Throwback Thursday: Quick Look at Lamy Studio Wild Rubin + Diamine Chocolate Brown

I love ink and I love chocolate. So, Diamine Chocolate Brown is right up my alley. Too bad it doesn't smell like chocolate. I have no idea if it tastes like chocolate. Unlike Azizah, I have no appetite for tasting ink.

Handwritten Review

Pen: Lamy Studio Wild Rubin 14k EF
Ink: Diamine Chocolate Brown
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid

Thanks to Ron at Pen Chalet for sending this - I actually forgot I ordered it and thought it was part of a Fountain Pen Day special. But no matter, Ron sent half my order since the other half is back ordered.

This ink is delicious. I mean, look at it. It's like dark chocolate. And I've never been one to pass up on chocolates. Damn, it looks so fine.

I love the way think looks as I write. The sensual ooziness of molten chocolate evokes the feeling of writing with chocolate sauce or chocolate ganache. Yum-oh!

It dries to a nice deep rusty chocolate brown. Shades beautifully even in the EF nib.

Well behaved. Saturated. Rich. Divine.

Closing Comments
Well, I'm getting a craving for chocolate just by writing this post. I never thought I would have a thing for brown inks. But this one definitely changed my mind. I think I need to make a video of writing with this ink...😋

Lamy Studio Features

Jul 21, 2016

Throwback Thursday: Quick Look at Lamy Studio Wild Rubin + Diamine Chocolate Brown

Jul 21, 2016

I love ink and I love chocolate. So, Diamine Chocolate Brown is right up my alley. Too bad it doesn't smell like chocolate. I have no idea if it tastes like chocolate. Unlike [Azizah][0], I have no appetite for tasting ink.

Handwritten Review

Pen:Lamy Studio Wild Rubin 14k EF
Ink: Diamine Chocolate Brown
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid

Jul 21, 2016

Jun 15, 2016

Wordless Wednesday: My Fountain Pen Families

Jun 15, 2016

May 25, 2016

Wordless Wednesday: Victoria Day Weekend Cottage Fountain Pen Loadout

May 25, 2016

May 7, 2016

Pen Review: Lamy Studio Wild Rubin 14k (Special Edition)

May 7, 2016

About 3 months into my pen habit there was still a notable absence of Lamy fountain pens in my collection. This terrible omission was rectified when I came into possession of a Lamy Studio. This is the special edition Wild Rubin released in late 2014. I bought this pen from Goulet Pens. It's no longer available at GPC but there is limited stock available in the wild still. Get this pen while you can if it's something that interests you.

May 7, 2016

May 3, 2016

Currently Inked: May 2016

May 3, 2016

This time I did a slightly better job at timing my mid-April same ink refills so I have less holdovers. As well, I spread out the pen cleaning over a few days which made things easier. I got a lot of new inks right at the end of April which made for fun May ink fillings.

May 3, 2016

Apr 10, 2016

Big Apple Fountain Pen Loadout

Apr 10, 2016

Recently I had an one-day trip to New York City for a series of meetings. I didn't have to worry too much about packing luggage but I thought long and hard about what fountain pens and stationary to pack. After much deliberation, I settled on the Namiki Vanishing Point Raden Galaxy (M), Lamy Studio (14k EF) and Platinum 3776 Sai (M).

Apr 10, 2016

Mar 1, 2016

Currently Inked: March 2016

Mar 1, 2016

Over the past couple months I've found that I have a hard time keeping track of what ink I have in each of my inked pens. It probably doesn't help that I could have up to 15 pens inked at any point in time. (Addiction, what addiction? Seriously, though, paring down the number of inked pens I have is a post for another day and is not something I'm ready to tackle yet).

Anyway, I thought it would be a good idea to track my pen and ink combinations each month in a central place. This central place will now be a Tomoe River Notebook bound by Coach House Press for Wonderpens in Toronto. It was easy to select this notebook because I love using Tomoe River paper, and, Wonderpens did a good job making notebooks from this paper. The notebook is A5 sized and contains 64 pages covered in light card stock, staple bound and is very light and easy to carry around...

