Link Love: Squirrels in my ink

I can’t tell you how tickled I was when I saw the story about the young girl who rescued the baby squirrels after Hurricane Ida (below in “Other Interesting Things). It had to be the thing that brought me the most delight this week. That, and the re-broadcast of an episode of Every Little Thing podcast about astronauts when they return to earth. Even if you’re not a space nerd, the pure joy emanating from this episode is palpable.

In other news, I am finally taking my laptop to Apple on Sunday after living with aa janky keyboard since I bought it 3 years ago. If you have had issues with keys repeating randomly like I have, check to see if your laptop is covered by the recall. This might make posting next week a little challenging. I’ll keep you posted or borrow my office laptop. (I had to correct at least FOUR cases of repeating aaaaaa’s in this paragraph alone. And a double O where I didn’t need it.)

Pens:

• Fountain Pens From My Collection: Lamy AL-Star (via Fountain Pen Love)
• PenBBS 308 Fountain Pen in Pacific Review (via The Pen Addict)
• Quick guide to Osprey Pens fountain pens, nibs and nib holders (via Parka Blogs)
• New Kaweco Premium Steel Nib Comparison (via Yoseka Stationery)
• Esterbrook Estie Sea Glass Review (via Writing at Large)
• Visconti Bronze Age with 18k Nib (via dapprman)

Ink:

• Finding happiness in old ink loves (via mnmlscholar)
• Ink Review: Color Traveler Shodoshima Olive Green and Mihara Daruma Red (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Waterman Harmonious Green (via Mountain of Ink)
• Diamine Monboddo’s Hat on Tomoe River (via Inkcredible Colours)
• Too Many Inks (via An Inkophile’s Blog)
• Tono & Lims Earth Contact: Rose Quartz (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)

Pencils:

• I’m a Pencil of the Week Cover Girl (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
• 64 shades of BIFF! POW! BAM! (via Nero’s Notes)
• Pencil Review: Musgrave Test Soring 100 (via Polar Pencil Pusher)
• Lego, Uni and …Sean (via Bleistift)

Notebooks & Paper:

• Leuchtturm1917 Notebook 120g Paper (via Gourmet Pens)
• Dingbats* Wildlife Notebook Review (via The Poor Penman)
• 2022 and beyond diary inserts – How to: (via Philofaxy)
• Creating Diary Inserts (via Philofaxy)

Art & Creativity:

• Yellow: Warm or Cool? (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
• Hundreds of Digital Illustrations Imagine Enchanting Storefronts and Their Friendly Shop Cats (via Colossal)
• the reportage illustrator’s contribution (via Veronica Lawlor)
• Mixing coloured pencils with watercolour (via Liz Steel)
• Jessica Oddi on the power of inclusivity, working for Yahoo and why design is subjective (via Creative Boom)
• Free Distorted Glitch Effect for Photoshop (via The Designest)
• A. Gallo Hand Made Watercolours (via Jane Blundell Artist)
• State of the Art: Gelatin Printmaking, Gelli Prints (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)

Other Interesting Things:

• Travel with TRAVELER’S notebook to Partner Shops – Yoseka Stationery (via TRAVELER’S COMPANY USA)
• Yoseka Stationery – A Quick Visit (via The Pen Addict)
• Hard Graft “Fat Stick” Pencil & Pen Case (via Tools and Toys)
• Inside the Last Operating Woolworth’s Lunch Counter (via Atomic Redhead)
• Biarritz France 1920s – A Day at the Beach | AI Film (via Glamour Daze)
• 12 new posters for The French Dispatch feature each of its characters within the wonderful world of print journalism (via It’s Nice That)
• The 18th-century English Craze for One-Eyed Portraits (via hyperallergic)
• Thinking About Art on the 10th Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street (via hyperallergic)
• Living While Black, in Japan (via Kottke)
• The Chinese Takeout Box is As American As Baseball and Apple Pie (via Dieline)
• Photographer Amanda Jones Shows A Dog’s Love Is Timeless (via Design You Trust)
• Fiat’s Rooftop Racetrack (via Kottke)
• Teenager Saves Squirrels After Hurricane Ida Destroyed Their Nest (via My Modern Met)
• Trying to Teach Your Kids the Kind of Math They Teach in School Now (via Austin Kleon)
• French Law Bans Workplace Communication Outside of Work Hours (via My Modern Met)
• A Japanese Researcher Is Developing an Oral Alzheimer’s Vaccine  (via My Modern Met)

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