tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post135489383113550058..comments2024-03-29T10:15:15.857-04:00Comments on Philofaxy: Free for All Friday No. 139Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-71420697177767822492011-07-17T18:50:10.249-04:002011-07-17T18:50:10.249-04:00It's funny you should post about this topic. ...It's funny you should post about this topic. I was just discussing this with my husband the other day. We live in a condo and so our "yard" is very small - we own four small strips of soil (two in the font, two in the back, both on either side of the house). We have yet (after 5 years) to do anything with these spaces. He did plant some small items last year but we have no idea WellPlannedLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639851771653623399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-52596830185463690292011-07-17T07:25:46.345-04:002011-07-17T07:25:46.345-04:00Ooh - 96/97! I wondered if that was the vintage as...Ooh - 96/97! I wondered if that was the vintage as there were some inserts included and they were (c) that sort of era.<br />£57.70? Well, I did get a bargain then! :-) I got it from eBay and including P+P it was <£15 and in superb condition.<br />Thanks for all the info everyone!Amanda Fleethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838595882535434260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-58005768761540013362011-07-16T18:36:47.549-04:002011-07-16T18:36:47.549-04:00I see in an old catalogue that Portland was on sal...I see in an old catalogue that Portland was on sale in 1996/7, and described as soft, luxurious leather. The retail price then was £57.70 for the personal size.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-74769098354491947892011-07-15T16:10:41.360-04:002011-07-15T16:10:41.360-04:00@David More to think about! And I love the "...@David More to think about! And I love the "I subscribe to the view that in productivity terms, every hour before 10 a.m. is worth two afterwards." SO true!!<br /><br />I get started earlier too (altho not before 5:30!) and I think that would be SO smart! <br /><br />I've long been an advocate for NICER PAPER!! I'd LOVE to be able to use a fountain pen or my LePens in my Rorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677561814462099558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-53181260670403348042011-07-15T15:10:18.896-04:002011-07-15T15:10:18.896-04:00@Amanda, the Portland looks great. It could be lam...@Amanda, the Portland looks great. It could be lambskin, like the Eton. That would account for the soft touch and light grain. Can't shed any light on it's vintage though...Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161724366696139219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-51779825170630349122011-07-15T12:54:50.088-04:002011-07-15T12:54:50.088-04:00@Amanda not familiar with Frixion pens but am goin...@Amanda not familiar with Frixion pens but am going to Tesco tomorrow morning, so I'll have a look. I used Pilot v5 0.5mm for ages, and have a whole range of colours, but right now, believe it or not, I can't imagine a pen that suits my handwriting better than the good old Bic medium (not fine) biro - £3.49 for ten (of the same colour), also in Tesco last time I bought any.<br /><br />My Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-42517767755566897692011-07-15T12:49:12.858-04:002011-07-15T12:49:12.858-04:00Oh and a propos nothing...
my local Tescos had Pil...Oh and a propos nothing...<br />my local Tescos had Pilot Frixion pens (both 0.7mm and 0.5 mm tips) in various packs of 3 colours (black, blue, red; black, pink, purple, etc) at half price, along with lots of other 'back to school' stuff. Go snap up a bargain!!!Amanda Fleethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838595882535434260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-50543449872841854502011-07-15T12:33:22.315-04:002011-07-15T12:33:22.315-04:00Thank you for posting the links to the vertical-st...Thank you for posting the links to the vertical-style inserts. I do much better budgeting my time with such a calendar. <br /><br />As for gardening, I do some notetaking on the garden yet need to be more efficient in that area. Back to work, now!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13259055737516863440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-84880659384612554272011-07-15T09:38:00.654-04:002011-07-15T09:38:00.654-04:00@Amanda - that Portland looks really tasty! I can&...@Amanda - that Portland looks really tasty! I can't help with the history of it though. I agree about the hole punch - I bought a really nice one for the pocket/personal (you can move the set of three 'holes' to suit) - not sure if I could find a way to use it for the A5 - I'll have to experiment - might have to do one half of the paper then the other - we'll see. The Alison Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387820977378688933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-15249171677602400852011-07-15T09:17:12.281-04:002011-07-15T09:17:12.281-04:00And to my question...
