Category: Miscellaneous
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My Pen Collection 2021
In early January I wrote about my ink collection and I mentioned that I’d be writing an update on my pens as well. It’s taken a while because there has been a lot of photos taken for this! This is a long, so I’d understand if you skim the stats and my thoughts on the…
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Instagram Giveaway!
View fullsize I have a giveaway going on over on my instagram in celebration of reaching 2000 followers. To enter, please read the rules on the IG post (entries are done on Instagram)! There are three sets of prizes provided by some generous stores and myself. I’d like to thank: Pebble Stationery Co. (@pebblestationeryco) for…
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Weekly Retrospective: Monday October 15th
It’s been a very busy couple of weeks for me so I missed out on this last Monday, my apologies! I have also been quiet with proper articles but don’t worry I have three ink reviews ready to be photographed, and a pen review and a notebook review planned so lots to come! UK Fountain…
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Weekly Retrospective: Monday September 24th
Hubs, Inks and the Nock Co. Tallulah! The Pelikan’s Perch: “Pelikan Hubs 2018 – Philadelphia: A Recap” ✑ Josh goes over his Local Pelikan Hub. I was the Hub Master for my local Pelikan Hub and it was a lot of fun. Big thanks to Pelikan for providing for these! The Well-Appointed Desk “Ink Review: Bungbox…
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Weekly Retrospective: Monday September 17th
Paper quality, a digitally integrated notepad, new ink, and soon to be released inks. The Looped Square: “The Paper Series: Whitelines Pad Review” ✑ Joseph reviews the Whitelines notepad which has a interesting colour scheme and phone integration. Fountain Pen Love: “A Tale Of Two Notebooks: Differences in Leuchtturm Paper Quality” ✑ John covers something…
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Fountain Pen Travels in Japan
On the 4th of August I left Fremantle, Western Australia bound for Tokyo, Japan. The purpose of the trip was to catch up with an old friend who moved there and a holiday… as well as some light Fountain Pen shopping and checking out shops! Japan has a lot of Fountain Pen stores and a…
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Site Update: Donations and Online Store
At the request of a few people (after I suggested the possibility) I’ve made a small change and will be making a more major change down the road (but have begun work on it). I appreciate everyone’s feedback and especially the support following the 2 year anniversary of this site. Thank you! Donations First up is the…
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Two Years of Macchiato Man
Five years ago, October 2013, I bought my first fountain pen; two years later I helped Jonathan Deans with co-founding Fountain Pens Australia; and two years ago today, July 15th 2016, I started this blog, Macchiato Man. I started with fountain pens fairly slowly, and somehow avoided jumping head-first down the rabbit hole. By October 2014 – one year…
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Melbourne Pen Show 2017
On Sunday was the Melbourne Pen Show. It’s a small show but it has a 20 year history and this year there was quite a few interstate visitors (and even at least one international). The Melbourne Pen Show isn’t the DC Pen Show; it isn’t the London Pen Show; it’s a small regional pen show.…
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Sailor Pens and Inks Facebook Group
Sailor inks have been my favourite inks for a while now. They frequently satisfy the characteristics of inks that I appreciate but are also very collectable. They have limited edition pens and inks as well as difficult to acquire Store Exclusive inks. This makes hunting down and collecting their inks fun (and pricy) but much…