Pens at a family affair
Family came over Sunday to celebrate a belated Mother’s Day. We were within the two-week post-vaccination period on the official calendar date. So, we chose to wait a week and celebrate safely together. On Sunday, for the first time in a year, we got to bring family together in person. And eat unholy amounts of carbs.
Minimizing smearing: Balancing pen, ink, and paper choices
Looking back across my last month of inked pens, I notice a pattern. I’ve struggled with smearing ink.
This is particularly true with faster writing: especially making and updating checklists, and meetings with students. My weeklies have grown smudgy and smeary.
What’s there not to like?
The collection of pens this week makes me smile. I enjoy subdued colors. And drier inks tend to have great shading. And the Petit Prince hath returned. What’s there not to like?
My ink bottles stay at home
For the first time in my teaching career, my class was interrupted by a question about fountain pens.
A student - we’ll call him Arush – whose fountain pen had run out of ink during his own class, knocked politely in my doorway. Apparently, Arush asked to leave his own class when his Sailor ran dry. He asked his own teacher for permission to find me for more ink.