First, I’d like to shoutout congratulations to Brad and Myke at Pen Addict podcast for 600 episodes in the proverbial can. Its a feat for any podcast to have managed to continue for 10 years but for it to be a podcast about PENS?!?! Pretty amazing. Congrats and thanks for making the pen community a…
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Setting up my Planner for February
Inspired by last week’s color-coordination of my pens, I decided to pro-actively set-up supplies for my journal for February. I am embracing the Valentine’s Day vibe with an all-red-and-pink palette with pink floral washi and flower stickers as well as color matching my pens and inks. I picked out two inks for the month: Monteverde…
Pen Review: WRITECH Journaling Kit
Having watched lots of planner set-up videos recently, I am seeing a lot planner and journal supplies that were purchased on Amazon. A lot of these products are from brands I’ve never heard of before so I got curious. I tend to purchase name-brand writing tools from smaller, online retailers like JetPens and Vanness Pen…
I Need A Pen Store!
Last week, Frank from Fontoplumo launched a new website, ineedapenstore.com. His goal was to create a centralized location to help people who might be looking for nice pen shops around the world. The site will also list manufacturers. As the site is just getting started, a lot of shops and info still needs to be…
Link Love: The Other Stanley Cup
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been utterly fascinated by the fervor surrounding the Stanley Pink Tumbler collabs that turned a January morning at Target into Black Friday Mayhem (see the link below in “Other Interesting Things”). It’s an incident that has led to conjecture, concern, head shaking and more. Is it another example of…
Writing as Part of Slow Living Movement
(This post, while started before last week’s AI post, seems like an appropriate follow-up.) As the standstill of the COVID lockdown becomes a distant memory, our society has become more and more hurried again. How many times have you replied to the question, “How are you doing?” with the reply “Busy!” or heard someone else…
Fashionable Friday: Peachy Keen
Hobonichi Techo Weeks Cover in Liberty Fabrics Hollyhocks ($129) YSTUDIO Glamour Evolve Rollerball Pen in Sunset Orange ($49.95) Mark’s A5 Academic Weekly Planner 2024 in Mountain Orange ($31.50) Pentel Fude Touch Brush Sign Pen in Coral Orange ($2.50) Pennonia Rági Bubblegum Ink ($16 for 60ml bottle) IWI Colors of Nature Spring Equinox Ink ($3.75 for…