Rhodia Webnotebooks

Yesterday I received a rather nice gift from a very kind FPN'er - a Rhodia Webnotebook! (I don't know why they are called "Webnotebooks" - but they are.)

I received one in Orange, A6 size. The design and styling is pretty darn cool, and the little logo on each corner of the page doesn't bother me in the slightest. Tragically, the paper isn't the usual Rhodia standard! (Why Rhodia, why???)

Here's my Webnotebook, along with my sexy little Montegrappa Micra, freshly inked with Noodler's Golden Brown:


All things considered, these are nifty little notebooks - let's hope that Exaclair prevail and manage to have Rhodia revisit their paper decision.

Aurora Arrived!

This week has been an extremely good week, pen-wise. I went to the Post Office yesterday morning, and got a very pleasant surprise when I discovered that my Aurora Sole Minima from Oscar Braun had arrived - two days before it was expected!

After I opened the package, I set up a camera, took some photos and wrote a fairly comprehensive Review, which I have posted at the Fountain Pen Network. Lots of nice photos are included.

I'm very impressed with the Sole Mini, and very, very pleased that I bought it!


Some Small Pens: Orange Marble Montegrappa Micra, Green/Black Pelikan M300, Aurora Sole Minima LE.

Review: Montegrappa Micra

I wrote a little review today for the Montegrappa Micra, a wonderful little fountain pen I picked up in February. I have also posted this review (complete with many pictures) over at The Fountain Pen Network: Montegrappa Micra

Stationery

So, I went down to the city for a few days recently, and while I was there I bought a new pen. While this is hardly exciting news to most people, to people who collect and appreciate fine writing instruments, this is exciting stuff indeed.

I went in to my favourite store looking for a Lalex or similar brand of fountain pen, and walked out with a Montegrappa Micra.

For the price of one Micra fountain pen I could have bought a ten-year supply of ballpoints - but who wants to write with ballpoints?

I have several 'nice' pens - Waterman, Parker, Sheaffer, Rotring, Lamy, Jean Pierre Lepine, and now Montegrappa. I saw a nice Aurora Mini Optima fountain pen recently, and it was a beautiful writer. Also, the Faber-Castell E-Motion fountain pen is pretty cute, but only comes in a 'Fine' nib. (I have a very light hand and get most of my fountain pens with 'Extra Fine' nibs.)