Author Archives
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Clarissa Dickson Wright; 1947-2014
British cookery gets a bad rap, at least here in the States it does. We see references to things like animal fats (horrors!), offal, greasy pastry, lumpy gravy-sluiced meats and pies, and other “nasty things”. Americans have managed to thoroughly… Read More ›
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Walking
I have absolutely no athletic inclination whatsoever. The only sport I enjoy participating in is sailing. But I’ve always been a walker to some extent. I walked to school every day and was always up for a long walk. I… Read More ›
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Treating work as an appointment in my personal planner
I use one planner for my whole life. It’s simple. It’s reliable. It’s less to maintain. But I firmly believe that I should maintain a bifurcated planning system; work planning should be managed in a work planner and personal planning… Read More ›
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Why Paper?
This is not another defense of the paper planner for the typical reasons; Yes, paper doesn’t crash, it doesn’t require charging, it feels pleasant and looks nice. Writing things down helps lots of people recall information in a way that… Read More ›
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A black Hamilton
There seems to be a lot of interest in older Filofax binders these days, so I thought I would share some pictures of my personal size Hamilton. This binder dates, I believe, from the late 1990s. It is the predecessor… Read More ›
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Filofax M2 cherry Cross
I was recently contacted by KentfromOz about this Filfoax M2. Kent was aware that I was looking for an M2 and saw this one offered for sale locally in Australia. He offered to purchase it as my proxy and send… Read More ›
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My Franklin Quest collection
I was recently doing a bit of a reorganization of my planners and insert pages and realized that I’ve amassed a small collection of Franklin Quest binders. Franklin Quest was the corporate name of the training and planning company which… Read More ›
