I feel like I am still feeling the lingering effects of the eclipse. The magic of doing something with hundreds of thousands of other people, witnessing a cosmic wonder, and just playing hooky from work or school to do so has really fueled my last week. I hope you are still feeling the cosmic wonder this week too.
(photo shown above was from the 2017 eclipse but the spirit of the eclipse lives on!)
Eclipse After Effects:
- Viewing the solar eclipse deep in the heart of Texas (via Urban Adventure League)
- Solar Eclipse 2024 (via Apple-Pine)
- Dallas, Part 2: Eclipse (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- Since I’ll Be 120 For the Next One… (via From the Pen Cup)
Pens:
- A Huge Thank You for a Wonderful 10 Years: The 10th Anniversary T.G.S. Best Pens Update Is Live! (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- First Impressions: Is the Tom’s Studio “Lumos” Series the Refillable Fineliner I’ve Been Waiting For? (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- New Series – Doodling With Fountain Pens (via Fountain Pen Love)
- 10 Tips to Become a Better Fountain Pen User (via JetPens)
- The Pelikan Keyhole Nib: A Fascinating Far Eastern Anomaly (via The Pelikan’s Perch)
- ASC Bologna Extra Egyptian Series Ramesses II Unboxing and Review (via Penultimate Dave)
- Product Review: Omiowl White Acrylic Marker (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
Ink:
- Ink Review #807: Galen Leather x Diamine Cappadocia (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
- Wearingeul Heimdall Fountain Pen Ink Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Vinta Emerald (Carlos 1960) (via Inkcredible Colours)
- Ink Review #2530: Papier Plume Ivy Green (via Mountain of Ink)
- Shimmer and Sparkle (via Dime Novel Raven)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Taking time to journal my thoughts (as comics) (via Drewscape)
- Pursuing Perfect Planners (via Line Variation)
- Superiority Complex (via Nero’s Notes)
- Moving into a New Journal (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
- Method and Mayhem: Digging myself out with Plotter lists (via A Gathering of Curiosities)
Art & Creativity:
- Drawing Orchids – continuation. (via Apple-Pine)
- Review: Fabriano 1264 Watercolour Paper (25% Cotton) (via Parka Blogs)
- Unlimiting how I paint and draw (via Drewscape)
- Fill Your Boots with Beautiful Socks! (via LoopKnitlounge)
- Keeping Design Weird and Interesting, With Abraham Lule (via Dieline)
- Urban sketcher Len Grant captures the quirky charm of Manchester’s Northern Quarter (via Creative Boom)
- Stunning Paper Scenes Unfold in Shannon Taylor’s Miniature Compact Dioramas (via Colossal)
It’s Bike Season:
- E-bike subsidies should be more widespread, following the le… (via Kottke.org)
- Cyclists Now Dominate Paris, Outnumbering Cars (via My Modern Met)
Other Interesting Things:
- How Candles Are Made (via Kottke.org)
- A change-up in threes (via mnmlscholar)
- Stationery Travel Diary, Librarian Edition (via The Pen Addict)
- Stories (via Crónicas Estilográficas)
- Record Store Day – what you need to know (via Rediscover Analog)
- Galen Leather Co (via Jane Blundell Artist)
- The Driving Force Behind My Business and Why I Write This Blog (via My Giant Strawberry)
- Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 691) (via Messy Nessy Chic)
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