{"id":2948,"date":"2024-09-22T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/?p=2948"},"modified":"2024-09-22T11:58:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T18:58:32","slug":"writing-postscript-to-fountain-pens-chemical-rainbow-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/2024\/09\/22\/writing-postscript-to-fountain-pens-chemical-rainbow-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing: Postscript to Fountain Pens (Chemical Rainbow Theme)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I want to show off the silvery sheen of this ink a little more, from when I wrote another letter earlier this morning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The sheen is more visible in this example: there are silver particles dispersed throughout each letter. (The stationery is from a recent business trip to Chicago. You can see four photos from inside this hotel on my phone photo blog here<\/a>.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The letter (in German) is about ordinary moments of joy: laughing with friends, enjoying the quiet of a Sunday morning, drinking fancy espresso drinks with my commute girlfriends… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I note that I enjoy such ordinary moments while I travel also, and that a favorite moment from a trip to Japan was appreciating a lovingly drawn carrot<\/strong> with luxuriant greens. Someone spent real time on drawing and painting it in their sketchbook (not as a final wall painting to impress others, but just a lightly colored sketch in their own sketchbook for themselves). It was made with such affectionate attention that I remain moved by the memory of it to this day. Anyone who chooses to invest hours in drawing the little lateral dimples and soft irregular greens of a fresh carrot is living life deeply in the present moment, and I can learn from that.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like this ink, and if I let the pen sit for a bit, I can also achieve ombre effects over a page, as my writing gradually turns from black to silver. That’s nice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I want to show off the silvery sheen of this ink a little more, from when I wrote another letter earlier this morning: The letter (in German) is about ordinary moments of joy: laughing with friends, enjoying the quiet of a Sunday morning, drinking fancy espresso drinks with my commute girlfriends… I note that I … <\/p>\n

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