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Your works of art are stunning. And I thought you were a lawyer! Seriously, I now see why this is your favourite ink. And that in an M800 tortoise!!!

Life is too short to drink bad wine (Goethe)

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Excellent review,

 

Yet another reason for me go get back to Flax Art(my local Edelstein connection - no affiliation other than to drop money there...), I really like this as a light brown.

 

I'm wondering how it will fare in the lightfast olympics. If it does well, this could become a workhorse for me.

 

Cheers,

Mike

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This is beautiful ink. I got a penful from Amberlea yesterday for my new Tortoise M800. I had spoken with her earlier in the week, trying to decide which brown ink to try in my new brown pen. She suggested that I wait for a few days; she had a surprise coming. Well, you see the results above.

 

I can attest to the fact that Amberlea is an attorney. I have seen her diploma and bar admission certificate. Her office does look more like an artist's studio than an attorney's office; her work-product ends up being very colorful!

 

Edelstein Amber—the other Amber—should be available in the US in the next few weeks. I will be getting a bottle or two.

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

"I already own more ink than a rational person can use in a lifetime." —Waski_the_Squirrel

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

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I think she must be a genius (shhhh!!, don't let her know that I just told you that...) My first certification of this was when -- in her beautiful wooden book case stuffed with inks, what else? -- I saw a book on SQL.

Life is too short to drink bad wine (Goethe)

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Your secret is safe with me. I may write it down so that I can remember it, but I will use Baystate Blue, which disappears very quickly with exposure to sunlight.

 

I do agree with your (and Goethe's) assertion about wine, but what do you do when you have a bottle that is not-quite-right, but still drinkable—I must confess that I drink it.

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

"I already own more ink than a rational person can use in a lifetime." —Waski_the_Squirrel

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

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I drink everything except Baystate Blue. Well, I'm worried about iron-galls, too...

 

Glass of Wine.gif

 

Life is too short to drink bad wine (Goethe)

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Excellent review great looking ink color.

God is my Strength.

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I drink everything except Baystate Blue. Well, I'm worried about iron-galls, too...

 

http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/peli46/GlassofWine.gif

 

 

Do you happen to know our friend plistumi?

 

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She probably drinks iron-gall as well.

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

"I already own more ink than a rational person can use in a lifetime." —Waski_the_Squirrel

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

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All yalls make me blush.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

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You guys (and, of course, gals are great)! Sure, I remember that chick drinking a bottle of the new Akkermans you just ordered. How about us all meeting right in the middle of Surprise Valley?

 

BYOB

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I'm not sure where Surprise Valley is, but we are working on having a Destination Pen Posse in the Fall. Two places have been discussed, Sedona, Arizona, or Death Valley, California. We will keep you informed, if you are interested. Plistumi—who likes Akkerman ink alot—has said that she will try to make it, especially if we bring her some more Voorhout Violet. Brings a whole new meaning to BYOB.

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

"I already own more ink than a rational person can use in a lifetime." —Waski_the_Squirrel

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

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I'm not sure where Surprise Valley is, but we are working on having a Destination Pen Posse in the Fall. Two places have been discussed, Sedona, Arizona, or Death Valley, California. We will keep you informed, if you are interested. Plistumi—who likes Akkerman ink alot—has said that she will try to make it, especially if we bring her some more Voorhout Violet. Brings a whole new meaning to BYOB.

Right on! Surprise Valley (AFAIK exactly covering the border between CA and NV) is another name for Death Valley, just for that reason. There, there's more surprises than deaths. OTOH, I know that no car rentals or insurances will cover any visits there... so... we'll all have to bring our inks in well isolated coolers.

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I'm not sure where Surprise Valley is, but we are working on having a Destination Pen Posse in the Fall. Two places have been discussed, Sedona, Arizona, or Death Valley, California. We will keep you informed, if you are interested. Plistumi—who likes Akkerman ink alot—has said that she will try to make it, especially if we bring her some more Voorhout Violet. Brings a whole new meaning to BYOB.

Right on! Surprise Valley (AFAIK exactly covering the border between CA and NV) is another name for Death Valley, just for that reason. There, there's more surprises than deaths. OTOH, I know that no car rentals or insurances will cover any visits there... so... we'll all have to bring our inks in well isolated coolers.

 

Just fly into Las Vegas. You can stay in Amberlea's caboose—so to speak. I have a Jeep we can drive—or my BMW motorcycles. ethernautrix will probably try to commandeer one of the Bimmers, though.

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

"I already own more ink than a rational person can use in a lifetime." —Waski_the_Squirrel

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

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Sheesh!!

 

Mike - you can rent a car, but I'll drive you in the Land Cruiser. Though depending on the day, maybe we'll borrow a Corvette. If I'd had 10k lying around today, I'd have bought a Corvette. Sigh. My midlife crisis is happening. I need a sports car and a trophy husband.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Oh Lord, won't you buyme a Mercedes Benz. My friends all drive 'Vettes,I must make amends...

 

 

Life is too short to drink bad wine (Goethe)

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Oh Lord, won't you buyme a Mercedes Benz. My friends all drive 'Vettes,I must make amends...

 

 

 

Good-old Scott Joplin - how I miss him.

The Good Captain

"Meddler's 'Salamander' - almost as good as the real thing!"

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Oh Lord, won't you buyme a Mercedes Benz. My friends all drive 'Vettes,I must make amends...

 

 

 

Good-old Scott Joplin - how I miss him.

But Cap'n, my friend, we aren't really already 96, are we?

Life is too short to drink bad wine (Goethe)

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Oh Lord, won't you buyme a Mercedes Benz. My friends all drive 'Vettes,I must make amends...

 

 

 

Good-old Scott Joplin - how I miss him.

But Cap'n, my friend, we aren't really already 96, are we?

A tad younger. Essence of Spire helps of course. With some Jarl on the old Cornflakes, every now and again.

The Good Captain

"Meddler's 'Salamander' - almost as good as the real thing!"

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Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(Mont Blanc 264 - OBB ..... Noodlers Golden Brown)

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