Filofax and Fountain Pens...Love Affair

It seems only natural that these two classic stationery staples should find their way into each other's arms. I have found that my TWSBI Diamond 580 with F nib goes beautifully and works perfectly with my Filofax Osterly; Louis Vuitton cotton cream diary (an end of the year splurge), ivory Tomoe River note paper, Waterman's Absolute Brown ink...such a lovely marriage...

Addition to My Fountain Pen Collection

I am loving my new fountain pen addition. It took a while to get here, as it arrived from China. The Jinhao Blue Dragon. Man, is this thing heavy! Completely unpostable as the back-weight does not allow for a smooth, controlled hand. Still, a pure joy to hold and behold.

 

                                  I have since re-inked it with J. Herbin Cafe des Iles

Fountain Pens and Brown Ink

Much has transpired since that last post many moons ago. But right now it's all about the fountain pen. I've sort of fallen headlong down the rabbit hole and I find myself in a whole new world of discovery. It's a wonderful, exciting, and somewhat eccentric world where communication is more than the confines of 140 characters or less; where keeping in touch requires more than a two-thumbed cryptic message; where human contact is strung together with long fluid lines of inky script.

 My 'notebook' is a Moleskine planner that I picked up for $2. I'm ignoring the dates; just scrawling right over them as if they didn't exist

 This pen is one several I've picked up over the last few weeks. Monteverde Artista Crystal in pink, with an M-nib and a belly full of Pelikan Brilliant Brown ink.

Love my ink journals!