Last week’s Friday Five was a mistake. By Tuesday I found myself bored and looking for different colours, something new, and a different mix of nibs to suit work and journalling. That’s what I get for being overconfident.
The Estie was doing good duty, and I wrote it dry. The 149 also saw plenty of… Continue reading
Tag: magnificent seven
Magnificent seven has been going pretty well. Time to take it to the next level: Friday five. Same principle, two fewer pens.
Here’s week one.
Conid Minimalistica Monarch, Sailor Kin-Mokusei
I’ve been persevering with the Conid, and today flushed out the Montblanc UNICEF, tried Montblanc Red Chine, then flushed and inked with this orange, in… Continue reading
My poor pen collection has had a very disruptive week. Two of the pens in my week four selection (the Pineider and Diplomat) went into the ‘for sale‘ pile, so I took them out of rotation. But I wrote the Lamy 2000 dry, and had good runs with the 149 and Optima.
And then today… Continue reading
I swore to myself: no new pens before Christmas. But (predictably) I failed. The Black Friday discounts got the better of me. I’m undecided how I feel about this ultimately consumerist holiday, and what it means for the small retailers and brands that I try to support. But my actions speak louder than my words.… Continue reading
Today I laid my collection out, all together. It didn’t fit in my pen drawer. I had to leave three pens out of shot.
Left to right: Montblanc 1912, Montblanc 149, Pelikan M805 Ocean Swirl, Pelikan M400 white tortoiseshell, Visconti Wall Street LE, Visconti Homo Sapiens London Fog, Visconti Homo Sapiens, Visconti Van Gogh Room… Continue reading