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Hello everyone,

 

Just wanted to introduce myself, having been browsing for a few weeks. So much info to take in.

 

Mandie

"Our life is frittered away by detail...Simplify, simplify" - Henry David Thoreau

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Mandie, hello and welcome to FPN.

Please visit my store A&D Penworx.

Brands we carry: Benu Pen, Conklin, Kaweco, Monteverde, TWSBI - Diamine, J Herbin, KWZ- Clairefontaine, Field Notes, Rhodia, Whitelines

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Welcome, Mandie !

 

What do you use for daily writing ?

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Zum Augenblicke dürft ich sagen:
Verweile doch, du bist so schön !

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Welcome to our little corner of the universe from a pen user in San Diego. I'm glad you are here!

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Welcome, Mandie !

 

What do you use for daily writing ?

 

Hello. I've got a Waterman Ici et La (Gen 1) which has been my mainstay, but recently bought a Lamy Al-Star and now alternate between the two. The Waterman is a lovely pen, but with it only being able to take Waterman small cartridges it limited my colour choices. Now enjoying trying out different colours with the Lamy. So many inks to try!

"Our life is frittered away by detail...Simplify, simplify" - Henry David Thoreau

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Thanks to everyone for the warm welcomes. :)

"Our life is frittered away by detail...Simplify, simplify" - Henry David Thoreau

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Hello. I've got a Waterman Ici et La (Gen 1) which has been my mainstay, but recently bought a Lamy Al-Star and now alternate between the two. The Waterman is a lovely pen, but with it only being able to take Waterman small cartridges it limited my colour choices. Now enjoying trying out different colours with the Lamy. So many inks to try!

 

 

I have a Ruby Waterman Ici et La. It is indeed a lovely pen.

 

I recycle the empty cartridges, using a syringe to refill them from standard bottles of ink.

 

Currently I have it inked with Diamine Ruby.

 

It's a lot easier though, with a Lamy...and there's all the nib options.

 

Enjoy your journey through the colourful land of inks. :thumbup:

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Hi Mandy and welcome. I come from Co Durham too - Darlington! (although I no longer live there). There's not that many of us around on FPN.

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Hi Mandy and welcome. I come from Co Durham too - Darlington! (although I no longer live there). There's not that many of us around on FPN.

Hi Mandie

 

Likewise, I took the wrong turn when wandering out of Seaham many years back.;-)

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I took the wrong turn when wandering out of Seaham many years back.;-)

 

What? You got wet feet?

 

Cheers,

David.

 

 

[For the rest of the universe: Seaham is a harbour on the north east coast of England]

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