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In September, a reader’s comment alerted me to a new Ryman notebook with 100gsm paper which was supposedly, fountain pen friendly. I was already familiar with their 70 gsm notebooks and have several of them in A5 in various colours in my stash. However I was keen to visit my local Rymans to check out their 100gsm version.
On 1st October, I paid a visit and found a s...
As I am surrounded by pens that came home with me from the recent pen show, it seems timely to share my haul in a post.
I am embarrassed once again to be talking of a “haul” when I genuinely thought I did not need any more pens. And yet, here we are! This comes of blurring the distinction between needing and wanting. I ended the day with eight additional pens for my...
Recently I enjoyed a post by Laura at The Well-Appointed Desk on 16 September 2025, answering the 12 PenPersonQuestions, posed by Lisa at the Olive Octopus blog on 22 August 2025. I thought I would add my own replies.
Early today, as the September morning sunshine streamed into my dining room, I sat at the table and made a list of all the fountain pens in my pen cups, and their respective inks.
In the absence of a system, my currently inked pens had grown to 28. Making a list of these seemed a good first step towards taking back some control. I have since flushed and cleaned thr...
The purpose of this short post is to share the news that one of my favourite modern entry level fountain pens is now available in a new set of demonstrator editions.
As least, this was news to me, when I came across a display of them in a delightful stationery shop in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. I could not resist buying one. The assistant told me that she had only jus...
