A couple of weeks ago, I posted a What’s In My Bag: Travel Edition and since I am traveling again today (this time, to the BWI Pen Show) and AGAIN next week to Chicago, I thought I’d revise and update the previous while providing a little more info. First, the new Berkeley backpack from The North…
BWIPS? I feel like there should be more word play with BWIPS like blips, blimps, blinks, blooms, bloops… something. But in all seriousness, I’m headed to Baltimore for the BWI Pen Show. If you’re in the area, pop by and say hello. I’ll be at the ink counter at the Dromgoole’s booth. See you soon!…
At the California Pen Show, Dromgoole’s unveiled a new ink line: Switchman Pen Co. This is a line of ink exclusive to Dromgoole’s and it’s actually created by an employee from the shop. The brand was inspired by the creator’s grandfather who was a railroad man. Each ink color name is inspired with the history…
While at the California Pen Show, I scooped up a bottle of the Ferris Wheel Press Festival Grove ink ($22.50). I admit that the name was appealing to me, still being cold and brownish February, I miss the green woodsy vibe of a Renaissance Fair. The ink base color is deep mossy green with a…
More and more I’m hearing people talk about finding new and less phone-based ways to entertain and educate themselves. People are employing House Totes or Analog Bags with gadgets, books, notebooks and hobbies to help encourage themselves away from mindless scrolling. While I have been employing what I call a “house purse” for sometime now,…
A quick recap of my experience at the California Pen Show 2026 in Los Angeles.
I’ve been talking among friends, pen shop owners and family about what we feel is REALLY the color that will be the color of the year for 2026 and one of the colors we have seen being very popular is burgundy. This deep, jewel-toned wine-red color is selling like hot cakes in pen shops and…
