~ 2019 began with two vintage Pelikan fountain pens on my writing desk with no plans for any others.
During the year a half dozen more made their way from Fritz Schimpf in Tübingen, Germany to me in southern China.
More than one week before my 66th birthday a long-time friend gave me a Pelikan M205 Translucent Blue Italic nib pen.
All of that resulted in a bustling little nest of nine Pelikans, which far exceeded my expectations.
Yet that wasn't the conclusion of 2019 Pelikans, for the families of my Hong Kong students gave a surprise a 66th birthday party.
One guest was my former student at Peking University, ZHU Jinjie, who has travelled with me to East Africa for Leopard behavior field observation.
His presence alone would've been gift enough, yet he presented me with a pair of gifts, as shown below.
Tom K.
Students at a Surprise Birthday Party
ZHU Jinjie with a Gift
Two Gifts
Bookmark and Pen Box
Made in Taiwan
Nib Bookmark
Pelikan Presentation Box
Pen Identification Tag
M200 Café Crème
Pelikan Classic M200 Café Crème EF
Birthday Gift
Pelikan EF Nib