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Pen Porn: Stanford Pen Studio Intwana PenguinsPen Porn: Stanford Pen Studio Intwana Penguins
August 22, 2025
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Pen Porn: Stanford Pen Studio Intwana Penguins

Posted in Fountain Pens

Disclaimer: I take no responsibility for pen envy or impulse purchases resulting from viewing this post.

Per usual, you can click on the images to view them larger. I do my best to provide you with high-quality pen porn. 😉

Having shared my three Intwana pens — Chameleon, Seahorse, and Kitten — it’s time to share the pen Jim ordered, Renée Gerstner’s Penguins.

Before I get started, I want to make sure you know that, while the Koi, Phoenix, and Seahorse designs are not currently listed on the SPS website, the Chameleon, Dragon, Giraffe, Kitten, Llama, and Penguins designs are all still available.

Stanford Pen Studio Intwana Penguins
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2025 DC Pen Show2025 DC Pen Show
August 8, 2025
Rachel
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2025 DC Pen Show

Posted in Pen Shows

Well, I went to the pen show with good intentions. But, I blew my budget completely out of the water before noon on Friday. I have zero regrets, but I had planned to be good. On the plus side, no one slipped a free case of COVID in my bag this year. Yay!

Before I get started, let me say, I had a blast. It was great to see everyone, especially friends I only get to see at pen shows. I must also acknowledge, though, that it’s also exhausting. I don’t socialize like that other than at pen shows, and it definitely takes a lot out of me.

Jump to a section: Show thoughts | ⇣ Classes | ⇣ Pen case prototype| ⇣ Preparation vs. reality | ⇣ Day-by-day | ⇣ My haul

Show thoughts

I’ve reviewed the DC Pen Show a couple of times now, so I won’t go into depth in this post.

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Kittenses 5-year GotchaversaryKittenses 5-Year Gotchaversary
August 1, 2025
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Kittenses 5-year Gotchaversary

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I can hardly believe we’ve had the “Kittenses” — Ritz and Dante — for five years! But, here we are, celebrating 5 years of thievery, roly-poliness, love, and cuteness.

Ritz and Dante playing as 1.5 month-ish old kittens
Ritz and Dante playing as 1.5 month-ish old kittens

Outdoor kittenhood

For those who don’t know, Ritz and Dante are littermates, born to a feral mom Jim named Moon. However, the boys drew the lucky card. By being born in April 2020, they were raised by the neighborhood. They got bottled water, canned and dry food, and treats from the day their mother let them out of the burrow she commandeered.

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