Green is my favorite color, if you haven’t guessed already, and yellow-greens like lime, avocado and olive are my favorite, favorite greens. So, it was only a matter of time until I broke down and purchased the J. Herbin Vert Olive ($9 per bottle or $6 for a tin of six cartridges) which appears to…
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Now Open: The Well-Appointed Desk Shop
Ever wanted to stock up on vintage office supplies or try out one of the products tested here on The Desk? Well, now is your chance. I am pleased to announce the opening of The Well-Appointed Desk Shop featuring vintage office supplies like rubber stamp holders, staplers, assortments of pencils and airmail envelopes. More items…
Ink Drop Reveal for April 2013
When I first got interested in fountain pens, I wanted nothing to do with blue or black ink which was so readily available in the average American ballpoint or rollerball pen. I wanted the unique and uncommon colors found in fountain pen inks like greys, browns, purples and pinks. Over time though, I’ve discovered the…
Ask The Desk: The Great Beginner Fountain Pen Debate
Loyal reader Randy posed this question to me this week following my post about the Kaweco Limited Edition Eyedropper 1910 and wanted to know what my recommendations would be for a first-time fountain pen user: I bet I can tell which fountain pen recommendation you would debate with His Bradness. My guess is that you’d…
Fountain Pen Network
If you are interested in fountain pens, you may already know about Fountain Pen Network. If not, FPN is a chat forum and shop-and-swap for all sorts of fountain pens. The forums are hugely helpful in learning about different vintage and modern fountain pens and inks. Some of the posts I found helpful today were:…
Link Love: Weekend Edition
I have been collecting more and more great links from other bloggers so I thought I’d double-up this week to get caught up. Miscellany Better Penmanship, Less Pain: An article about playwright Jon Robin Baitz’s love for Kaweco fountain pens (via NY Times) Customized Wax Seal Stamps from Old School Seals Definitve Guide to Eaiting…
Link Love: Links
This week, I thought I’d share some of the other bloggers who do their own version of Link Love. Goldspot Pens is hosting the April Carnival of Pens and Paper Ink Links is The Pen Addict’s weekly round-up Friday Link Share is where Rhodia Drive collects their favorites each week March Miscellany from A Penchant…