Lamy Pens
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Now, let us ink
Was it only a month ago that I confidently declared that the pen and ink pairings I chose at the start of Quadrimester 2 would probably not change until October? Oh, how young and foolish I was back then. I’m an older and wiser Pam now! Of the five pens I had inked, two remain Continue reading
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Quadrimester 2: The ink edition
I am setting off into the second quadrimester of the year with four fountain pens inked and ready to go. Two of these are carry-overs which I have been enjoying over the past few months; the other two are new pairings which should provide an opportunity for exploration and excitement. Cross Beverly, medium nib, with Continue reading
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May 2024: What’s the plan, Pam?
I didn’t altogether get to grips with April, and it was quite a relief to get to the 30th, write the F Scott Fitzgerald quote that always haunts me as April ends, and move on into May. I didn’t love my pen and ink choices for the month, but I’m not sure that anything else Continue reading
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March 2024: What’s the plan, Pam?
During the course of February, I took a deep dive into planner comparisons to determine the logistics of what I laughingly call my “everyday carry”. As you will know if you read my previous post “The best of both worlds”, I came down resoundingly on the side of continuing to use my Filofax Holborn for Continue reading
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Jan 2024: What’s the plan, Pam?
There was method in my madness when I chose to move into my personal-sized Filofax at the end of November 2023 instead of waiting like a good girl for the beginning of 2024. It gave me a whole month to use my chosen option of page-a-day diary and establish how that was going to work Continue reading
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30 days, 4 pens, 1 ink
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 Continue reading
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