Fountain Pen Ink
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My Most Used Pens and Inks – October 2024
This month I started a new job in a brand new field, and whilst it’s been great, it’s also been stressful. So whilst I haven’t had as much time as I’d have liked to write and use my pens this month, when I have had the time, it’s truly felt like my safe haven. So… Read more
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A Year of Fountain Pens
I bought my first fountain pen back in September 2023. It was a Lavender Kaweco Sport I stumbled across on Amazon, that I just thought looked cool. When I got it I clicked in the cartridge that came with it, tried it, and really liked it. And then that was it. I used the pen… Read more
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Stationery Shopping in London
Since starting in the fountain pen hobby last year, I’ve done most of my pen and ink shopping online. This is quite a niche hobby, and so most of the regular stationery stores only stock a few Lamy Safaris and a bottle or two of Parker Quink ink. So any opportunity to shop for pens… Read more
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What ink colours do you have most of?
When sorting through my ink collection the other day I was wondering about which colour family I seemed to prefer in my inks, and decided to count them up. And the results were quite surprising to me! My favourite colour is purple, followed by pink and green, and so I expected those to be the… Read more
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My Most Used Pens and Inks – April 2024
This month I felt like I finally had more time to spend with my pens and inks, thanks to my house move being over. I also had a week off work in the middle of the month, which helped! The last few days of April also ended up being quite an exciting time in my… Read more
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My Most Used Pens and Inks – February 2024
This month I’ve managed to lower the number of pens I have inked, and have done a lot of cleaning out and storing of some pens I haven’t used in a while. I also made a couple of new purchases though, which subsequently got inked to be tested out, and so I still have 17… Read more
Inky Imaginings 