Carol asks: I wrote Brad Dowdy this question and he didn’t know however thought you might be able to help me understand. I am looking to find a way to desaturate some of my fountain pen inks. As an artist I’m looking to add ink lines, marks by drawing on top of my watercolor washes.…
Stacey asks: Hi there, I was gifted a pen in 2017 which is personalised with my name as I was working as a TA. It needs a refill now (I didn’t use it much) but the refill I bought doesn’t fit properly. It takes a Parker style refill but made of white plastic. I’ve measured…
I have accumulated a lot of Ask the Desk questions lately so I decided to tackle a few of them in one GREAT BIG post. Please let me know if you have any advice as well. And submit your questions at the tab in bar at the top of the page. Thanks! Gordon needs some…
I have had several people ask me about the Danish Time Manager planners recently. It’s been brought to my attention that they will no longer going to be manufacturing their inserts for their A5-sized planners. Hello For 30 years I have used an A5 Time Manager shipped from Denmark for my diary. I am devastated…
Pete asks: I believed I had found the pen of my dreams when I came across the very affordable Varsity Pilot fountain pen. Once that pen ran out of ink, I gleefully purchased another. It skipped so much that I had to toss it. Got another, same. Another, same. Another, same. What’s going on here?…
This post is going to be a little off-topic today. It verges on “how the sausage is made” in the blogosphere. Yesterday, Flickr sent an email out, in what can only be described as a last-ditch attempt to save the photo-sharing site from absolute demise. Flickr is limiting the free accounts on the site to…
Richard asks: Looking for top quality binders and a system to track Board of Director’s minutes, budgets and written updates for the various committees. Any ideas? My favorite, high-end binders are from Russell + Hazel. They are sleek and sturdy and professional looking. The Vegan Leather Binder is $24 with brass corners and sturdy hardware.…
