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Oh, October
It’s been a quiet time around here as recuperating from a cold and then a steadily increasing workload in the day-job have turned my attention away from my hobbies. However, it soon becomes apparent that without my hobbies my head implodes, so I’m making the effort to pick them up and keep myself sane. First 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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The week on paper
Following on from last Wednesday’s blog post, I thought it would be interesting to compare and contrast the word count from the week leading up to Christmas when I used the intentional journaling pages with the past week in my lined journal. I completed the intentional pages on 5 of the 7 days and averaged Continue reading
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I thought it was the pens
I’ve had a touch of post-Christmas ennui and, as you do, I started to blame it on the pens. I wasn’t using them as much as usual so perhaps I wasn’t loving the pens I had inked, or the inks themselves. I’d been using the same few pens for almost two months and maybe I Continue reading
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Journal changeover
Last week the time came to swap into my new journal and what a relief it was. I didn’t enjoy using the Silvine exercise book for my morning journal sessions anywhere near as much as I’d expected to when I started it. That feeling wasn’t helped by my purchase of a pretty hard-bound journal when Continue reading
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On the cusp
Today feels like a cusp-day to me. One example of this is that I’ve finished one journal and, although I’ve set up the next one, I won’t begin it until tomorrow. It is my habit to quote a reasonable-length passage from a favourite poem or song on the first page, something I can enjoy flicking Continue reading
Pam Alison Knits 