Parker 51
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No trip to the ink well this month
I wish I was writing about a fresh batch of pen and ink combinations to suit the lovely spring days, yet somehow I’ve started the month with a surfeit of pens already inked. Although I’m ready for a change of direction I want to keep on using what I’ve got to hand and so April… Continue reading
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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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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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Pens in case ~ May 2022
Thanks to Rupertarzeian for pointing out that it’s mysteriously become 2022 – title of my post corrected accordingly. May has been a happy month so far as pen and ink choices go and I’ve got very high hopes for June, too. My Lamy Studio filled with Waterman Inspired Blue ink saw me through 29 journal… Continue reading
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Pens in case ~ April 2022
It proved to be a little difficult to love my pen and ink choices for April and so I drifted through the month with a slight air of disappointment. Two weeks in I came close to simply emptying them all and starting again, then I missed the opportunity on account of it being Easter weekend.… Continue reading
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Currently inked and a top three
I’ve currently got four pens inked. I went down to only having one in use during mid-December. Ugh, that was a nightmare of a week! Not that I think it would have been better if I’d had more pens to choose from, for the pen situation simply reflected the echoing hollow in my mind. Two… Continue reading
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