From the desk
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How I inked October 2023
October came and October went, hello and goodbye, nice to see you, don’t hurry back. I started the month with three extra-fine nibs inked with what turned out to be the most boring set of inks I could possibly have chosen. Parker Sonnet / Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-Syogun This was a great combination and I do… Continue reading
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Oh, October
It’s been a quiet time around here as recuperating from a cold and then a steadily increasing workload in the day-job have turned my attention away from my hobbies. However, it soon becomes apparent that without my hobbies my head implodes, so I’m making the effort to pick them up and keep myself sane. First… Continue reading
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A flock of fine nibs
October is settling in well, though it still seems as if autumn is only just peeking over the horizon. With temperatures regularly sitting above 20℃ until the past couple of days, I couldn’t bring myself to move into autumnal oranges and reds, so I ended up turning to a selection of blue inks to start… Continue reading
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Punting down the River Styx
I introduced the “ferryman” theme in my previous pen and ink post with a very tenuous link to my chosen trio for September. Never keen to let go of even the slimmest analogy, today I’m going to take you punting down the River Styx. This is very apt, as some of my September combinations have… Continue reading
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Who pays the ferryman?
It’s a whole new month and the changing of the seasons is upon us, although you wouldn’t know it from the predicted temperatures for my area in the coming week – above 25℃ every day where it’s been closer to a comfortable 20℃ for the past couple of weeks. Even so, the mornings and evenings… Continue reading
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2024 diary pages
Having decided to buy a Personal-sized Filofax Holborn to use as my diary/notebook for next year, the main hurdle to clear was deciding what type of diary format would work for me. Historically, I’ve found that week-to-view spreads need to be A5 size and when I’ve had week-to-view in Personal size, it’s been less successful.… Continue reading
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