Link Love: Travel vs. Home

Sometimes the best part of travel is coming home. Traveling to Atlanta this past week for my first pen show in two was thrilling (FRIENDS!!!! Pretty ink! Pretty Pens!!!) and sometimes a little scary (Should I take my mask off? Should I hug my friends?) but coming home and having my cats genuinely miss me, to delight in the comfort of my own bed and share my adventures and goodies with Bob is an equally rewarding experience.

Post of the Week:

• Enjoy the Gentle Humor of Wawawiwa Online Comics (via My Modern Met)

Pens:

• The Best Fountain Pens Under 100 Dollars (via JetPens Blog)
• 2022 Changes to the Pelikan Souverän Pens (via Pen Chalet Blog)
• So Many Sailors! Navigating the Colorful Waters of Sailor Pens (via Pen Boutique Blog)

Ink:

• Ink Art (via A Stationery Voyage)
• My Col-o-ring Is Full! – Adventures in Ink Swatching (via Chicana Writes)
• Ink-choice-by-group-consent … or, the peer pressure palette (via mnmlscholar)
• Kakimori #01 Po on Midori MD (via Inkcredible Colours)
• #0979 Ferris Wheel Press LADY ROSE IN GOLD (via HAPPY INK DAYS archives)
• Ink Comparison: Iroshizuku Out with the Old In with the New (Tsuyu-kusa, Tsukushi, Ina-ho, Sui-gyoku, Hana-ikada, Hotaru-bi) (via Macchiato Man)
• Lisa’s Top 5 Spring Inks (Plus a Bonus) (via Anderson Pens Blog)
• An Inky Question Part 2 (via dapprman)
• Tono & Lims: Dramatic Sky (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)

Pencils:

• Vintage Pencils on National Pencil Day (via Writing at Large)

Notebooks & Paper:

• Coffeenotes – simple, stylish, sustainable stationery (via Cult Pens Blog)
• Endless Aimless (via Nero’s Notes)
• My top 10 favorite weekly spreads from the past 5 years (via All About Planners)
• My Traveler’sRoterfadenLochbyPlotter Notebook “System” (via The Gentleman Stationer)

Art & Creativity:

• Brush Pen Calligraphy Versus Pointed Pen Calligraphy (via  The Postman’s Knock)
• Art Problems: How Do I Manage My Time? (via Hyperallergic)
• The Ollie Comics EBOOK version( via wibble wibble)
• ‘Spirited Away’ Makes Live-Action Theater Debut on Stage in Tokyo (via My Modern Met)
• Cans and Tins (via Abigail Halpin)
• Last week: Time for a new routine? (via Liz Steel)
• Masking tape for watercolour painting (via Liz Steel)
• Strathmore Paper Presentation (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)

Other Interesting Things:

• “Things Have Gotten Less Clear As I Have Gotten Older”  (via Kottke.org)
• Comic Helvetic, an Unholy Combo of Comic Sans and Helvetica (via Kottke.org)
• The Superior Labor “Long” vs. Regular Pen Roll (via Baum-kuchen)
• Lessons from Saturday’s in-person pen group meetup (via mnmlscholar)
• How I Use Washi Tape For Notes, Writing, Etc. (via Chicana Writes)
• Enough is Too Many is Just Right (via The Pen Addict)
• An exciting new start for ukfountainpens.com (via UK fountain pens)
• Sunday Reading for April 3, 2022 (Atlanta Pen Show Edition) (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Old ways to do new things (via Austin Kleon)

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