Mar 1, 2016

Diamine Inks Features

Oct 6, 2017

Currently Inked: October 2017

Oct 6, 2017

The arrival of October brings to mind fall colours capped off with Halloween. So, my pen and ink line up for the month rich reds, oranges and brown. The one limitation was that the ink had to come stored in plastic bottles. This was because October 1 fell on Sunday but I headed up to our family cottage for the weekend on Friday. I didn't have time to ink up before leaving for our trip hence, I tried to choose ink bottles that wouldn't crack.

Oct 6, 2017

Dec 1, 2016

Throwback Thursday: Quick Look at Pilot Falcon + Diamine Chocolate Brown

Dec 1, 2016

Well, Thanksgiving is over. Cyber Monday is done. Now that we are heading into the holiday season, my mind turns to chocolate. Who am I kidding? Any time is chocolate time.

Dec 1, 2016

Nov 17, 2016

Throwback Thursday: Quick Look at Bexley Gaston’s Special Reserve + Diamine Ancient Copper

Nov 17, 2016

The days are shorter and the weather is cooler. But thankfully, I still have pen + ink combos from the summer to look back on. This week it’s a match up from my August line-up.

Handwritten Review

Pen: Bexley Gaston’s Special Reserve M
Ink: Diamine Ancient Copper
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid

Nov 17, 2016

Nov 10, 2016

Throwback Thursday: Edison LE Mina + Diamine Teal

Nov 10, 2016

I’ve been spending a lot of time these days at ice rinks with my son and his hockey team. Thankfully I still have many pen + ink combinations from the summer to look at including this one from my August line-up.

Handwritten Review

Pen: Edison LE Mina EF
Ink: Diamine Teal
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid

Nov 10, 2016

Oct 25, 2016

Currently Inked: Loadout for Weekend Hockey Tournament

Oct 25, 2016

October has been fairly light in terms of travel but duty called. This time the duties as a hockey mom which involved going with my son and his team to the city of Kitchener for a hockey tournament. Originally this was supposed to be a 3 day trip but cut short by the sad reality that our team did not make it into the final day of the tournament. On a positive note, it gave me an opportunity to plan another pen + ink load out.

Apart from my must-bring Hobo and TN, I wanted to bring whatever pens and paper I could fit inside a larger case. The case I had in mind was the A5 sized Lihit Lab Teffa Bag in Bag. I was expecting to travel a lot from rink to rink and I wanted a self-contained writing tool kit that I could bring along.

Oct 25, 2016

Oct 11, 2016

Currently Inked: Loadout for Short Cottage Escape

Oct 11, 2016

Last Wednesday, I posted some picturesI took on a recent hike. In fact, I went on a 1 night, 1 day get away trip to the cottage with the family. To be precise, we headed up on Friday night, September 30th. And headed back home on October 1st. I pondered a bit on what pens I should take seeing as I still had a couple of September inked pens to use up and my planned pens for October were only partially inked up. So, I did what any rational pen addict would do for a 1 day trip that starts at the last day of one month and ends on the first day of the next month: I took all pens in sight!

Oct 11, 2016

Oct 4, 2016

Currently Inked: October 2016

Oct 4, 2016

I’m posting my pen & ink line-up a later than originally planned. I had hoped that a new pen that shipped out at the end of September would have arrived in time to join the October line-up. I decided to go ahead and post my Currently Inked for October and do an addendum for the new pen.

Oct 4, 2016

Sep 23, 2016

Chinese Cacography: 反對 Oppose

Sep 23, 2016

Although my beloved Masuyama Needlepoint nib went down the drain, I don't 反對 the matchup of my Franklin-Christoph Model 20 Translucent Bronze with Diamine Sepia.

Sep 23, 2016

Sep 15, 2016

Throwback Thursday: Noodlers Ahab + Diamine Graphite

Sep 15, 2016

We're already mid-way through September. Kids settled in the new school year. Work has taken on a get-serious tone. So for Throwback Thursday this week I take a look at Diamine Graphite.

Sep 15, 2016

Sep 3, 2016

Currently Inked: September 2016

Sep 3, 2016

It’s the unofficial end of summer. The weather is cooler and days are shorter. My little guy is ready for a new school year. It’ll be back to normal routines both at home and work. I echo this sentiment with this a new pen and ink line-up.

Sep 3, 2016