Month: March 2025

March 28, 2025

Ink Dupes #15: Diamine and Stipula

Posted in Ink

I’ve revamped ink dupes to bring them back. Where, previously, my ink dupes posts were more like double reviews, going forward they will be about art. I know that isn’t a perfect translation to writing with the ink, but I’m doing my best to include “wet” sections with a lot of ink and “dry” sections with less ink to simulate broader and finer nibs, respectively.

I have no set schedule for ink dupes, and they won’t replace my ink battles, but they will help me get rid of some inks.

I hope you enjoy the new ink dupes!

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Floofenstein: The Injured Rockstar

March 26, 2025

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Floofenstein: The Injured Rockstar

Posted in Cat

So…I meant to just write one post about Floofenstein — pronounced Floof-in-stine — but this one got pretty long, and it really only covers the “prequel.” So, I’m going to break up this introduction into as many parts as necessary to keep any one part from getting too long. With that said, let’s dive in.

I didn’t think we’d be welcoming a new family member this soon after losing Bumbledore. However, he, apparently, had other ideas — more on that later.

So, allow me to introduce Floofenstein, AKA Floofs, or Floofers. We’re pretty sure he was a stray cat — because he certainly wasn’t feral — and is an absolute sweetheart. I call him a rockstar because he reminds me of an 80s hair band… or Rum Tum Tugger.

Floofenstein standing on our porch — Just look at that shiny coat and floofy tail!!

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Tag Questions Revisited

March 21, 2025

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Tag Questions Revisited

Posted in Fountain Pens, and Ink

My original thought with this post was to revisit a single tag post and answer all of the questions a second time. But, as I looked through the various posts, I realized that many of my answers haven’t changed.

So, instead, I pulled out questions where my answers actually have changed from a variety of posts I hope you like this little redux.

The Fountain Pens Tag (9/14/21)

This post was based on The Eyeshadow Tag from the beauty side of YouTube.

1. What is your newest fountain pen?

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BWIPS 2025 Recap

Posted in Pen Shows

For the first time since we started attending pen shows, Jim and I were uncertain of the extent of our attendance. With Ritz so sick, we had discussed Jim dropping me off in time for my 2 pm nib appointment on Friday, and returning to pick me up after my seminar on Sunday. I wasn’t looking forward to attending the show alone.

But, thankfully, last Sunday (3/2) Ritz started to rally. He improved rapidly, possibly aided by the antibiotics we started giving him on Monday evening. By Thursday, he was back to normal, and we were set to attend the full show as a mini vacation.

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