A Timex watch in a digital age.
As it’s Hallowe’en this month I wanted to do something a little different that was in keeping with the season of ghosties and ghoulies and things that go ‘BUMP’ in the night, so I chose Skulls & Roses. Continue reading “Ink Of The Month – October ’18”
Piuma is Italian for feather and most of Ensso’s pens are beautifully machined from lightweight aluminium or titanium so naturally I opted for the heaviest version, the brass one. Continue reading “Ensso Piuma – The Brass Feather”
As anyone who has dipped into this site will have worked out that I am a fan of Chinese fountain pens; indeed, the very first pen I bought when I started collecting a few years ago was a Jinhao 159. Continue reading “The Wing Sung 698 – A Chinese Pen With A Genuine Medium Nib”
Normally ‘Ink Of The Month’ is just that, a singular ink. This time however, I’ve decided, as a one off, to look at a range. The range in question, as you will have guessed from the title, is the Mabie Todd Blackbird Inks offering six different colours named after various wild birds; Mallard Green, Starling Purple, Sand Martin Brown, Robin Red, Kingfisher Blue and Blackbird Black. Continue reading “Inks Of The Month”
Now I’m a big fan of TWSBI pens and I own quite a few of them so when I heard about the Go I was really curious; a budget friendly pen with an interesting filling mechanism. Continue reading “The TSWBI Go – The EDC Pen To Beat”
This is just a quick review of a collapsible case I picked up in Muji; the staff told me that these are now discontinued so it’s a case of get them while you can. Continue reading “A Little More Magic From Muji – An EDC Grab Bag”
For August I have chosen KWZ’s Azure No.3; it’s a gorgeous deep blue that is just that and reminds me of the early evening sky when you look up and you can just start to see the stars twinkling. Continue reading “Ink Of The Month – August ’18”
