bye 2025👋

Drawing day: Took my Diamine Extreme Sheens for a spin on some hummingbirds to show the differences. Before adding water…

Twas the night before Christmas, and throughout the land The sleeping arrangements were carefully planned Down in the kitchen, a picturesque scene A mattress, a pillow, a washing machine

This one. Every time. I bought and still have this exact orange greetings card. I also have a 0% success rate with doors.

Here we go! #Inkvent Day 1: Celestial Skies. A deep turquoise/ teal with incredible red/blue/gold shimmer. If they are starting this strong, I’m very exited to see what they end with. An absolute banger.

Please don’t post Inkvent spoilers in the fountain pen feed. If you have jumped ahead, please wait before you post. I don’t check the feed until after I’ve opened it and now I’ve already seen tomorrows.

One more sleep till #inkvent. My trusty dip pen is ready, this year with an added reservoir and I’ve upgraded the paper (Yu- sari).

Catching up on #inktober Day 1: Moustache

Quiet day inking. Work in progress. Somewhat interuppted.

The sky this morning is something else.

It’s raining..raining..

“What the hell just happened?” wasn’t the triumphant song of the contest, but it was the defining slogan #Eurovision

Evening all.

I know the law

Well Harry, the Irish gent the on BBC #popewatch was an absolute delight. I hope he has a wonderful time!

In a not unrelated question to the fountain pen feed. What are your go-to three pen cases.

I needed new notebooks. I did not need new fountain pens and ink….oops.

Rules is rules.

Finally found some decent storage for my inks and fountain pens. @art.millergeek.xyz was right, a thrift store had the solution. After a lot of fruitless searching this one appeared in the window of my local charity shop. £10, some minor repairs, and fresh liner paper and it’s perfect 🤗

HERCULE POIROT: Mon ami, whom do you believe to be the murderer? CAPTAIN HASTINGS: Goodness me, surely you don’t want to know MY opinion? POIROT: Au contraire! HASTINGS: Well…that lady did it. POIROT: Wrong, you big hot stupid baby bitch English piece of shit. HASTINGS: Let me die for you.

Hey fountain pen sky. I got this Chinese calligraphy brush and paper set for Xmas. 🤗 If anyone has dabbled and has recommendations for the right inks or any decent tutorials or brush care tips etc, I’d be very grateful.

Goals.

It’s a Christmas morning tradition, like Noel Edmonds up the BT Tower

This is a very handy cut-out-and-keep guide to #duvetknowitschristmas and its multi-faceted nature, which I would have thought of myself if I'd been a better human being

This is the level to which we all aspire – peak #DuvetKnowItsChristmas

It’s time! After 23 years of marriage, the in-laws are still putting us in the Peach Room of Doom, with the Formica Stool of Chastity, and new for this year, an ironing board for a splash of colour. #DuvetKnowItsChristmas #XmasAtTheInlaws and donate to Centrepoint via @rhodri.biz

1/ So, where were we? Oh yep, #duvetknowitschristmas. Firstly, some admin: Twitter/X has evidently been run into the ground by a preening, self-radicalised clot, so while there's a slim possibility that this annual celebration might be thriving over there, I won't know cos I won't be looking.

I’m 53. #DuvetKnowItsChristmas www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...

It’s Christmas Eve, which only means one thing. #Duvetknowitschristmas Do yourself a favour and dive in.

Happy Festivus everyone. Always amazed this crazy episode birthed a real celebration that seems to be enjoyed by so many around the world. So may your feats be strong and your grievances few. Enjoy.

It's that time of year where I post this one

#Inkvent Day 1- Baltic Breeze- a Mid blue with a copper Shimmer- (you need a thick line for the shimmer to be visible) I didn’t see it at all first. I need to practise more with dip pens.

A winter gift for you all. You know those in-store bakery chocolate chip cookies? Pop one in the microwave on low for a few seconds and it reverts to its superior, just out of the oven, warm and gooey form. You are very welcome.

Hey fountain pen sky! As I look forward to opening my first ever Inkvent. What are your favourite storage solutions for many of inks, before they inevitably become enrichment for the small chaos demons I serve.

Waiting for the bus in the high street. There is a busker playing Hallelujah on the saxaphone. By which I mean he is ONLY playing Hallelujah on the saxaphone. We are on the 8th loop.

Ed Balls

Impulse purchases ahoy. The Hongdian Black Forest is perfect for my tiny hands. And the Iroshizuku ku-jaku is so very very pretty. I can see an ink collection escalating very quickly.

*Looks around* Hey. *gives little wave*