The Complete History of the Parker Pen Company » A very interesting and well put together article from Pen Heaven. I learned a lot. Warning: quite likely to end up costing you money!! So many lovely old pens…
Another lovely shade of blue from Diamine. The colour looks a bit washed out in this photo but that’s actually a fair reflection of this ink. It’s a very pale and delicate colour. Too pale for me for day to day writing because, particularly with medium or fine nibs, it’s hard to read. If you’re […]
I like this pen. Why is it spelled Creaper and not Creeper though? I don’t know. Like the success of Downton Abbey, it’s one of life’s great mysteries. This is a pen with a flex nib and try as I might I can’t get the hang of it. So I just use it as a […]
There is certainly a part of me that wishes Diamine would just make one or two lovely blue inks and call it a day. The part of me that wishes that is the part that is connected to my dwindling bank account. (Actually, dwindled, not dwindling.) The rest of me is very glad of so […]
It’s my beautiful daughter’s 7th birthday today. This sketch doesn’t do her justice but it’s the best I’ve got!