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

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Sunday Reads: Pens, Inks and Paper. Oh, my!

No lions, tigers or bears, but a few pen and ink links. Oh, and one piece about going to Mars for those who like to travel…

• Anderson Pens: Platinum Pen Pouch
• Pen Chalet: Platinum Cartridge Adapter
• Hepworth Dixon: Pens for Sale (Some real beauties in this lot.)
• National Geographic: There’s Only One Way For Humanity to Survive. Go To Mars.
• Slightly Unnerved: Midori MD A5 Notebook Review
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Ink Review: Colorverse Morning Star & Gravity Wave
• Gourmet Pens: Diamine Meadow (One of my favorites for St. Patrick’s Day.)
• No Pen Intended: Hobonichi Essentials (This post reminds me of peeking behind the wizard’s curtain.)

Sunday Reads: Handwriting, Ink, And A Chrome Warning

A diverse group of links…

• Ballsy Frenchie
• Yes, A Donut-Shaped Planet Is Technically Possible
• The Pen Company Blog: Why Handwriting Is So Important
• 12 Tips From a Rare Books Expert to Keep Your Books Looking
• 15 Of The World’s Most Magical Streets
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Diamine Shimmering Frosted Orchid Fountain Pen Ink
• Scam hijacks Google Chrome browser, tries to get your personal data

This is the best thing I've seen today! pic.twitter.com/bCO8O4bzvt

— Nature is Amazing 🌿 (@AMAZlNGNATURE) February 15, 2018

Sunday Reads: Pens, Journaling And Animals

Beautiful images at the first link. Kudos to the photographer. If you aren’t a pencil lover yet, Ana might persuade you…

• NYT: Inside One of America’s Last Pencil Factories
• MUD: How to Stop Windows 10 Update
• Quo Vadis: Writing Wednesday: How to cultivate a journaling habit (Starting the new year right.)
• Writing For Pain and Pleasure: Platinum 3776 Century, Music Nib
• A Fiber Artist on Lopez Island: Why I Write with a Fountain Pen
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Eye Candy: My Col-o-ring Books
• Where eagles dare to tread
• The World’s YOUNGEST Art Prodigies
• Invisible Barrier
• When the dog sees you making snow angels
• Fountain pen blog: A look at the Faber-Castell Loom fountain pen.

Sunday Reads: Junk And Other Stuff

It was an eclectic week…

• Does Your Computer Have a Virus? 10 Signs It Might!
• Quick Fountain Pen Reviews
• The Best Sites to Watch TV on Your Computer Over the Internet
• 7 Weekend Projects for a Better Windows Experience
• GoFundMe Page Established for Horses Rescued from Lilac Fire
• Abandoned Kitten Found At Gas Station Rescued, Turns Out To Be Miracle
• Sketch exercise that makes simple doodles
• Ancient LIVING shark born in 1500s is world’s OLDEST vertebrate and could be 512 years old (Sounds insane to me, but maybe…)
• The Well-Appointed Desk: 12 Days of Inkmas

Got some last minute shopping to do on Amazon? Please consider using the Inkophile portal in the side bar. You can also get search results for Fountain Pens and Fountain Pen Inks via these links. It won’t increase your cost, but it will send a few pennies to my ink and pen fund. Thank you!

A bit of holiday spirit!

#TBT to the massive Christmas tree we built last year. It contained 502 Paperblanks books! #Paperblanks25 https://t.co/m6DENrFtK0—
Paperblanks (@paperblanks) December 14, 2017