I snuck out of the house today at 7.30, and cruised under sunny skies to London for the pen show with a sense of anticipation. By the time I walked in the door of the Novotel ballroom at 8.30, many tables were already set up and I saw several familiar faces.
Jose Munuera and his… Continue reading
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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
The London Writing Equipment Show. or London Pen Show as it now is, is this Sunday. Curiously, I’m in a position where I am planning to go, but I don’t have anything on my wishlist to buy.
I mean, if Regina Martini is there with any killer deals on Grafs, I’d love to have another… Continue reading
I call today’s first-ever London Spring Pen Show, hosted by the London Writing Equipment Society (LWES), a great success. Or at least, I had a great time.
Partly it’s because I think I’m getting the hang of this pen-show lark. I followed my own advice:
Go for the early bird entry at 9.30. The place… Continue reading
I nearly didn’t make it to the London Pen Show this year. After being in my calendar for months, a family situation threatened to derail plans. But I made it — and it was a great show.
What was different this year?
Well, for me, it was having my six-year-old daughter along. Crazy idea? Well,… Continue reading