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Fountain Pens UK is a Facebook Group for talking about all things fountain pens: stories, photos, retail experiences (good and bad), and anything and everything else penny or inky. It will obviously take a little while to build up a head of steam but please do come along and help get the conversation started. Everyone’s…
Thank you so much to everyone who either spread the word or placed a bid for the Nock Co Pen Addict Special Pen Case. The winning bidder (who lives in Britain!) has paid £63, which is a very generous amount. I’ve made the total up to £70 and donated it to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
We are a funny bunch in the UK. Many of the cliches about us are, in fact, true. We really are rather polite, with a standard purchase of, say, a packet of crisps, involving several dozen pleases and thank yous by both parties. We really do enjoy our tea, our first response to any crisis…
I was very fortunate to be able to visit Italy again this year, for nine days at the end of August. I know I’m among friends here, so I can admit that I spent quite a long time before the trip trying to decide which pens to take. In fact, I was spending far too…
I know it’s hard to believe but there are ways my reviews here could be improved. A better handwritten review would be a good start, and video reviews would be awesome, as the young people say. Sadly, my handwriting hasn’t changed in over thirty years and there’s no way I’ll ever be brave enough to…