• It’s InCoWriMo 2021

    It’s only February 5th but my fingers are inky! I absolutely love writing with my very first Lamy Safari fountain pen with an extra fine nib and lovely purple ink. But sometimes I forget to wipe it off after I…

  • Emily Post – Notes and Shorter Letters

    In writing notes or letters, as in all other forms of social observance, the highest achievement is in giving the appearance of simplicity, naturalness, and force. Those who use long periods of flowered prolixity and pretentious phrases–who write in complicated…

  • How To Improve a Letter’s Appearance

    Some people are fortunate in being able easily to make graceful letters, to space their words evenly, and to put them on a page so that the picture is pleasing; others are discouraged at the outset because their fingers are…