Apologies for my internet absence. Since we brought the 2019 Chicago Pen Show to a successful and happy conclusion, pens have been scarce for me. And, actually, even before the Pen Show. Almost no pen time. Hence, nothing to write about pens.
Eh, it happens. Life is fine. It’s just been busy. Life is bigger. Much bigger than pens. But it’s made the blog seem like a Colorado ghost town, with the dust blowing between abandoned mining shacks.
Only now, it’s almost fall. Time to clean things out, get cracking. We’re back to school.
So here’s what I was doing with pens during my summer vacation. Like the song at (almost) the very end, this will be long and boring. But there’s music in it.
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Fountain Pen Follies 
[…] few days ago, I was prodded into thinking about how much I use my pens and all that paper and ink I love to keep to hand. The question posed was, do I really use all this stuff as much as I think I […]
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Sometimes that loud, roaring sound is the vacuum of someone’s absence. Welcome back to your writing, Laura. You’ve been missed.
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Thanks for the lovely post and thanks for mentioning our Ohio Pen Club inks! I’m very fond of the Park of Roses ink, possibly because I’m quite fond of the Park of Roses, which is in my neighborhood. (Also, I have 462 also! That’s the only Sailor Studio ink I have (so far). I bought it in Belgium, at a shop where I was trying very hard not to get carried away. I like it a lot– nice shading.) I’ve missed your posts!
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Thank you! And thanks for explaining the origin of the Park of Roses name. 😊
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I echo many of the sentiments already expressed in the comments. I always enjoy your posts, Laura. Can’t wait for the next one!
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Aw thanks. And I always enjoy your pens.
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Good to see you back. Your unique perspective on the world of pens and related gubbins has been missed.
P.S. You’e definitely not alone in accumulating notebooks! 😀
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Thank you. Also for the notebook empathy. 😊
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There are fountain pen blogs. And then there is Laura. What a treat to read this piece and to relate to so much of it. 🙂
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Oh thank you that’s very kind 😊
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Nice to see you back, Laura!
Regarding the Central Ohio Pen Club inks, at the show both inks will be sold in the glass pedestal bottles. Hey, you want to be a club member, you suffer participation in the trials while we try to get it right! 🙂
The bottles are 50ml and will sell for $20 each. Both colors are limited to 50 bottles and no sales will be made before the show.
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I am pleased to hear it. But now do I need the Storm Warning bottle? 🤦🏻♀️
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>> When you write something, hopefully you can pick up a pen you like and an ink you like,
>> and write on paper you like. If you’re lucky there’s music in it.
>> None of these things matter, except to the extent that they make us happy.
Wow, you’ve bounced back in poetic mood, and I’m happy to see you have!
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you have really been missed
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aww thanks 😊
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