Pens: Sailor Compass! (via Anderson Pens Blog) Sailor Shikiori Fountain Pen Ink Cartridges Make Great Gifts! Also, They’re Very Adorable. (via Gourmet Pens) Galen Leather Co. x Kaweco Sport Fountain Pen Review (via The Pen Addict) Review: Opus 88 Flow Fountain Pen (via The Pencilcase Blog) The Faber-Castell Grip 2011 Calligraphy Gift Set: A Review…
This week, I want to send a shout-out to my friends. These are people who have supported me, bought me drinks and held me up when I drank too many of them so it’s only fair that I show them the proper amount of love and respect. First up is my “other sister” Madeline who…
I was inspired this week by the title of the post from It’s Nice That about Ben Longden’s bookshelf. Just as much as we love pens, paper and stationery, I suspect that many of us also love paper books. It’s one of the things I’ve missed most during the time of COVID-19 — going to…
I won the Link Love lottery this week. All the regular content was present and accounted for– pen, ink and paper reviews — but my little nuggets of joy were also present. Star Wars related? Check. Cats? Check. Beautiful typography and design? Check, check! Lisa Congdon craft pattern? BONUS! And.. my friend Marcos Roman created…
This week, I’m reminded of a quote from the brilliant mind of John Hughes, spoken through the sage Ferris Bueller: “Life moves pretty fast.” Even in the Age of COVID-19, I feel like we have rocketed from March to August in a sheltered-at-home, face-masked, hand-sanitizer cloud. Our whole world has changed over the last few…
The past week has been an adventure in stray cat rescue here at Desk HQ. I realize this has absolutely nothing to do with fountain pens but it has occupied a good deal of my time and brain space. We had a stray cat living on our back porch for the last few weeks that…
Last week, news that both the San Francisco and Dallas Pen Shows were cancelling this year hit the pen community. The Chicago Pen Show announced that they were not going to hold their show in 2020 and announced their 2021 spring dates. There are only a few US Shows left on the calendar and it’s…
