Wander through the pendemonium of pens, papers, and inks unleashed by the opening of the Pendora's Box.
In honour of Canada Day tomorrow I thought it would be fitting to pick a red ink for Throwback Thursday.
Handwritten Review
Pen: OMAS Ogiva Alba EF Extra Flessibile
Ink: Cara D'Ache Infra Red
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
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East, west, north, south. Any food is good food as long as it tastes yummy.
Pen: Lamy Al-Star LE Blue Green B
Ink: KWZ IG Turquoise
Brush: Kuretake No. 8 Brush Pen
Ink: Kuretake Black
You may be wondering what is Bexley. I did too when I first came across Bexley pens at Nibs.comand then Vanness Pens. A quick research and then I realized that Bexley is a reputable company and the pens are the real deal. I hummed and hawed a bit and before I decided to take the plunge. I'm glad I did.
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We had some wicked hot and sunny weather over the weekend. That inspired my choice for this week's Throwback Thursday.
Warning: Protective eyewear with UV factor of 1000 is highly recommended.
Read MoreThere's lots going on in my life at the same time and that's giving me a real headache. My project list at work continues to grow, deadlines looming, kids' end of school year madness, my mom broke her leg and needed an operation…the only thing not giving me a headache is writing this blog.
Pen: TWSBI Diamond 580 - Orange EF
Ink: Lamy Blue
Brush: Kuretake No. 8 Brush Pen
Ink: Kuretake Black
The Hitlist Notebook is a Canadian-made notebook I found by chance at Stylus Fine Pens while I was on the hunt for Leuchhturm-Whitelines notebooks. Since I was getting notebooks shipped, I decided to top up my order with odds and ends. I found that Stylus Pens has many paper supplies that I've not seen elsewhere in Canada or US for that matter. The Hitlist is one of those finds.
Read MoreHere's my first impression of Private Reserve Avocado. It was another ink where I only had one ink sample.
Handwritten Review
Pen:Lamy 2000 EF
Ink: Private Reserve Avocado
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
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Edison Pens
Pilot/Namiki
Platinum
Lamy
Franklin-Christoph
Is it cool to have X-Ray vision?
Pen: Lamy Al-Star LE Copper Orange 1.1
Ink: Akkerman 22 Hopjesbruin
Brush: Kuretake No. 8 Brush Pen
Ink: Kuretake Black
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I've referred to the Platinum Cool quite a few times in the blog so it was a surprise to me over the past week when I realized that I had not yet done a proper review of it. As I discussed here, this was one of my first fountain pens.
At the same time, the Platinum 3776 Century Sai had entered my pen collection without much fanfare. It has, in fact, quickly become one of my favourites in the past couple months. So, I thought I could do a double pen review with a Platinum pens head to head comparison.
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Here's another one that I had tried long ago. I only ever got the one vial to try.
Handwritten Review
Pen: Platinum Cool Crystal Rose F
Ink:J. Herbin Bouquet D'Antan
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
It's a challenge to write Chinese characters using a bold nib on 5 mm dot grid ruling. I had to turn the pen over to do reverse writing and get a finer line.
Pen:Lamy Al-Star LE Blue Green B
Ink:KWZ Iron Gall Turquoise
Brush:Kuretake No. 8 Brush Pen
Ink: Kuretake Black
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I'm done with the Stormy Grey arc for now so looking back at something more spring-like.
Pen: Edison Nouveau Premiere - Lilac 1.1
Ink: Waterman Tender Purple
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
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