Fountain Pens!

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Fountain Pens!

by win3xp @ 20. Dec 2008 – 01:14:28

I've used them since I was... Well, I've always used them. Still do. The act of writing by hand is soothing and gives adequate time for thought if addressing an individual.

Do you recall when you wrote your last letter by hand? I'm not sure that I do. Note cards qualify - occasion cards may qualify if they consist of more than a phrase of your own words.

So what do you think?

Blog.uk says it misses me. Somehow I think not, but just in case: Hey guys. It's nice to see that I have friends left here. I'll be watching, should anyone wish to comment.

Happy holidays,

win
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4 Comments to Fountain Pens!

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- cj592 ^Pro
- 20. Dec 2008 @ 06:56:42
Its been aaaaaaaaaaaages!

My hand writing is rubbish but I would love to get one of those sets with the pens with different nibs. Then I can practise swirly writing for certificates
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  - 22. Dec 2008 @ 04:13:53
  Hey, CJ. It *has* been a while. ... Nice to be back, though.
  
  Ah, yes, I do love all the various nibs available. A nice cursive italic, semi-flex, perhaps? That might be fun to do swirly things with. Geez. I never thought of doing certificates with them. Capital idea though. Thanks!
  
  The fountain pen network has been invaluable in locating parts and stuff I've very much enjoyed playing with. I even managed to revive a couple of old treasures that had been sitting in a drawer for some 20 odd years ago. Oddly enough, I found the parts in France and ordered them out. It was well worth it for the fun of seeing these lovely old pens put back into service -- though my hand is as deplorable as any man's... Still, its fun to write the odd piece by hand...
  
  How long does it take to write a story longhand? Well, curiously enough, not much longer than it takes to key it at 100 wpm, then revise it several to a hundred times. Somehow there's more time to think; to capture some units of grace when one feels pen meet paper. Of course, then it's quite a personal thing, which I think is sort of ... good.
  
  Hope to see you again soon, CJ. It feels like coming home again to resume posting here on blog.uk. I'll catch up on what you've been up to in the interval. That should be fun as well.
  
  Best,
  
  win
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- faffajane ^Pro
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- 23. Jan 2009 @ 16:25:11
It has been too long! I found mine the other day, must get some ink for it!

Hugs xxx
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- win3xp
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- 02. Feb 2009 @ 14:59:25
I know what you mean, Faffa. When you have ink, let me know how you feel about it, when you have a moment. I'm always interested in knowing how you feel about it; whether you find it useful, all that kind of stuff.

Hugs. xxx
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