Kaweco Collection
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Are we ready for a change?
It’s time to ink some pens and to ask myself that thorny question, am I bored yet? Has the Scribo ink begun to lose its allure? Can I possibly want to spend any more time with the Onoto pen? Do I want a change and, if I do, which particular change do I want? The Continue reading
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Blue inks for grey-sky days
I ended up choosing a cohort of blue inks for June, which may have been a mistake as the sky now seems to think that it doesn’t need to contribute any blue to the month at all. A monochromatic month may seem a trifle boring, but it suits me because I can’t seem to get Continue reading
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Pens are always on my mind
I feel a need to express some pen love this sunny, spring day. “Maybe I didn’t treat you quite as good as I should haveMaybe I didn’t love you quite as often as I could have”Always on my mind Wayne Carson/Johnny Christopher/Mark James I hope that I don’t mistreat my pens, but I think I Continue reading
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April 2024: What’s the plan, Pam?
March was very much a workhorse month for me on the planning front. I used what I’ve got, got into the new archiving routine, and dreamed more than a little about the future. My Filofax, the personal-sized Holborn, continues to do sterling work as my everyday companion. I worry that I haven’t entirely committed to Continue reading
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Feb 2024: What’s the plan, Pam?

January proved to be a reasonably solid month in my Filofax. There were occasions when I considered leaving the binder at home because I just couldn’t be bothered to carry it with me. Then again, I had times when I took it along thinking it wouldn’t be needed, and it proved useful. That backs up Continue reading
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Little things please little minds

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 Continue reading
