Sharing is daring
Sharing is caring, so the saying goes. Sharing, in the world of fountain pens is also daring.
A common joke amongst my pen friends is that our blood pressure spikes when someone at work or the local café asks to “borrow a pen real quick.”
The darker side of purple
My journey towards an enjoyable and functional combination of daily drivers continues. The goal is a grey and a black ink. Grey ink for repeated tasks and the structure of my weekly. Black ink for important tasks and marking my progress on each task. The black should stand out from the grey.
Of old favorites and new favorites and least favorites
Oh happy day. Starting a new journal is a joyful part of keeping a personal journal. Transitioning from one notebook into another is one of my favorite stationery-related activities.
A little smearing isn’t the end of the world, but still
Last week’s mix of black and grey inks carries over for task management. I’ve become a fan of having both black and grey inked up. A greyscale accent color is distraction-free, and still easily scannable. And that is a winning combination for me.
However, the 3 Oysters black and Montblanc pairing takes minutes to dry on Tomoe River paper. It’s not a good pairing for the paper I use for work. Consequently, my weekly spread has a constellation of smears and cross-page pollination.