The trip to Dallas was a whirlwind. The Dallas Pen Show is the only show I attend that is just two days. We set up Friday morning and the show runs until 8pm on Friday, then reopens on Saturday and goes until 5pm. Then we pack up afterwards. So, while there is the advantage of…
I received a couple emails this week with updates to dates for pen shows through the end of the calendar year. Check out our Pen Show Schedule for more details. We have not updated the 2023 schedule yet but will try to get dates nailed down for 2023 in the coming weeks. In other Pen…
As we move into the first official week of September, new planners are being unveiled left and right and its time for us all to get back to work or back to school. Whether you work from home or travel to an office, workshop, warehouse, shop or other locale, you need a place to stow…
Here in the US, this is the last official week of summer. Next Monday is Labor Day, the official start to Fall in most people’s minds. All the kids are back in school now, universities are back in full swing and the evenings have started to have a sweet cool breeze harkening the break in…
Many of you may already be aware that Vanness Pens was not at the DC Pen Show nor will they be attending the SF Pen Show. Lisa’s daughter, Lauren, was taken ill a few weeks ago and the illness was swift and incurable. On Saturday, they held a memorial service in her honor. Of course,…
This week, anyone who attended the DC Show and has a blog, wrote a recap. Or at least that’s how it feels to me — as someone who didn’t get to go this year. I have chosen to live vicariously through the many posts, photos and recaps that are available to me. Of course, for…
While the big news for lots of folks was a good trip to DC for the pen show, for Brad effin’ Dowdy, it was an exceptionally big week. And friends celebrate friends. So, let’s all cheer for (and tease) Brad for appearing on WNYC and also launching a collaboration with Rickshaw Bags to release the…
