Wander through the pendemonium of pens, papers, and inks unleashed by the opening of the Pendora's Box.
It's been a few months since I last posted a Currently Inked. Over this time, I've experimented with the number of pens I have inked up at any time. At one point I had as many as 12 pens inked. It got to be a bit too much to manage. Too many pens to track and maintain. Now I'm trying to keep to 6 inked pens with a complete refresh every month.
Read MorePen: Kaweco Skyline Sport M
Ink: J. Herbin Larmes de Cassis (cartridges)
Paper: Pink Hand Decorated Notebook by Choosing Keeping
For this weeks’ Throwback, I’m revisiting a pen + ink combination from my July line-up.
Read MoreSo it's officially the first day of fall. Hard to believe since the days keep ticking off so fast. For this Throwback Thursday, I take a look at another pen & ink combo from my July loadout.
Read MoreThis is what happens when I take pens along for a walk while waiting for the sunset.
Read MoreI headed off for my annual family cottage vacation a few days before the end of July. It was a hectic last week before I left so there wasn't time for me to switch to August ink fillings, plus, many of the pens inked up in July were 'not quite' used up. So, I did what any reasonable pen and ink addict with do in this circumstance...I packed up all my July pens, my planned August pens and all the ink I could find that was in plastic bottles or vials. These are think pairings I ended up with.
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Summertime in Canada means cottaging. The August long weekend kicked off the start of my annual family summer holiday at the cottage.
This summer I've continued a new tradition that I started last year with my little guy...we go on a early morning paddle to the local village docks and head to the cafe for breakfast. This year I tried to spend some time there to explore the antique shop, enjoy my latte and do some journaling.
So, is it a good idea to take notebooks and fountain pens on a kayak? What does a fountain pen and stationery addict take on the water? Since it's a short trip, I wanted to keep things light. This is what I brought...
Read MoreLots of smaller pens this month in anticipation of some travel plans.
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Here's another one that I had tried long ago. I only ever got the one vial to try.
Handwritten Review
Pen: Platinum Cool Crystal Rose F
Ink:J. Herbin Bouquet D'Antan
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
Pen: Edison Nouveau Premiere - Lilac 1.1
Ink: KWZ Brown Pink
Brush: Kuretake No. 8 Brush Pen
Ink: Kuretake Black
This time I did a slightly better job at timing my mid-April same ink refills so I have less holdovers. As well, I spread out the pen cleaning over a few days which made things easier. I got a lot of new inks right at the end of April which made for fun May ink fillings.
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