I love stationery and the
associated bits and bobs. I’m not really fussy, a beautifully fabric covered
notebook, or a moleskine or even a plain Staples exercise book will do the
trick…
One of the things I love about stationery are the pens or, more specifically, Fountain
pens. I love the idea of the ink, the sound of the nib on the paper. The colours of ink available...I flirted with purple and turquoise and green.
My first fountain pen was bought
by my Grandparents when I started Secondary school. It was a plain Parker
fountain pen that could take ink cartridges or be used with an ink filler and a
bottle of ink (not recommended for a clumsy 11 year old). You were expected to
write in pen now not in pencil as you’re ‘grown up’ (times have changed they are
encouraging children in BigR's school to use pens so they don’t have to press as
hard to make a mark as you would with a pencil!).
This pen saw me through my GCSEs
and my A-Levels. Came to Uni with me and through my PhD. I had the nib and
barrel replaced about 2 years ago when it had to be sent to the pen museum (oh
the shame) for replacement parts (OK, it is 30 years old).
So when I finished my PhD, I was
surprised but so pleased to be given a pen and pencil set by my PhD supervisor.
This is the grown up Fountain pen – it signed the papers for our house, it
signed my lectureship job contract, it’s signed hundreds of Christmas cards
from us both not just me.
Although on a daily basis I’m
using whatever lidless ball point pen I happen to have at the bottom of my
handbag, I love both my pens.
I‘m still using cartridges though
- more than a bit clumsy at 41 too!
Joining in with:
You’ll find their Precious Things there.
Sarah at Mitenska
Leanne at Today’s Stuff
Bee at The Linen Cloud
