Fountain Pens
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High summer
It feels like this summer went on forever, but now the welcome signs of a change are peeping over the horizon, and August – always the longest month in my opinion – is drawing to a close. In my pen and paper world, I continue to enjoy using my blue Filofax Finsbury with the purple Continue reading
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I think I bought my G.O.A.T.
We will each have to work out our own idea about what we will classify as a “greatest of all time” pen purchase. For me, it needs to be something beyond simply the most expensive pen I’ve ever bought, though it will probably be a pen that tempted me to step beyond my usual comfort Continue reading
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30 days, 4 pens, 1 ink – the wrap
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 Continue reading
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This old thing?
I’ve been keeping this pen under wraps since I bought it back in November and I hadn’t really intended to write about it. However, the mood has gripped me and it ties into a wider discourse about the fountain pens I buy, so here we are. That’s pretty much exactly what I think about this Continue reading
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Technological sweet spots
I look back on the days of my Amiga computers with a fondness totally out of proportion with the capabilities or usefulness of the technology. We have come so far since then, with phones that are more powerful than our entire home computer set-ups; heck – watches that are more powerful than our entire home Continue reading
Pam Alison Knits 