Pretty blues: Clairefontaine journal, Kaweco pen, Waterman Inspired Blue ink, and a decorative box 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…
Out with the old…. 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…
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…
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…
Another new month brings the opportunity for me to be creative with a double-page spread in my journal. This is one of the few items that I have blatantly stolen from the many videos and Instagram posts I consume about Bullet Journals, although I've put my own spin on it by noting down the main…
Aquarius journal front It was way back in January when I bought this journal and did my initial preview of it, in the "before time" as we might choose to think of it from the viewpoint of our pandemic present-day. Anyway, I've been using it for several weeks now and I think it's time to…
Pam Alison Knits 