Sunday Reads: Pen Stuff And Cat/Dog Siblings

The pen stuff is good but the video will be good for a laugh.

• Jet Pens: Concise Bellows Pen Case (I like the khaki.)
• Fountain Pen Love: Using A Notebook For Fountain Pen Fun and Play
• Ed Jelley: Ensso Piuma Fountain Pen Review by Tim Pockett
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Notebook Review – JetPen’s Kanso Sasshi Booklets by Laura Cameron
• Clairefontaine: GraF’Book 360° Notebook
• Fountain Pen Blog: Bath Time

The struggles of having a little sister! 💛💛💛 pic.twitter.com/r6gN8v20NA

— The Dodo (@dodo) August 6, 2019

Sunday Reads: Edison, Italics And A Crush

Confession: I can’t use a BIC without feeling like I’m slumming. Am I a snob?

• Why I Swapped Out my BIC for a Fountain Pen
• Why I Keep an Idea Journal and Thomas Edison journal
• UK Fountain Pens: 11 phenomenal stubs and italics for any budget
• Mountain of Ink: Ink Review #785: Robert Oster Velvet Crush

Favorite traveling companions…

Sundays Reads: Filofax, Esterbrooks And A Fab Ink Video

Interested in a vintage Esterbrook fountain pen? Anderson Pens has a wide selection, serviced and ready to write.

• The Well-Appointed Desk: Review: Filofax Clipbook & Pen (FP-friendly paper)
• Anderson Pens has a ton of vintage Esterbrooks on offer
• A Snafu with a happy ending
• Polar Pencil Pusher: Notebook Review: Apica CG-54 Grid
• Fountain Pen Blog: Travelling with ink: Lake Garda revisited.
• Pen pals: These creators of exquisite writing instruments speak about their passion (h/t hisnibs.com)

Watch through to the end.

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— Satisfying Daily (@SatisfyingDaily) June 21, 2019

Sunday Reads: Pens, Inks And Doodles

I thought I had a lot of ink samples until I saw Nick Stewart’s collection…

• Fountain Pen Ink Art: SAILOR INK STUDIO SWATCH TESTS – PART 07 – THE PINKY BROWNS
• Paper for Fountain Pens (my first Tomoe River paper)
• Rediscover Analog: 8 Fountain Pens That Won’t Break the Bank
• Nick Stewart: Ink Sample Vial and Ink Swatch Card Storage Systems
• Pensive Candy (outstanding fountain pen doodles)
• WaPo: Believe it or not the fountain pen is back
• Alvaro Castagnet: Watercolor Painting Streetscape Sketch (Part1)

From the archives, a Nemosine Singularity 0.6mm italic nib

Sunday Reads: Books, Pens, Kids, And Dogs

It was a hectic and eclectic week so my links have no common thread. However, I did come across a video about keeping a commonplace journal that rekindled my interest in that genre. If regular journaling lacks appeal, a commonplace book might be just the right rhythm for you…

• The Well-Appointed Desk: Leonardo Momento Zero Positano (Rhodium Trim/ Broad Nib)
• Little Kids and Their Big Dogs
• The Well-Appointed Desk: What the heck is White Lightning?
• Fountain Pen Finder (Find your perfect fountain pen with the perfect search engine.)
• UK Indie Book Sellers Bounce Back
• What Causes “Old Book Smell”?
• Fountain Pen Blog: Taking stock: a few thoughts on the pen collecting journey.
• NASA: Send Your Name to Mars
• Skillshare blew it
• Back to basics: five old-school pleasures that are enjoying a revival
• The 9 Safest Free Software Download Sites for Windows
• You Should Keep A Commonplace Book

A Paperblanks journal that has been languishing in my collection for years and would make a beautiful home for a commonplace book.

Available at Amazon through my affiliate link.

 

Sunday Reads: Pens, Inks And A Monster-Fighting Kitten

Life Imitates Doodles has had problems with WordPress. Disappointing to see but no surprise given my experiences. For your amusement, an intrepid kitten battles a mechanical monster but does it win?

• Michael’s Essay: The Lost Art of Writing Letters
• Gourmet Pens: Just the Basics: Using a Flex Nib Fountain Pen
• Handwriting: An Elegy
• The Writing Desk: How To Choose A Fountain Pen
• Inked Happiness: Indian Fountain pens – Ebonitus Extinctus?
• 5 Types of Mobile Apps You Should Stop Installing
• Mountain of Ink: 2 years and 700 inks
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Ink Review: ColorVerse Pen Chalet Special Edition
• Leigh Reyes: How to Test a Fountain Pen Before Buying It And Other Life Skills
• Ed Jelley: JACQUES HERBIN 1798: KYANITE DU NEPAL INK REVIEW
• Life Imitates Doodles: THE LAST SATURDAY LINKS TO TANGLES, TUTORIALS AND GIVEAWAYS

Best cat toy ever!

Sunday Reads: Fountain Pens, Ink And A Diplomat

Sonal Kalra has some excellent tips for dealing with pen borrowers…

• The Well-Appointed Desk: Eye Candy: Papier Plume Bad Bad LeRoy Brown & Lake Michigan Winter
• The Pelikan’s Perch: 4001 And Günther Wagner’s Lost But Not Forgotten Pelikan Inks
• Mountain of Ink: Ink Review #650: Kingdom Note Tomato Red
• Rupertarzeian’s Fountain Pen Blog: A look at the Diplomat Excellence A2 fountain pen.
• Hindustan Times: A Calmer You, by Sonal Kalra: Do people keep borrowing your pen?
• Rediscover Analog: Ink Review: Sailor Ink Studio 670