Someone approached me on Instagram today asking if I had a Conid for sale.
I didn’t, of course… but I have owned four of them. A special edition Minimalistica, a Regular and TWO Kingsize.
I’ve seen a few comparisons this week between the new Scribo model and the Pelikan Ocean Swirl… well, I’ve owned that… Continue reading
Month: July 2021
It’s been a long time since my last London Pen Show, back in October 2019. So when I parked up at the venue yesterday, I was a little apprehensive. The world had changed, of course, but so have I — gone are my days of splashing cash on lots of pens. Would I still find… Continue reading
Here in the UK it’s a heatwave and frankly I’ve spent less time thinking about pens than I normally would.
My pen-buying has trickled to a halt (although these gorgeous designs are tempting me), my pen selling nearly so, and I’m satisfied with how my Toyooka tray is looking. I’ve been using and reinking my… Continue reading
It’s been a while since I wrote this post about my top three pens, inspired by a long-running series of videos hosted by Joost from Appelboom. Rereading it, I stand by every word: my selections of the Namiki Urushi 20, Lamy 2000 Bauhaus Blue, and Visconti London Fog all seem fair, and they’re all pens… Continue reading