I've been having a dinstinctly extra-fine moment recently: I can't get enough of my own extra-fine nibs, and I'm also enjoying examples from other folk. It is quite normal, in fountain pen circles, to see people gushing over bigger, broader nibs, but perhaps it's time to give some love to their less well-endowed cousins. This…
Here we are at the end of April and it's time to conclude my 30 days, 4 pens, 1 ink challenge. I think I've surprised myself by sticking with it because I was a little rocky midway through the month. Once I abandoned the wet, medium-nibbed Waterman Exception, I came to enjoy the Scribo Notturno…
I should be enjoying this ink more than I am. There, I've admitted it and now I can relax. Don't get me wrong, it's a lovely shade and I'd be inclined to suggest that people who hanker after the discontinued Lamy special edition Dark Lilac should really check out Scribo Notturno Viola. Also, anyone who…
The Cross Beverely is a pen which hasn't been on my radar at all. I'm not a fan of models where the cap interrupts the streamlined design of the pen and that flared cap wanders dangerously close to the point of overbalancing the design. It's also a little too bling-y to suit my vibe. I…
That's my challenge for April 2023. Whilst many within the fountain pen community are getting ready to celebrate the start of April by dipping into 30 inks over 30 days, I'm going to head in the other direction for a deep dive into one particular ink. The ink I thought about buying a completely new-to-me…
March has been a slow month, but at least the daffodils have been busy. I have ambled through the days, enjoying my triumvirate of inked pens which I've rotated, day by day, for my journal writing. Each has its own character, and two of them tie as my favourite. The little Kaweco is such a…
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