by P. M. Starr | Oct 20, 2022 | Colors, Green, Ink, Orange
I love how attempting to qualify for free shipping creates justification for adding unnecessary items to shopping carts, like these two ink samples that rounded out a very inky order from Vanness1938.com to create a very rich autumnal palette: Pumpkin Patch (orange...
by P. M. Starr | Sep 22, 2022 | Black, BRANDS, Fountain Pens, Montblanc, My Fountain Pens, My Spaces
In Bed With Icons I definitely was not expecting to find myself anywhere near pens like these anytime soon (if ever). Let alone in bed next to me. TODAY. The shriek-gasp-scream that came out of me when my wife slowly unveiled the first one of these to me this...
by P. M. Starr | Aug 28, 2022 | Gold, Goldspot, Ink, My Collection, Packaging & Presentation, Pelikan, Problems, Pure Pleasure, Special Edition, Special Editions, Yellow
Dishwashing Gratitude & Golden Beryl Ink Spill Most of the time I really hate washing dishes. Generally speaking I actually hate all housework, but I have an extra special set of resentments for dish-washing, maybe because it is the housework I have done 1) the...
by P. M. Starr | Jul 27, 2022 | Aesthetics & Style, BENU, Brown, Colors, Fountain Pens, Gold, Goulet Pens, Lamy, Pure Pleasure, Visconti, Wishlist
Best Brown Fountain Pens via Drew Brown The color BROWN. My love of brown is a huge reason I dove deeper into fountain pens, especially my desire to ALWAYS be equipped with brown ink. So be ye not surprised I love this video “The Best Brown Pens – According to...
by P. M. Starr | Jul 20, 2022 | $50 to $99, Aesthetics & Style, Buying & Browsing, Colors, Conklin, Goldspot, Investing, Multicolor, My Collection
Rainbow Dippin’* Goldspot’s Weekly Dip is the only fountain pen-related page I check on a regularly scheduled basis. I look forward to Wednesdays, and seeing what new special they’re featuring there. Last week it was the Visconti Opera Demo Carousel that I...
by P. M. Starr | Jul 18, 2022 | Aqua, Blue, Colors, Curiosity, Green, Grey, Ink, Ink Journal, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Stipula, Wishlist, Yellow
Wistfully Staring at Stipula I want at least a baker’s dozen of pens inked up at all times … and for most of them to be filled with BRIGHT COLORS. Like these in Stipula’s Calamo collection I got to sample in last year’s August Ink Flight. ...
