Dates for your diary - Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 May 2026

We are going to run some more 'Virtual Meet Ups'.

When? - Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 May 2026 at the following time:

• Costa Rica 09:00 am,
• New York 11:00 am, 
• London 4:00 pm, 
• Paris 5:00 pm,
• Budapest 5:00 pm.  

Join in on both days if you wish. 

Do not worry if you aren't available at the start of the session each one lasts 1-2 hours, so pop up when you are available and say hello.

Where? - an on-line chat using Signal. with voice and video (if you wish). If you aren't already in our participants list you need to contact Philofaxy before you come on line on the day of the chat. You can do this at any time. Please try to ensure that your Signal user name is the same as your actual name this will greatly assist in us being able to add you to the group. 

 

What do I need? - just a micro-phone and some head phones(in ear phones work fine) and a free Signal account. Using headphones or earphone reduces 'echo' on the call. Video is optional, but a most of us will be on video as well.

Who - Serious organiser users only.  We are no longer able to allow just anyone to join these chats due to the disruption caused by fake profiles on previous chats. You also need to be known to us in some way or other before we will permit you to join the chat. 

If you need any assistance setting up Signal, please pop a comment in this post and I will try and help you get one line. Signal is free for computer to computer calls....

Hope to be chatting with you on Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 May 2026.

 

Silent Sunday

 

Journal pages - thank you to Daniel

Web Finds - Saturday 9 May 2026

It is time to enjoy a few blog posts from around the internet, grab a drink and make yourself comfortable for our weekly round-up.

Here are some Philofaxy posts you might have missed this week:

1. Web Finds - Saturday 2 May 2026
2. Silent Sunday
3. Highlights for April 2026
4. Free For All Tuesday - No. 796
5. Video Web Finds - Wednesday 6 May 2026
6. Filofax 1955 Catalogue
7. Have Filofax will travel
8. Free For All Friday No 913 by Laurie

Here are the latest Filofax and other brand blog posts from around the Internet. Don't forget to leave a comment on the posts you enjoyed reading, all bloggers enjoy getting comments.

1. Your Personal Mission Statement (pg. 106-116) - FranklinPlanner Talk
2. How to Create a Weekly Budget Plan (with Free Printable!) - Blog – Day Designer
3. Episode #361: David Allen and Charles Duhigg - Getting Things Done
4. How I Plan My Entire Week in 30 Minutes (Step-by-Step System) - Strange & Charmed
5. How to Reflect on Your Week (Plus Free Printable) Planning | News - Blog – Day Designer
6. Best Stationery Shops in Hong Kong for Planner Addicts - All About Planners
7. Link Love: Doing The Things - The Well-Appointed Desk
8. Web Finds – 5 May 2026 - Travellers Notebook Times
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Enjoy

       

Free For All Friday No 913 by Laurie

Today is David Attenborough's 100th birthday! A very Happy Birthday to Sir David!

In honor of his lifetime of sharing with us the wonders of wildlife of the world, let's talk about wildlife and Filofax organisers!

I am very lucky to live in an area with fantastic wildlife and nature. I love to record in my daily pages any wildlife sightings, flowers blooming, when the leaves start turning each autumn, etc. My favourite birds are oystercatchers, which come inland to nest in the fields around our house. Each February I make a note of the first oystercatcher sighting near us, and each August I note the last sighting of these adorable birds when they go back to the coasts to winter over.

Do you make any wildlife or nature notes in your Filofax pages?

And as always on Fridays, feel free to ask and/ or discuss anything ring binder organiser related!

Have Filofax will travel

We have been 'on-the-road' for over two weeks in different parts of England seeing family and friends, some we haven't seen in more than three decades <gulp>. Yes we have all aged gracefully, retired, become grand parents etc!!

Therefore I've been a bit stretched to produce meaningful post for you this last week. A poor excuse I know! 

My planning and journalling set up during trips like this has been my Filofax Lockwood Zip and a Filofax Flex with a simple lined notebook inside. 

Both of them have the benefit of being compact and whilst travelling I like the zip closure as it keeps things more secure. 

The Lockwood Zip does lay reasonably flat though. It's the best for 'flatability' out of the few 'zip' organisers that I own. 

You will find my review of the A5 and Personal Zip from back in 2014 here. 

https://philofaxy.blogspot.com/2014/08/filofax-lockwood-review.html

We start the journey back to home in France tomorrow (Friday) arriving home by early afternoon on Saturday. Normal service will hopefully resume next week!