Waterman ink
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That shade of blue
We’re friends. I feel we’ve been hanging out together enough that you know you can trust me. If I sit down to write my post about the four pens I’ve got inked for August, you can be sure that’s exactly what you’ll get. I did, indeed, intend to write about my currently inked pens for… Continue reading
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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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Choosing ink
I’ve been leaning heavily into the blue inks for a while and that has been good. I particularly enjoyed using Waterman Inspired Blue in my Lamy LX Rose Gold with its extra-fine nib. More specifically, I enjoyed using it with my creative writing notebook which is a Rhodiarama A5 lined notebook. The creamy paper and… 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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Punting down the River Styx
I introduced the “ferryman” theme in my previous pen and ink post with a very tenuous link to my chosen trio for September. Never keen to let go of even the slimmest analogy, today I’m going to take you punting down the River Styx. This is very apt, as some of my September combinations have… Continue reading
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Who pays the ferryman?
It’s a whole new month and the changing of the seasons is upon us, although you wouldn’t know it from the predicted temperatures for my area in the coming week – above 25℃ every day where it’s been closer to a comfortable 20℃ for the past couple of weeks. Even so, the mornings and evenings… Continue reading
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