A Timex watch in a digital age.
For July I have opted for Sheaffer Red as my Ink Of The Month, this is one of the classic inks that at some point or another all of us come across. Continue reading “Ink Of The Month – July ’20 – Sheaffer Red”
My curiosity about Indian pencils started a few years ago when I read Priya’s review of the Nataraj Marble Pencil at The London Parchment, I was impressed and promptly scoured eBay where found them for sale by the barrel. Each barrel contains a hundred pencils at an insanely reasonable price; and yes, you guessed it, I bought them. In fact, I bought two so now I own two hundred marble pencils! Continue reading “Camlin Pencils vs Nataraj Pencils”
A few weeks ago, I searched eBay for ‘Parker Penman Ink’ and expected the usual insanely expensive options to pop up; instead I found a seller who had three bottles of Sapphire blue for sale and it was very reasonably priced. All three described as ‘New Old Stock’ so I bought two of them, which makes me the lucky owner of two bottles of one of the most sought-after inks. Continue reading “The Holy Grail of Ink – Parker Penman Sapphire”
I came across Ro-Biki notebooks one day whilst wandering around the internet looking at Japanese stationery; I ordered a couple of them and since then they have sat patiently in the review pile awaiting their turn. Continue reading “Ro-Biki Notebooks”
On the 25th May 2020 George Perry Floyd jr died begging for his life, he was a black man who died at the hands of a white police officer and his colleagues who felt it necessary to use handcuffs and neck compression to restrain him.
He said numerous times that that he could not breathe and on each and every occasion he was ignored.
The reason he ended up being restrained was that he was accused of passing a fake $20 bank note in a store and for subsequently failing to return the items he bought with said bank note.
He lost his life for allegedly using a fake bank note; the police officer who assumed command of the arrest and shortly thereafter murdered George Floyd placed a price on his life, of $20.
We are supposed to be living in an enlightened society where everyone not only deserves but has the right to expect equal treatment under the law; however, it turns out when you are black in America this isn’t always the case.
Black lives matter, in fact all lives matter and if we allow racism and bigotory to flourish it will spread rapidly and then it will be anyone those in power object to, and we will find our world only one small step away from the horror of Auschwitz.
George Floyd should never have died, he did, and his passing has to mean something; so, stand up and be counted and make a difference.
Today I am reviewing another new ink from Berlin Notebook. A little while ago Peter mentioned they were creating a new ink and at the time I asked if it would be a red ink, but Peter didn’t let on what the colour would be. So, when I dropped by the site and saw it was a red ink, I was very keen to see what Peter and Caroline had created. Continue reading “Berlin Notebook No.5 – New Red by Caroline Corleone”
For this month I have chosen Lamy Ruby to be Ink Of The Month; I thought it would be nice to have a bright warm colour to mark the arrival of summer. Continue reading “Ink Of The Month – June ‘20 – Lamy Ruby”
On the 28th February ’20 I decided, on my way in to work, to take a small detour and visit a Primark store; assuming, correctly, that it would be quiet first thing in the morning and I could look around in peace. What this normally amounts to is me buying far more than I expected; and that’s exactly what happened. Continue reading “The Great Harry Potter Haul”
Ok, before I start the review, I should warn you that this is a coffee and cookies review, by which I mean it’s a bit longer than my usual reviews so get comfortable with your beverage and snacks of choice and read on. Continue reading “The Opus 88 Demonstrator”
There are many things that come with a ‘Black Label’ version which normally denotes a difference between itself and the original. For instance, it is very common to find whiskies/whiskys where the range includes a ‘Black Label’ variety; Johnnie Walker and Jameson both leap to mind; although if you are planning on trying the former then Blue Label is the only way to go. Continue reading “Berlin Notebook Blue No.1 vs Berlin Notebook Blue No.1 – Black Label”
