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.

NEW (In order of appearance in line-up)

Pen and Ink Combos

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Pen: Parker Vacumatic Golden Pearl F
Ink: Diamine Chocolate Brown

Pen: Franklin-Christoph Model 31 Omnis 14k Masuyama MCI
Ink: KWZ Northern Twilight Scriptus 2016
KWZ Northern Twilight Scriptus 2016 was the one ink that I brought that came in a glass bottle. I wanted to revisit this limited edition ink that was made just for the Scriptus Toronto Pen show last year. Scriptus 2017 will be held on October 29. I paired this black blue ink up with with a black bodied pen.

Pen: OMAS Ogiva Alba EF Extra Flessibile
Ink: Diamine Ancient Copper
For some reason I always reach for Diamine Ancient Copper whenever I want to ink up the OMAS Ogiva Alba with an orange ink. The rustiness in this ink makes it more red than orange but I love the combination.

Pen: yStudio Portable Fountain Pen (Brassing) F
Ink: Robert Oster Astoriquiza Rot
Robert Oster Astoriquiza Rot seems fitting in this brass body pen with nearly black finish.

Pen: Pelikan M400 Brown Tortoiseshell F
Ink: Robert Oster Gold Antigua
The golden tones in Robert Oster Gold Antigua brings out the complex golden flecks in this Brown Tortie.

So how many pens do you have inked up for October? What are your favourite pen and ink combos?

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Oct 6, 2017

Currently Inked: October 2017

Oct 6, 2017

Jul 14, 2017

Currently Inked: July 2017

Jul 14, 2017

The themes for July are Canada's 150 and travel.

Jul 14, 2017

Jun 2, 2017

Currently Inked: June 2017

Jun 2, 2017

It's been a few months since I last posted a Currently Inked. Over this time, I've experimented with the number of pens I have inked up at any time. At one point I had as many as 12 pens inked. It got to be a bit too much to manage. Too many pens to track and maintain. Now I'm trying to keep to 6 inked pens with a complete refresh every month.

Jun 2, 2017

Nov 1, 2016

Currently Inked: November 2016

Nov 1, 2016

October came and went in a flash! With the Scriptus pen showthis past Sunday and yesterday being Halloween, I didn't have much time to prepare my pen + ink combos for November. Without further ado, here they are...

Nov 1, 2016

Oct 30, 2016

Currently Inked: Loadout for Scriptus 2016

Oct 30, 2016

I’ve finally decided what to carry to the Scriptus pen show tomorrow. I wanted to bring a backpack but not a huge one so I dug up this little pack from my closet and dressed it up with some pen-related pins to show my pen pride.

Oct 30, 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 14, 2016

Currently Inked: Addition to October 2016 Line-Up

Oct 14, 2016

When I posted my October pen + ink line-up, I mentioned that there were only 8 pens rather than my preferred 9 pens as a I was holding a spot for a new pen in transit. After an eventful journey from Eastern US with a side trip to Canada Customs, the pen has finally arrived.

Oct 14, 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 30, 2016

Currently Inked: Loadout for Ottawa Conference

Sep 30, 2016

One week after returning from my trip to Philly, I was off to Canada’s capital, Ottawa, for a conference. I barely unpacked but gave some thought to my pen and stationery carry for this 2 day trip. Once again, I dipped into my September pen & ink line-up for this outing. This is what I brought.

Sep 30, 2016