Waterman 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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Are we ready for a change?
It’s time to ink some pens and to ask myself that thorny question, am I bored yet? Has the Scribo ink begun to lose its allure? Can I possibly want to spend any more time with the Onoto pen? Do I want a change and, if I do, which particular change do I want? The Continue reading
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Je ne regrette rien
I have passed the 6-month mark using the Waterman Hemisphere L’Essence du Bleu, my Christmas present to myself, and it’s marching on towards a year since I actually bought it. High time, then, to catch up and ask myself whether or not it was a wise purchase. I already own three Hemispheres and the danger 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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And a Waterman under the tree

That Christmas gift to myself and the story of how I came to justify it Let me take you back, if I may, to the balmy days of summer. August 9th, to be precise. A day like any other, but for the fact that a fellow blogger, Rupert over at “Fountain Pen Blog”, published a Continue reading
