Just six months since I last posted about what is on my desk and there has been a sudden growth. Part was a result of inking some pens to allow a newcomer to the fountain pen world to try a selection, and part as a result of the recent Southern England Pen Club meet.

It has been around over a year since I last posted about what is on my desk. Must admit I was actually surprised as I thought it had been under half that time. Looking at the present set there are more changes as well than I would have first thought.

I try not to do the Daily Carry and Daily Use posts too often as to me they can feel a bit like fillers, especially as changes are slow, however it has been just over a year since I last discussed what I take with me to the office where I volunteer. I must square up and level with you on this one that I have been somewhat busy these last few weeks with my other hobby, which has also caused a delay in posts and reviews.

It has been around four months since the last time I presented this list, and while not many, there have been a few significant changes. The number has increased as a result of bringing some older pens out of storage for the Southern England pen club meet last weekend and deciding I want to carry on using them. There are several other pens on my desk awaiting review and so not seen below. One of these may well join the brigade below.

Five months since last time and there have been a few changes, though some of what you see may be temporary. One thing that is interesting to note is just how many of the pens below have steel nibs, almost a reverse of the Daily Carry set.

I can’t believe it’s been four months since I last did one of these. Normally it’s because change happens slowly, however I’ve recently just swapped out a pen that was only added after the last post.

Only three months since I last posted about this set, comparatively short time when you consider the seven months gap with my daily use set.

I can’t believe it has been seven months since I last updated this list. I know I have been busy recently, then hit by a wave of apathy, but really I should have created this post around October time.

It has been over two years since I last posted about the pens I was taking to work. February 2020. Not long before the COVID-19 pandemic started to spread with the inevitable restrictions and lock downs we still see in many parts of the world. Times changes. I went from working from home several days a week to full time with the result my pen cases went in to a drawer.

My last ‘in-use’ post was four months back at the start of January. Since then we’ve had a London Pen Show and I’ve started to look at inks, so what has changed in the pens at my desk.