Has anyone any knowledge of ...And to my question...<br />Has anyone any knowledge of the personal Portland? When they were made? When they ceased being made?<br />I bought one recently on eBay (see my blog: http://paperpensink.blogspot.com/2011/06/absence-makes-heart-grow-fonder.html for pictures) and it's gorgeously soft and much better quality than most of the FF around at the moment.<br />Any info anyone?Amanda Fleethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838595882535434260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-46961432844532540032011-07-15T09:14:49.359-04:002011-07-15T09:14:49.359-04:00@ David and Alison
The whole diary/paper quality i...@ David and Alison<br />The whole diary/paper quality is what has driven me back and forth between a personal size and an A5. The personal size is more likely to be with me <i>every</i> day, whereas the A5 can be a bit heavy to lug around (especially as I have done my shoulder in. Again.)<br />But... I have some fabulous cream A4 paper and love to print my own inserts for the A5 (printing for theAmanda Fleethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838595882535434260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-22262322303274409602011-07-15T09:01:55.499-04:002011-07-15T09:01:55.499-04:00I've used outlook to print blank diaries in th...I've used outlook to print blank diaries in the past, you can change the time frame to be printed to whatever you want and set the paper size to most filofax sizes. I did invest in a good filofax holepunch though, so I am now committed to the pocket size...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-2402511182983804542011-07-15T06:00:09.434-04:002011-07-15T06:00:09.434-04:00@david popely I'm in sunny Wolverhampton drop ...@david popely I'm in sunny Wolverhampton drop me a line on alison at writetowin dot co dot uk and we can see if we have any common ground with our travelling!Alison Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387820977378688933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-24340707940088132782011-07-15T04:04:04.251-04:002011-07-15T04:04:04.251-04:00Mostly I'm moving towards designing and printi...Mostly I'm moving towards designing and printing my own. So far as I can ascertain, the professional inserts are either being discontinued by degrees, or Filofax themselves don't appear to know what's going on (or don't want to say). I'm trying to replicate the old Time Manager system I used for years, within the context of an A5 Filofax binder and professional index (the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-19688413844477446062011-07-15T03:57:33.338-04:002011-07-15T03:57:33.338-04:00Oh and yes a really good quality punch for the A5 ...Oh and yes a really good quality punch for the A5 would be very useful ...Alison Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387820977378688933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-48559414162378000162011-07-15T03:55:46.637-04:002011-07-15T03:55:46.637-04:00@David Popely - thanks for the link - I'll be ...@David Popely - thanks for the link - I'll be investigating that one shortly. I know we are the hard core users, but there are a lot of people buying filofax now who will have fallen by the wayside in a year or two when they go onto the next thing. I really think there is a market for well designed inserts on decent paper! I'd love to use my fountain pen in mine but the bleed through is Alison Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387820977378688933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-91732129491441972892011-07-15T03:40:38.751-04:002011-07-15T03:40:38.751-04:00@Alison The redoubtable Steve has pointed me to a ...@Alison The redoubtable Steve has pointed me to a site which does exactly that!<br /><br />http://www.rwsdriving.co.uk/<br /><br />It's designed for |driving instructors, and if you click through the 'Diary' link on the top menu and create an account (free), you can design and print your own diary by the month. I now have my July A5 5.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m. diary sitting in front of me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-12739080779700820582011-07-15T03:33:40.489-04:002011-07-15T03:33:40.489-04:00Regarding the garden - I have a large garden and w...Regarding the garden - I have a large garden and would like to make much more of it - I'm excited by the prospect of growing veg and being more self sufficient - but I need to plan it all yet. All comments and ideas around this will be most welcome, so great post!<br /><br />@David Popely - I have frustrations around the design of the filofax diary inserts also (although mine are a bit Alison Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387820977378688933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-35708542421691447722011-07-15T02:08:53.637-04:002011-07-15T02:08:53.637-04:00On the gardening question - we are in the process ...On the gardening question - we are in the process of setting ourselves up for as much self-sufficiency as we can realistically achieve, and a key part of that is our 22m x 4 m plot of garden - more allotment-sized really. So yes, my A5 FF is definitely rapidly becoming not just the hub of my business, but also the hub of garden plans, lists, etc. This is why I use my 'decision base' in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com