Montblanc Pens
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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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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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Inked for June 2023
I’ve gone all classical and old-school for June 2023 with dark blue inks in older fountain pens. A precursor, perhaps, for a long-distant future where I settle on blue-black ink as my one, true love. Not only classical and old-school, this pair are the hand-me-down pens from my Dad and my brother. I’ve reverted to Continue reading
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London Pen Show Part III
It’s hard to believe that two weeks have passed since the London Pen Show. I don’t feel I’ve completely assimilated my purchases into my regular fountain pen life, though they are inspiring me, each in their different ways. Today I’m going to round off my retrospective by covering what I think of as the odds Continue reading
Pam Alison Knits 