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Post by stormymorning on Nov 1, 2015 8:48:56 GMT
Same here. If only a few letters have been exchanged, I assume there won't be a reply anymore after a month or so. Once or twice, I have asked about getting my letter because in some countries the mail isn't that reliable.
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Post by stormymorning on Oct 31, 2015 13:29:14 GMT
I'm not entirely unexperienced, but I can't say I've got a collection. I got a Parker Urban as a graduation gift 2 years ago but I didn't like it so much as it keeps skipping after 3 pages or so.
A few months ago, I wanted to try fountain pens again and got myself a Lamy AL-star, and got another one and a Safari as a present.
Now I'm getting curious after other fountain pens. The Italix interests me for the weight, the Waterman for the nib quality of a Waterman (there are probably many different nibs Waterman uses?) and I love the look of the latter.
Having said that, I fully understand if this giveaway is only meant for writers who don't own any fountain pen at all!
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Post by stormymorning on Oct 31, 2015 12:43:54 GMT
I don't own the Midori pencil but I do use my Midori bullet pen a lot and I really like it. Feels everlasting. Biggest downside is that you won't have much of a choice in refills (only the Midori ones) because of the specific size.
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Post by stormymorning on Oct 27, 2015 19:43:38 GMT
Interesting!
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Post by stormymorning on Oct 27, 2015 16:42:35 GMT
Last collection? Does that mean there are more than one collections a day? Here just one!
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Post by stormymorning on Oct 26, 2015 8:08:22 GMT
Interesting info all around! Here in The Netherlands, I think they are not so picky. For national mail, you only need the postal code and street number for mail to arrive. Name or street don't matter, probably unless something of the numbers is hard to read. International mail usually comes through too, whether being addressed as Holland or the national language of the country someone sent it from (eg. Someone writing to me from France sending it to Pays Bas, which is the French name for my country) About the Russian addresses, I can only remember it bring longer because they include a line of 'neighbourhood' ("kvartira"), which probably comes from the communist era. If I come across another long Russian address, I'll try to figure it out but I forgot the rest (I've studied in Russia for a couple of months). Dutch address: Name Street and number Postal code and place Country So for example: Jan Smit Beatrixstraat 5 4295 AB Heerhugowaard The Netherlands As far as I know, it is not neccessary to write my terribly long country name in capitals I did learn to underline the country name, but to be honest I don't know if it has any effect.
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Post by stormymorning on Oct 22, 2015 21:04:43 GMT
It's nice to include your granddaughters in (posting) letters!
My nearest post office is 2 blocks away, so I'm usually posting them straight away when they're ready.
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Post by stormymorning on Oct 22, 2015 20:56:12 GMT
For me, classical or instrumental jazz works well - sounds of nature can be nice too. But sometimes complete silence is the most enjoyable thing there is, I think.
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Post by stormymorning on Oct 19, 2015 9:09:35 GMT
Happy to see there are so many fountain pen lovers here! And so many who have moms that don't understand...
My mother used to nag about how schools still want kids to learn to write with a fountain pen instead of a ballpoint, which she finds way more practical and thus better. Well, as a kid I used everything that could write and as I'm a child of the digital age (I'm 27), I soon typed as fast as I could think so I switched to that.
But I'm back. All my letters and almost all my journal entries are written with a fountain pen. I've got 2 (low priced I guess) Parker pens, which I don't really like. Then I discovered... Lamy! I love my Safari and Al-star models with all nibs possible. They write smoothly and I like their simple, but modern design.
For work & quick scribbles, I've got the Lamy Al-star rollerball and the Midori bullet ballpoint.
And I'm impatiently waiting for my order to arrive: a Fisher Space bullet ballpoint which should write upside down and in any temperature & the Lamy Joy for calligraphy.
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Post by stormymorning on Oct 19, 2015 8:47:22 GMT
I've got this one: www.meerleuks.nl/product/diy-houten-enveloppenmal-standaard-p39207 and a couple of plastic ones that are much harder to use. For paper I use scrapbook paper, books with thick paper, magazines and anything else that looks nice and is strong enough to hold as an envelop. For decorations I wish I could draw I make it up with some washi tape, stickers, stamps - depending on my mood for decoration or the style I wish to accomplish. Wow that sounds like I make pieces of art and that's not really the case. I just want to make it look special
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