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Hello everyone!

 

My name is Caroline, I'm 33, I speak both french and english and I'm into reading, knitting/crochet, journaling, papers/collaging and drawing patterns.

 

I've been into fountain pens since I was 6 years old and learning how to write, and I actually still have that pen! It was a Waterman Forum in blue that I "stole" from my mother, who then bought me that same model in green. Since then I've always had a big pouch with a lot of very cheap fountain pens and it's only been in the last few months that I've started to be more serious about it. I've ditched cartridges, retired my trusty yellow Lamy safari, and fell in love with ink.

 

My latest fountain pen is my first gold nib: a Sailor professional gear slim Ocean in M. It's been inked with Diamine's grey since I received it two weeks ago and I can't get over it!

 

I discovered this forum through google searches for InCoWriMo and decided to sign up to not only share my love of fountain pens and learn new things, but also maybe meet new penpals? It will be my first year participating.

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Welcome to you Caroline from the New Forest in the UK. Whereabouts in France are you? I go to France every June for the 24 Heures du Mans. I love the place, the people, the food....... etc. etc. ;)

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hi - welcome to FPN from London Caroline - regret I'm not 33 though believe I once was - you'll enjoy your time here and if it's pen pals you want then have a look at the forum devoted to 'snail mail' - wish you luck :)

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Hello and welcome to this friendly corner of the universe from a fountain pen user in San Diego. There is such a wealth of information waiting for you to discover on this site. Write On!


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Hello and welcome to FPN.

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Bienvenue!

 

If you are near Paris, there's a regular pen meet these days - the last one was in a rather lovely salon de thé which managed to provide me with scones, home made jam and clotted cream! (Details on the fountain pen france facebook group.)

Too many pens, too little time!

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Welcome to you Caroline from the New Forest in the UK. Whereabouts in France are you? I go to France every June for the 24 Heures du Mans. I love the place, the people, the food....... etc. etc. ;)

 

Hey :) I live in the countryside near Maubeuge, right on the Belgian border.

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Bienvenue!

 

If you are near Paris, there's a regular pen meet these days - the last one was in a rather lovely salon de thé which managed to provide me with scones, home made jam and clotted cream! (Details on the fountain pen france facebook group.)

 

I'll keep that in mind, merci! I'm not on facebook anymore though.

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Hello Caroline 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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