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bestfountainpen.com, business insider, fountain pen geeks, inkluminati, montblanc, montblanc boheme bleu, visconti, yard-o-led
Hector Padilla has created a wonderful site called inkluminati, where he showcases his photography and beautiful handwriting. He is a fellow Fountain Pen Geek. He has some amazing stationery that I’m sure will be for sale, once it’s in stock again!
This is a fascinating article from Business Insider on how to become a better writer. I totally agree with writing conversationally and having someone else (an editor like me!) read it to see if it makes sense. And I must admit I was thrilled when the author used the word “orient” correctly, instead of the oft-used “orientate” {shudder}. Worth reading, which coincidentally is one of the ways to become a better writer.
And finally, I fell in love today. I’ve never been much of a fan of Montblanc pens. I’ve never actually used one but I’ve always been put off by the price and the appearance. If I’m going to spend $500+, Visconti or Yard-o-Led appeal to me more than the Montblanc. Well until today that is. Jennifer over at bestfountainpen.com reviewed the Montblanc Boheme Bleu and it’s just the neatest thing ever. It’s gorgeous looking, it’s made for a smaller hand and it has the coolest filling mechanism ever. It does not have an attractive price; I figured I would have to work for 3.5 years for World Mail Panel to make the current purchase price on Amazon.com: $695.00. And that doesn’t take into account the exchange rate. Sigh. And it only takes cartridges; I would miss my beloved bottled ink. But take a look and end your day gazing at something beautiful. 🙂
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I ordered some stationery from Hector this weekend. It looks amazing. I love his drawings, so this will be great. I am laughing about the Montblanc as I don’t have one either, but this weekend I got to use my first one ever as my friend had 1 as a gift along with a Metropolitan (we gave him) and an unnamed pen as he couldn’t get any of them to “work”. Well, he never cleaned them and they were all out of ink! So Alan is cleaning them all up and loading them with ink for him. He will have to point him to the Goulet website to learn how to fill, and clean them. The MB he has is a slim green one that is just so lovely. Now, I can say I wrote with one! I will check out the one you mentioned.
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Yes I was hoping to order some stationery but it’s sold out; everyone had the same idea! Too funny about your friend’s pens. Lucky you to try a Montblanc – I guess they are as good as they say? Before taking the plunge I would definitely want to give it a good workout. 🙂
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