a decision I’ve pondered long and hard, and it was only half a joke when I told my daughter it had taken 25 years to move on from my previous desk. However, this summer I admitted to myself that I Continue reading
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High summer
It feels like this summer went on forever, but now the welcome signs of a change are peeping over the horizon, and August – always the longest month in my opinion – is drawing to a close. In my pen and paper world, I continue to enjoy using my blue Filofax Finsbury with the purple Continue reading
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Circularity

I’m seeing circles everywhere at the moment. My cassette collection hasn’t grown since before Christmas, but I’ve enjoyed listening to the cassettes I’d picked up. The spinning of sprockets, the steady spooling of the tape from one side to the other, and that most circular of all experiences: rediscovering old favourites, have kept me charmed. Continue reading
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Merry-go-round
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
