I use grapeseed oil on mine. 5 runs thru the stove will season them just fine. Canola oil is smokier.
Random Thoughts...or...What's on Your Mind?
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It's not that bad. Only did it the first time I filled it. Live and learn. The pen cost me about $40 with shipping and tax. And it's good enough.
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My husband loves fountain pens.
Glad that tomorrow I'll be clearing some stuff out and taking it to the donation place in town. I've been in the mood to clear house lately.
Besides jotting notes for work with a normal pen, I haven't written much outside of my computer.
A lady in my book club writes down her ideas about each book she reads to a journal. I put that off until now. I'm enjoying writing with the fountain pen about the books I read. It feels like it triggers something different when I put ink to paper, rather than typing it all out. I'm still getting used to writing with a fountain pen. I should be solid by the end of the year. My plan is to experiment with inks this year and improving my penmanship.
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Writing in cursive is fun. Glad I haven't lost that to touch typing. Now as for being neat that's a different story
My handwriting is atrocious.
I had a teacher in high school tell me, "Get out of computer science and go into medicine!" >.<
The trading card section at all the stores I go to are dead. The boxes just sit there collecting dust. But the other day at Target a bunch of teenagers were there buying stuff, and there was also an old guy looking through everything long after the teens had come and gone. Clearance sale? Just a coincidence that they were all there at the same time?
I attended a Lunar New Year event today. Interesting and educational.
My handwriting is atrocious.
I had a teacher in high school tell me, "Get out of computer science and go into medicine!" >.<
For you, relaxing video with beautiful handwriting to watch
I remember taking Calligraphy as an elective back in middle school.
Trying not to smear the ink from the fountain pen was a challenge.
Trying not to smear the ink from the fountain pen was a challenge.
How did we arrive in 2026 and some (very well known) people are still demonstrating a huge amount of ignorance towards people with disabilities, in this case Tourettes.
The reaction to this week's Baftas and John Davidson, whos story the film I Swear is based on, has been quite shocking in some quarters.
The reaction to this week's Baftas and John Davidson, whos story the film I Swear is based on, has been quite shocking in some quarters.
Just realized I've been here 20 years (and 18 days).
I've been here since I think 2015-ish
I forgot to get more suet for the birdies before the blizzard hit, and now they're all out
The fact is that there was a film called "I Swear" about him. Was anybody actually surprised?
The media has overdone the whole outrage thing. It's a bit much these days. It's why I'm mostly off of social media these days. Everything is an outrage or a reaction. There is a whole corner of YouTube that's nothing but reactions to other videos. It's nuts.
