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: Pens, Writing And Some Birds

Need a new pen? There are several here that I would enjoy. How about you?

• The Well-Appointed Desk: Notebook Review: Compoco Airplane View Journal
• Ferris Wheel Press (pens and inks)
• Benu at Pen Chalet
• The home of Ranga Pens
• United Inkdom: Italix Chaplain’s Tankard
• Kaweco shows frost has a place even in spring
• Quick Fountain Pen Review: What’s In My Pen Case Today?
• Notedian: Why English Author Neil Gaiman Writes with a Fountain Pen
• How to write with a brush pen
• T.K. Coleman: Am I a Writer? Are You? Does it Really Matter?
• This Genius Woman Created a Photo Booth for Birds in Her Backyard

From the archives

Sunday Links: The Perfect Pizza, A Sausage, And Ink

A group of links that have nothing to do with one another, but might offer a little something for everyone…

• Innovative Berlin Bookshelves In Fallen Trees
• Talking dog has hilarious conversation with owner
• The Pen Addict: Midori MD Notebook Light A5 Review
• Physicists Have Come Up With the ‘Perfect Pizza Equation
• 10 nib choices on an Edison pen? Now that’s a real “something for everyone” offer!
• Maya The Sausage
• Troublemaker Inks
• Notebook Stories: Moleskine Alternatives
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Ink Review: Lamy Crystal Amazonite
• Life Imitates Doodles: Frog Fun & Easy Step-out

Pen secrets, part two pic.twitter.com/dqjGCxRBWN

— Mattias Adolfsson (@MattiasInk) January 16, 2019

 

 

 

Sunday Reads: Ink, Pens And Paper

A few on-topic links…

• The Well-Appointed Desk: Eye Candy: Penlux Inks (My fave is Rouge.)
• Fountain Pen Follies: Five Months: an Extended Test of Platinum Carbon Black Pigment Ink
• The Pelikan’s Perch: News: Pelikan Raises U.S. Prices
• The Pencilcase Blog: Review: Scribo Write Here Fountain Pen
• inksharks: review: diamine teal (Mirrors my own experience.)
• Hand Over That Pen: Review: Platinum Izumo (Soratame, Broad Nib)
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Planner Review: Easy Tiger Pocket Planner

From the archives:

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.