Currently Inked: October 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.
 

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Currently Inked: June 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. 

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Currently Inked: November 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...

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Throwback Thursday: TWSBI Diamond 580 - Orange + KWZ IG Turquoise

It's the first day of September and unofficially the end of summer.  For me it's been a busy summer with work.  But it's also been a great summer spending time with the family and working on the blog.  For this Throwback Thursday I'm taking a look at a pen and ink combination that I used for my Currentedly Ink in July.

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Currently Inked: Loadout for Trip to Philadelphia

After coming home from my annual family cottage vacation, I barely got my luggage unpacked before repacking for a short trip to Philadelphia.  A few days was for working but there was a little time for sightseeing too. 

Since this would be shorter trip I decided to pack lightly in terms of writing instruments and stationery especially since I was intending NOT to check any baggage.

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Currently Inked: August 2016

I headed off for my annual family cottage vacation a few days before the end of July. It was a hectic last week before I left so there wasn't time for me to switch to August ink fillings, plus, many of the pens inked up in July were 'not quite' used up.  So, I did what any reasonable pen and ink addict with do in this circumstance...I packed up all my July pens, my planned August pens and all the ink I could find that was in plastic bottles or vials.   These are think pairings I ended up with.

 

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Currently Inked: EDC for Kayaking

Summertime in Canada means cottaging.  The August long weekend kicked off the start of my annual family summer holiday at the cottage.

This summer I've continued a new tradition that I started last year with my little guy...we go on a early morning paddle to the local village docks and head to the cafe for breakfast.  This year I tried to spend some time there to explore the antique shop, enjoy my latte and do some journaling.  

So, is it a good idea to take notebooks and fountain pens on a kayak?  What does a fountain pen and stationery addict take on the water?  Since it's a short trip, I wanted to keep things light.  This is what I brought...

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