Sunday Reads: Ink, Journals, And Cursive

Over the summer, my laptop exhibited all sorts of troubled behavior that culminated in a meltdown of its hard drive and failure of its flash drive, the one that was used for backups. Restoration is a work-in-progress. Even so, there are a few links that did not disappear down the rabbit hole that I hope you enjoy.

• WaPo: how cursive writing is looping back into our hearts
• Shaunta Grimes: A new (to me) concept for keeping a notebook. (h/t Nero’s Notes ) (Comp books work well for this.)
• Jose Naranja tests some Noodler’s Inks
• Sandra Strait at Doodlewash reviews Hahnemühle journals that work well with fountain pen ink.

Smartest dog ever!

Good morning Twitter-Friends…Happy New Week💗🐶👍👏💐🌷🌸💕 pic.twitter.com/8H15CZbyb1

— Marie Nassar (@marienassar_) August 20, 2018

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Sunday Reads: Pen, Paper, Ink, and Pretty Pit Bulls

Curious about the new TWSBI Go? Pure Pens has the details for you. Mountain of Ink explains ink properties and The Well-Appointed Desk discovered a couple of worthy comp books. As if I need more paper…

• The Well-Appointed Desk: Pen Review: Platinum PTL 5000A Balance Fountain Pen
• Nib Grinder (In case you have a nib that needs tuning.)
• Pure Pens reviews the brand new TWSBI Go
• Mountain of Ink: Fountain Pen Ink Properties
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Paper Review: Composition Books (Loved the form since high school.)
• This Photographer Is Changing People’s Perceptions of Pit Bulls

Sunday Reads: Flex Nibs, Ink, And Stifflexible

Pen links and other goodies…

• The Inkluminati: Fountain Pen Revolution flex nibs and pens
• Draw Tip Tuesday – How to Draw Perspective (A short video that will make it easy to add perspective to your doodles.)
• Openbook wants to take on Facebook
• As fake social media posts explode, watch how easy it is to manipulate posts without photo-editors
• Where were you?
• Rachel’s Reflections: Wendy Van Camp on Fountain Pens in the Creative Process
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Ink Review: Robert Oster Australian Opal Mauve
• My Pen Needs Ink: Giuliano Mazzuoli Stifflexible Notebook Review

Four years on, these writing tools remain favorites.

 

Clairefontaine, Stillman & Birn, Platinum #3776 Century Nice and Nice Pur, Conklin Durograph Stub, Iroshizuku, J. Herbin, Noodler’s Ink, Sailor Ink, Tomoe River paper.

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

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