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XKCD got it so right on this one (and many thanks to them for always providing image URLs for linking/embedding

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Once more it is the first Friday in November and that means International Fountain Pen Day.
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Last Sunday was the October London Pen Show and as ever with this date I had a clash with a luncheon I really should attend. In recent years the pen show has won, however on this occasion it was swinging the other way until I found out I might be leant some pens for review so….
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Information has now been out for a short while about the upcoming London Pen Show, however an announcement email today could well be of interest to those of you in two minds.
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So here is something you would never have thought could be a item of contemplation. Separating the cap of a pen from the barrel to allow us to write. Simple. We talk about removing the cap, yet for many of us it is actually the opposite. We remove the body.
Continue reading29 Friday Dec 2023
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Traditionally each year I visit the two London Pen Shows, make most of the Southern Pen Club meets, buy too many pens, and procrastinate about selling some of the collection. So how has 2023 compared with the past?
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Thought I really ought to post some plans as visiting family and meeting friends will throw an already lazy schedule out of sync.
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As I write it is Black Friday and fountain pens are once more being discounted, but is today the best day to buy, after all Fountain Pen Day was just three weeks back and we’re not yet (in theory) in the Christmas period.
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Once more is is the first Friday on November and that means International Fountain Pen Day.
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This is always a very busy time of year for me due to my other major hobby. Presently creating over a dozen documents, some of which require research, and all need printing. The net result is, while I am a third to half way through the creation of a pen review (before photos) I will not get a chance to complete it until mid next week, so hopefully it will be next Friday’s post.