My great friend Bonita is leaving town and moving to Iowa, so we got together for a little farewell dinner. She's an artist, so I knew what she'd like> When she saw the pretty little box, she said: "What's this, expensive perfume?" "Something better," I said. We got it open and it was better: a bottle of Iroshizuku Yama-Guri, and a pen that I've had for years: a green ringtop Spencer's with a nice semiflex nib: sturdy and easy to open with her arthritic hands, and on a lanyard so she can wear it. She was happy! Best thing about fountain pens: giving them to your friends.