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Hello fellow pen-lovers,

 

I have always loved fountain pens. My husband gave me a Montblanc pen for my birthday many years ago. But I haven't used it for a long time. Recently my interest was rekindled when we met a young man whose grandfather has owned a pen repair store in Tel Aviv for many years. I recently had the opportunity to go there and meet the grandfather and talk about pens. He looked at my writing and chose a Platinum pen for me. I told him I preferred to use non-permanent ink as I am not a very careful person. He looked me in the eye and said, "you are old enough to be careful."

 

I'm working at being more careful.

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Welcome to our little corner of the universe from a pen user in San Diego. One of the joys of using fountain pens now is that we are in the golden age of inks and there are more brands and colors of inks than one can imagine. Get a look at the marvelous Japanese inks marketed by Iroshizuku--- so many great colors to lust after and amazon has pretty good prices.

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What he said to you tickles my funny bone. I’m well over old enough to be careful, but there’s a hint of Yama Dori on my left thumb. Welcome and enjoy the ride.

"how do I know what I think until I write it down?"

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Hello and welcome from Indiana!

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 from a fellow West Coaster now living in North Carolina! Love the story of the shop owner — what pen did he choose for you?

Whenever you are fed up with life, start writing: ink is the great cure for all human ills, as I found out long ago.

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Hello and welcome to FPN, from Cape Town, South Africa.

To sit at one's table on a sunny morning, with four clear hours of uninterruptible security, plenty of nice white paper, and a [fountain] pen - that is true happiness!


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Thank you, everyone, for the warm welcome!

 

After researching online, flyingpenman, I believe the pen he chose for me is the Platinum #3776 Balance Maestro. Not a fancy pen. But since I don't know much about pens, it's fine. He had me write to see how I held the pen and how I wrote with it. It was a great experience! I will look into those inks that were recommended by OCArt and also the Seattle Pen Club, mentioned by ehemem. Thanks, all!

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Hello and welcome!

 

Lovely story that. Do you have pictures of the shop and the Grandfather?

Did he have any stories or wisdom to share?

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Welcome! Thank you for the sweet story. You will find lots of great information here and many suggestions to expand your collection.

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Welcome !

 

For the times, when you are feeling careless and messy, there is pencil.

 

Write with joy.

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

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