Sunday Reads: Pen Gear And Frolicking Felines

The past week was insane and it wasn’t just the craziness the media covers. Spending time reading about pens and such was a most welcome distraction.

• Leigh Reyes: It’s the pens, not the destination
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Planner Review: MiGoals 2018 Planner
• Fountain Pen Blog: Some early thoughts on the Pelikan M120 special edition, green and black fountain pen.
• The Passionate Penman: J. Herbin Bleu Nuit
• Estellosaurus: Notebook Therapy – Japanese & Korean Stationery Review

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— Marie Nassar (@marienassar_) July 13, 2018

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Sunday Reads: Pens, Dogs, And Watermelon

Pen and ink links with a few others just for fun…

• The new Anderson Pens Outlet
• The Gentleman Stationer: Favorite Pen Accessories
• Dogs and watermelon
• AmandaRachLee: How To: Calligraphy & Hand Lettering for Beginners! Tutorial + Tips!
• Basil and cheese if you please
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Write Notepad & Co. Sakura
• Norbert & Norbert
• winter sharks: review: rohrer & klingner alt-bordeaux

If Wasps Find Colored Paper They’ll Make Rainbow-Colored Nests. Mattia Menchetti pic.twitter.com/R7hmPGp2Lp

— John Evans (@Distinctboxes) June 2, 2018

Sunday Reads: Pens, Inks, And A Pup In Pink

The pup in pink won me over…

• 27 Winners Of The “Not My Job” Awards
• The Pen Addict: Kokuyo Sokuryo-Yacho: The original Japanese field notebook
• Contour drawing with a fountain pen here and here
• The Pen Addict: TWSBI ECO-T Yellow Green Review
• Fountain Pen Inks & Bleach: Five new Herbins
• Bruno Taut: Kubo, Momose, and Iwase
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Fountain Pen Review: Pelikan Souverän M600 Turquoise White (Love this pen!)
• Play it safe: Reboot Your Router

That’s one patient dog. pic.twitter.com/osdTir5QwR

— ANIMALS R US (@Animal_R_Us) May 22, 2018

 

No, I definitely haven't seen your lipstick!! Pic. https://t.co/BNwBkoQAFZ pic.twitter.com/uBD7WgTgY9

— John Evans (@Distinctboxes) May 25, 2018

Sunday Reads: Sheen, Tomoe River, And A Cat

Ink sheen is intriguing, but using a cooperative paper can make even less well-endowed inks show a little dazzle…

• Fountain Pen Love: How To Use Your Fountain Pens More Often and How Different Papers Affect Fountain Pen Ink Sheen
• The Cat Goes Shopping
• 15 Foods You Didn’t Know Could Come in Cans
• The Finer Point: 2018 Jibun Techo Review (Tomoe River paper)
• How to Check If Your Online Accounts Have Been Hacked

A little bit of ash tree sketching in fountain pen today. pic.twitter.com/Gy9oY7ecWm

— Claire Leach (@Claire_L_Leach) April 26, 2018

Sunday Reads: Pens And Inks By The Dozen

Saving my tea bags in case there’s a paper shortage…

• The Pen Addict: Architect Nib vs. Stub Nib
• Doodlewash: Introducing Da Vinci Watercolor Trios! – Making A #DaVinciMoment
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Sketchbook Review: Clairefontaine Goldline Multi-Techniques A5
• Anderson Pens: Washable Inks Need Not Apply!
• Pen Chalet: Colorverse Ink Voyager I Fountain Pen Ink (Beautiful colors for a four color rotation.)
• Vanness Pens: Krishna Ink and a review from The Well-Appointed Desk
• Jet Pens: Turquoise!
• Here’s What It Looks Like Inside the Handmade Sketchbooks of a Well-Traveled Artist  (Ink rotation)
• Artist Fills Every Inch of His Sketchbooks to Keep Visual Diary of Life Abroad in Berlin
• Artist Creates Visual Diary with Daily Miniature Paintings on Used Tea Bags
• Pen Chalet’s Top Sheening Inks

Aww pic.twitter.com/lKAqs7WQWp

— ANIMALS R US (@Animal_R_Us) April 19, 2018

Stop thief! pic.twitter.com/rlL8OXOhT2

— ANIMALS R US (@Animal_R_Us) April 14, 2018

Sunday Reads: Pens, Inks And Giant Doodles

Long missives on luscious paper written with the perfect fountain pen and luxurious ink may well be the ideal antidote to the censorship strategies of social media titans. Write what you like where no prying eyes or arcane algorithms can label your thoughts and relegate you to the dustbin of irreversible membership cancellation. A pox on all of their houses or did someone already say that?

• Good morning!
• Quink and Bleach: Pure Pens Ink Swatch Tests
• Artist’s house is a giant doodle pad
• 7 Vital Windows Maintenance Tasks You Should Do More Often
• The return of Mabie Todd: Blackbird Inks
• The Gentleman Stationer’s Guide To Pocket Pens\
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Notebook Review: Papier Tigre 3 Pocket Notebooks Set

 

#SundayMorning ~ This video is a beautiful reminder of how we should treat ALL animals 🐾 💞. #Compassion #Empathy pic.twitter.com/xcbLgfhyN4

— PROTECT ALL WILDLIFE (@Protect_Wldlife) March 25, 2018

Sunday Reads: Pens And Cats Are Cool

If you are not familiar with David Isaacson and Vacumania, now is the time to get acquainted. He knows more about pens than the rest of us combined and he always has beautifully restored vintage pens on offer. At the other end of the spectrum, Fountain Pen Quest reviews disposable pens. It may not be your cuppa, but it is the safest way to introduce a novice to fountain pens without risk to your precious and pricey babies…

• You Can Now Learn to Speak Klingon Using Duolingo
• Frenchie Gets A Brother
• Pen Chalet: 3952 Makatao Fountain (Giveaway has ended but the pen is still cool.)
• Writing on Handmade Paper
• Fountain Pen Scribbles: The Vacumania Pen Newsletter
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Fountain Pen Review: Pilot Prera
• Fountain Pen Quest: Disposable Fountain Pens
• inlovewithjournals: #6 of 53: Here We Jinhao All Over Again