Autumn

Autumn, 5 months ago to guitar

Finishing off the setlist for tonight’s #Hogmanay party. Wee ceilidh to begin with then some gentler folk (#guitar and support vocals from yours truly) followed by proper dance tunes a la Pacha 1988! Those were the days :D I’ve just added Voodoo Ray by A Called Gerald. TUNE! My Estie Raven #fountainpen was called upon too. I’ll be calling the dances at the ceilidh and had to write it all down :)

Autumn, 4 months ago to random

I’m on a #FountainPen no buy. Bugger! 🙄

Autumn, 7 months ago to fountainpens

This has absolutely nothing to do with #FountainPens, #fountainpenink or nice paper. Samhuinn’s a week away and Scotland has forgotten how to celebrate it. We practically invented Halloween. No more neep lanterns, guisin’, dookin for apples, nut burning or treacle scones. It’s all pumpkins, fancy dress and trick or treating :(

Autumn, 4 months ago to fountainpens

I think I need a bigger desk… 🙄
#FountainPens #fountainpenink

Autumn, 4 months ago to random

Burn’s Day on Thursday. For some years we’ve held a Jean Armour Supper. The incredible woman Robert Burns eventually made his wife. She bore him eight children five of whom died. She also raised a child born to one of his many mistresses. She deserves to be remembered. It’s my turn to write the ‘Reply from the Lassies” . I’ve chosen the Sailor 1911 #fountainpen and Diamine Burgundy Rose #fountainpenink for the job. Wish me luck!

“O my luve is like a red, red rose.
That’s newly sprung in June…”

Autumn, 8 months ago to random

@penfount The Esterbrook Estie Raven #fountainpen arrived today. It’s a beautiful matt black; fairly large but light and perfectly balanced. It has just a little bit of feedback which I like very much. Is it too expensive? Possibly. I thought I’d ordered the converter/cartridge version, but I’ve been sent the button piston one. I like it. Alas, Samhuinn will be quieter than usual but I’m sure I can stretch to an apple crumble :)

Autumn, 6 months ago to fountainpens

Albert watching the Mayfair Witches while I clean a couple of #fountainpens for re-inking tomorrow. He’s not sure Anne Rice would be very impressed!

Autumn, 5 months ago to fountainpens

I’ve realised that I can likely never post my #fountainpens on r/fountainpens ever again. Has anyone else noticed the abundance of immaculate (and expensive) manicures on there recently? Perhaps they’re all aspiring hand models. Comparatively, I have hands like a navvy!

Autumn, 5 months ago to fountainpens

I must not buy #FountainPens, #guitars, or #vintagetypewriters in 2024. We need new flooring for the house… SO BORING!!!

Autumn, 3 months ago to fountainpens

I really don’t want to go into the office today. The postie is bringing my new Sakae TP Iroful notebook. I should be at home conducting very important ink tests.
#FountainPens #fountainpenink

Autumn, 1 month ago to random

So my #FountainPen no buy because of new floors is now because of new hoose! From the city, to the coast, to a wooded dell in the middle of nowhere in less than five years. As I’ve aged, my ability to tolerate others has diminished to the point of non-existence! That’s why our new neighbours are mostly deer, foxes and badgers ☺️

Autumn, 2 months ago to random

Should I ever come into money I’m opening a #fountainpen shop in Edinburgh. It will also sell cocktails, guitar pedals and tarot cards. A bit niche but hey it’s my shop ;)

Autumn, 8 months ago to random

@penfount Combining my two greatest passions. I wonder if it’s #fountainpen friendly?

Autumn, 5 months ago to fountainpens

As requested, here’s my #introduction again. I’m a musician (guitar and other things with strings) with a frightfully dull day job. I used #fountainpens in my work and as a consequence stopped loving them. I fell in love again a few years ago and now write (and draw) with them for pleasure. I can spend hours in secondhand book and record shops and in general prefer an analogue life to a digital one. However, I’m not a zealot about it.

Autumn, 5 months ago to random

Being a bunch of “heathens”, we don’t celebrate Christmas in our house having already celebrated Yule. However, I know that many of you lovely #fountainpen people do, so have a Merry Merry. With love. Sarah

Autumn, 3 months ago to random

I’ve finally had a chance to try my new Iroful notebook and I’m super delighted. It’s amazingly good. I decided to use one of Diamine’s more temperamental sheening inks. It dried surprisingly quickly. No feathering, no ghosting. Shading is excellent. Not cheap, but absolutely worth it. I’ll be buying lots of these 😁

Apologies for the poor handwriting. It was a bit rushed.

#fountainpenink #FountainPen

Autumn, 7 months ago to fountainpens

I don’t believe there’s a more recalcitrant shimmer #fountainpenink than Jacques Herbin’s Emeraude de Chivor. It’s a colossal pain in the arse! #Fountainpens of the broadest and wettest variety; speedball, glass and kakimori dip pens all laid to waste by this sparkly fiend! But that’s all in the past. I’m delighted to announce that it has, at last, met its match. Step forward Sailor’s fifteen quid Hocoro. You are now officially a legend amongst writing implements. At least in my pen box ;)

Autumn, 2 months ago to random

In this morning’s email from Stilo & Stile.
I seldom get in a tizzy over new pens, but my goodness. Bloody no buy year! And it’s 300 quid. Mayor Ultra Ogives Ti22 Fountain Pen Teti Limited Edition.
#FountainPen

Close-up of a fountain pen nib with decorative engraving, set against a black background.

Autumn, 7 months ago to random

@penfount Good morning from the cold, wet and thoroughly bl**dy miserable Scottish Borders. Question re Platinum Classic iron gall #fountainpenink. Okay in my Opus 88 Koloro or not so much?

Autumn, 4 months ago to random

An unusual day at work (WFH) today. I need to write a report so have the pleasure of putting pen to paper before switching on the computer. The lovely Nahvalur Nautilus Cephalopod has been called into service, albeit inked with the entirely too grown up Diamine Blue Black. Soundtrack is the aptly named Blue Lines album by Massive Attack.

#FountainPen #fountainpenink

Autumn, 4 months ago to random

Some pretty nib creep from Diamine Blood Orange.
#fountainpenink

Autumn, 4 months ago to random

I have two Opus 88 Koloro’s in red with medium nibs. Don’t ask! Any of you lovely @penfount people in the UK fancy a wee swap? DM for more info.
#FountainPen

penfount, 6 months ago to random

#FPQuestion of the day:
Have you ever tried mixing ink? Have you tried adding shimmer to inks? Do you have any mixes that you recreate often?
#FountainPen #FountainPenInk

penfount, 2 months ago to random

#FPQuestion of the day:
Your existing pens and inks have been stolen, but you get 500 USD of insurance money, and can use that to start a new fountain pen collection. Which pens and inks would you buy with the 500 USD?
#FountainPen

penfount, 2 months ago to random

#FPQuestion of the day:
What are your thoughts on the recent trend of legacy pen brands being acquired by new owners? (e.g. Pelikan by Hamelin, Lamy by Mitsubishi Pencil, Sheaffer by William Penn) What do you think this means for the #FountainPen industry?
#FountainPen