Just two more days until Pelikan Hub 2019 and it feels like my whole world is revolving around this Friday night worldwide party. Of course, this is the first year that I am a hubmaster. Can you believe it? As an introvert, throwing a party makes me want to throw up so it’s taken the…
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Link Love: Tropical Storm Notebooks
When I started Link Love this week, I had so many clever things I was going to say about this topic or that but then procrastination took over. Then, I backed up my kitchen sink and the Roto-Rooter guy had to be called to clean it out and my ability to be observant about the…
Link Love: Planners & Pen Shows
Back from San Francisco and just in time to launch ourselves head first into planner season. Hobonichi did their official 3-day rolling kick-off this weekend which may have been missed by many in America as it coincided with our Labor Weekend festivities. JetPens will get you up to speed with their Planner recommendations. If you…
Link Love: Midwestern Tornado
I’m running a little late today because I got to participate in recording a follow-up episode of The Pen Addict this morning which recorded later than usual. I had to work it in to my regular schedule which is still a little janky since returning from the San Francisco Pen Show. All the details are…
Link Love: Here We Go Again!
This week is a smorgasbord of posts which is a perfect reflection of my week. While I have been simultaneously working at my jobby-job, I have also been packing for the San Francisco Pen Show for the Well-Appointed Desk/Skylab table and staying in contact with Lisa to get everything ready for the Vanness Pen Shop…
Link Love: Vertex Vortex
This week is the public unveiling of the Karas Vertex Fountain Pen and the new Blackwing Volumes 42. Ferris Wheel Press also unveiled new ink colors. Pantone also released 112 new colors in its palette though those are more “virtual” color as they are formulas and digital chips. I guess the summer lull is over…
Link Love: This Week was Love, Actually.
The DC Pen Show for 2019 is in the bag, as is the Urban Sketch Symposium. Gentleman Stationer and Looped Square have a recap of the pen show and our intrepid, wandering sketcher Tina (Clouds & Coffee) has some sketches from Amsterdam and the symposium. DC is the busiest and one of the most exhausting…