I have had my 'Graf von Faber-Castell Intuition Platino Ebony for a few weeks now. It has not left my daily carry along with my Montblanc 146 LeGrand Platinum Line and Montblanc 149, so there is a bit of a German theme going on here. The Graf is an unusual pen. It is quite short … Continue reading Loving the Graf von
UK South Pen Club February meet up.
The February meet up of the UK South Pen Club was on Saturday, 16th and with a few hours before other commitments I was allowed to attend. The location was the 'Heron on the Lake' in Fleet. I made very good time and got there about 11:30 a.m. Penultimate Dave arrived not too long after … Continue reading UK South Pen Club February meet up.
The classic that is the ‘Montblanc 149.’
The Montblanc 149 needs little in the way of introduction from yours truly. The internet is awash of reviews, videos, adoration, critics and everything in between. This week after years of should I shouldn't I, the moon and stars seem to align and a 149 was mine. The genesis for buying the 149 was buying … Continue reading The classic that is the ‘Montblanc 149.’
Montblanc 146 LeGrand Platinum Line (BMW)
It was fellow blogger ukfountainpens who first alerted me to a Montblanc fountain pen available from BMW of all places. With very understated BMW branding and a price tag of £350 it looked like a bargain. Buying the pen from BMW was fairly painless. An email to say they had received my order followed by … Continue reading Montblanc 146 LeGrand Platinum Line (BMW)
First Pen Club Meeting of 2019
Last Saturday was the first pen club meeting of 2019. Visiting relatives not too far away I was going to walk the couple of miles to the meeting point near Liverpool Street station but messed up the timing. I therefore had to resort to taking a few stops on the tube to make it in … Continue reading First Pen Club Meeting of 2019
Fallen off the ink wagon already!
This will be a woeful blog post. Despite my best intentions - as written in a recent blog post about ink Click here - I have fallen off the ink wagon and gone and purchased another brand new bottle! Yesterday was the first meeting of the London Pen Club for 2019 and in addition to … Continue reading Fallen off the ink wagon already!
Scribo 2 in Noble Green
I have had the 'Scribo 2' on my radar for several weeks. Before I dive into this wonderful pen (oh no, you probably have an idea where this is going now) a little bit of background is probably needed. You may have heard of how the new pen company 'Scribo' came into being with the … Continue reading Scribo 2 in Noble Green
