One of my favorite colored pencils are the Caran d’Ache Supracolors and the extra-posh Luminance pencils. I also love two-ended pencils. Caran d’Ache calls these BiColor and occasionally release sets of these little gems. For this winter, they released the Alpine Frost boxed set and who doesn’t love a boxed set! So, Caran d’Ache Alpine…
I leave on tomorrow morning for the Chicago Pen Show in Oakbrook, IL. I grew up one suburb over in Elmhurst as a kid so I’m tickled to be back in the neighborhood. I will be going to the nearest Buona Beef for their awesome vegan Italian Beef while I’m there. If you want to…
I recently found the Rhodia ScRipt Fountain Pen ($72) on JetPens. I think its been available for a bit but somehow got lost in my mental shuffle so I decided to take it for a test drive. It reminds me a lot of the looks and color as the Faber-Castell Neo I reviewed a few…
A long time ago, Sharpie pen was available as a click pen. I freakin’ loved it. And then it disappeared. I think I hoarded the last one I had until it finally dried out. A decade passed and then Writech, the little pen company that could, has released a new clickable felt tip style pen,…
I was tickled when my husband mentioned that I had gotten a lot of cool things to review recently. I was curious what caught his eye. When I asked, he said the Pentel Multi8 Lead Holder Set (2 mm 2026 Version, $30)! Well, I will have to keep my eye on it! What’s the appeal?…
Awhile back I reviewed the Uni Zento pens and, while these were the less expensive Standard and Flow models, I never quite understood the enthusiasm around the Zento Signature. From the review below form Joe at Gentleman Stationer, he is not as wowed as the rest of the internet. Maybe I’ve owned too many pens…
I have been collecting Kaweco Sport Fountain Pens from the early days of my fountain pen collecting days. I have way more of these tiny little plastic pens than any one human needs. I have gotten better about NOT buying every single colorway option that hits the market but sometimes I get really tempted (last…
