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Hola everyone! Lucy here :)

It feels exciting but also nerve wrecking to write a post in the famous FPN! 
So how or where do I start... I'm Lucy, I live in Mexico, and I love fountain pens!
 

I've had some awareness of fountain pens for a few years, but it wasn't until a year or so ago that I took the plunge and went far down the rabbit hole (thanks YT). 
Writing feels part of the human experience, maybe not from the origins of our kind... but somehow deeply rooted in some of us.
And nothing (to my knowledge) is more pleasurable in the writing experience than fountain pens and ink!
I love writing, since I was in school you could bet I was taking a whole bunch of notes. I was there for it. And in Mexico you use, for the most part, black ink.
Now, I know there are some lovely black inks and black ink lovers out there, don't get me wrong, but I just adore colour. Colour yes, in the British spelling, cause somehow that feels more grandiose, lol. It can be argued black is a colour, depending on your colour theory, it's just black and I have had such a long relationship that we need some much needed freshness from the whole gamma of the colour spectrum. 
So, to have the vast ginormous numerable combinations (I'm not going to say infinite cause I'm into math, and we are very serious about infinites) of existing inks and all the mixing possibilities, it simply feels like heaven. 
Add paper to get a perfect trifecta in the writing experience and you have endless hours of fun, mystery, discovery, and entertainment. 

 

It's quite exhilarating to browse a little in the forum and find that there are couple members here from Mexico as well!
Somehow knowing people relatively close to you have the same interest makes life so much more reassuring and  enjoyable. 

I'm happy as a clam to post here and connect with people who are also passionate about fountain pens!

Wishing everyone the best, 
Lucy

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Hello Lucy and Welcome to FPN!! So glad to have you as a member!!

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Hello and welcome to FPN.

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Taught man that which he knew not (96/3-5)

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Welcome Lucy. 
Glad to have you here. There are so many helpful members here. 
 

It’s not uncommon to find yourself wanting pens, notebooks and inks you see here.  We are sneaky enablers. 

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So very glad you are with us!

 

My compliments!

 

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Welcome paisana!

When I was in Mexico , I think only people could afford a Fountain Pen was the PEMEX people. I do not know how things are today but I am glad that you are able to get the pens, paper and ink that brings you joy.

Saludos!

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Show us your favorite ink and fountain pen when you get the chance. We all love photographs here. Lucy, welcome.

This vintage Parker 51 circa 1950/60's is my current daily writer. The Parker was found at a neighborhood yard sale for US $5. It's so reliable and bullet proof I can't believe it.

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Hello and a very warm welcome to you   :W2FPN:

A wise man once said    " the best revenge is wealth "   but a wiser man answered back    " the best revenge is happiness "

 

The true definition of madness - Doing the same thing everyday and expecting different results......

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On 11/29/2021 at 8:07 PM, singlechange said:

Show us your favorite ink and fountain pen when you get the chance. We all love photographs here. Lucy, welcome.

This vintage Parker 51 circa 1950/60's is my current daily writer. The Parker was found at a neighborhood yard sale for US $5. It's so reliable and bullet proof I can't believe it.

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Thanks everyone for the welcome wishes, it brings a warm feeling much needed in these cold days! 

I finally was able to decide that my favorite pen + ink combo at the moment is the Pilot E95S with Robert Oster African Gold. It can sometimes feel a tad dry, but with the right paper is perfect, and that ink surprised me so pleasantly from the first drop.

@singlechange that vintage Parker 51 looks neat, and such an amazing find, congrats!

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You have successfully entered a rabbit hole, who knows what it'll yield and where it'll lead.

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