I am slowly starting to feel better after a long bout of bronchitis and FluA (me and just about everyone else who went to the SF Pen Show. As I slowly come back to the world, get more energy and see my ever-growing to-do list, I agree with Rachel’s post that, right now, in our current world, its okay to not be okay all the time. The world is a crazy place and sometimes we need to protect ourselves. Use your paper and pens to document the good, the bad and the could be’s. Through our analog tools, we can take care of ourselves.
Pens:
- Pelikan M200 Pyrite (via Wonder Pens)
Ink:
- gourmetpens LIVE | episode 96 | currently inked & just chatting (via Gourmet Pens)
- Ink Review #2908: Van Dieman’s Marriage of Figaro (via Mountain of Ink)
- color and ink @ Kakimori Ink Stand // wakako (via Baum-kuchen)
- Swatching My 2026 SFPS Ink Haul (via The Pen Addict)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Review: Midori Commonplace Book (via Inky Imaginings)
- How to Use the KOKUYO Jibun Techo | JetPens
- Pen Loops? (via Philofaxy)
- Something feel off? Troubleshoot it on paper. Here’s how. (via Extra Fine Writing)
- Hobonichi Haul, Holy Flock (via The Pen Addict)
Art & Creativity:
- Walking Sketches and Thinking about Changing my Pocket Sketching Kit (via Apple-Pine)
- Recommitting to Creative Play With the Help of My Kindergarten Self (via My Giant Strawberry)
- The Caran d’Ache Elephant in the Room (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- Vintage Eastern European Matchbox Labels (1950-1980s) (via Kottke.org)
- Sylvan Hillebrand gives a 125-year-old oil paint company a contemporary refresh (via It’s Nice That)
Other Interesting Things:
- Stop reading that book : 3 valid reasons to put a book aside (via Flow Magazine)
- The Spice Drawer (via Kottke.org)
- The Chicago Public Library informs patrons of how much money… (via Kottke.org)
- 2026 San Francisco Pen Show Highlights (via Olive Octopus)
- USPS Operation Santa Program Is Now Accepting Letters (via USPS Newsroom)
- Buy It for Life: Durable Stationery That Lasts (via JetPens Blog)
- Platinum Komono (PQ-1500) Fountain Pen Review (via The Pen Addict)
- My encounter with the Osmia Faber Castell 53SM, vintage fountain pen. (via Fountain pen blog)
- A Mish-Mash of Delightful Things (via From the Pen Cup)
- It’s OK to Not be OK (via Rachel’s Reflections)
- Ask TGS: Five Non-Fountain Pen Accessories I Use Every Day (2026 Edition) (via The Gentleman Stationer)
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