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. ...
by P. M. Starr | Jul 16, 2022 | Aesthetics & Style, Buying & Browsing, Colors, Fountain Pens, Goldspot, Green, Investing, Pink, Silver, Visconti, Wishlist
Pink Blush: Visconti Opera Demo Carousel It’s a good thing Goldspot doesn’t have one of those buy-now/pay-later installment setups or I might have impulsively spent $375.00 on a Visconti Opera Demo Carousel fountain pen tonight. I’m not tempted by giants like the...
by P. M. Starr | Jul 15, 2022 | Aqua, Black, Blue, Brown, Curiosity, Dip Pens, Doodling & Drawing, Grey, Ink, Ink Journal, My Colors, My Experience, Purple, Red, Taccia, Tests & Trials, Wishlist
Note: this is just the first part (and delayed publishing) covering my experience on the September 2021 Ink Flight. This is the second Ink Flight I’ve taken (via the Ink Journal subscription box), and quite a delight. Here it is the morning after, and I’ve...
