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Great Minds: Pens & Tea: Top 5 fountain pens I recommend but don’t use myself

Author AnaPosted on May 23, 2022May 23, 20229 Comments

I have been a fan of Pens & Tea on YouTube for many years now. While we have never met, we have similar perspectives on pens, though sometimes our reasons differ. Her recent post: Top 5 fountain pens I recommend but don’t use myself was remarkably similar to a list I would make, though we…

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2017 Cheers and Tears

Author AnaPosted on December 30, 2017December 31, 201710 Comments

In my yearly round-up, I thought I might pick my favorite pens, inks and other stationery items for the year. There are so many amazing things this year, it was really hard to narrow it down. I can’t thank Tina and Laura enough for coming on board and making this blog even better this year!…

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Top 5: Pens Under $30

Author AnaPosted on March 15, 2015March 13, 20151 Comment

It might seem like a big jump between the $5 and under pens to a pen that costs upwards of $30, but it really opens the options for materials other than plastic and introduces some refill and filling mechanisms that allow for longer-term cost effectiveness. Rollerball: Retro 51 Tornado Classic Lacquers start at $21. There…

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Top 5: Pens Under $5

Author AnaPosted on February 22, 2015February 22, 201519 Comments

Unlike the lists that Brad at Pen Addict does where pens are sorted into rollerball, fountain, etc., I’m grouping my Top Five lists by price point. Obviously, prices may vary slightly depending on your location but this is based on average US dollar prices. This list is in no particular order, just the five best…

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Day 11 at On Fountain Pens

Author AnaPosted on January 5, 2015January 5, 2015Leave a comment

Check out the guest post I wrote on my Top 5 Fountain Pens for Lefties over at On Fountain Pens. It is part of her Twelve Days of Christmas series. Many thanks to Maybelline for including me in the series!

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Top 5 Posts of 2014

Author AnaPosted on January 1, 2015January 2, 20153 Comments

WordPress kindly sends out a yearly round-up of blog statistics. Since I didn’t move The Well-Appointed Desk to a privately hosted server until autumn, the stats are a little wonky but the most popular posts are pretty accurate. Want to see the list and see if you missed any of them? The Epic Refill Reference…

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