Waterman ink
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A fresh journal

I received this Paperblanks hard cover journal as a Christmas gift from a friend and it was not my intention to use it as my daily journal. In fact, I had decided to keep quotes in it and I had completed the first three pages, though I hadn’t got beyond that. There were two factors Continue reading
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The week on paper

Following on from last Wednesday’s blog post, I thought it would be interesting to compare and contrast the word count from the week leading up to Christmas when I used the intentional journaling pages with the past week in my lined journal. I completed the intentional pages on 5 of the 7 days and averaged Continue reading
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The Blue Book

I’ve had a bit of an itch for a few weeks now, and in an attempt to soothe it I have purchased a new notebook. I am calling it The Blue Book. This name has a history for me. Many years ago, in a job which I remember with fondness, I had a catch-all notebook Continue reading
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Think ink
I know it’s modest in comparison to many an ink stash, but the fact is my inks are getting out of hand. How much of any given thing is too much is a purely personal thing. I recently saw a photo on Instagram showing a vast Diamine ink order. The lady unpacking it mentioned that Continue reading
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Ink ’em all up
This is a departure; for October I’ve decided to ink up all of my fountain pens (except one, which we’ll come to below) and use a different one each day… within reason. I’m going to allow myself a certain degree of flexibility with that part of it. Now, some of my fountain pen friends will Continue reading
