An Inkophile's Blog

There Is A Bully Outside My Window

inkophile — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:11:44 +0000

In the guise of a bully, a mockingbird is scaring away my avian neighbors, the hummingbirds, finches, and sparrows. For two weeks this drama has played out turning my formerly peaceful yard into a combat zone. Today the puff-chested, terrier wannabe had the nerve to posture and flick his tail at me. Silly bird tried to [...]

Sunday Morning Links

inkophile — Sun, 20 May 2012 13:49:04 +0000

It’s a glorious Sunday so grab a nice cuppa and enjoy a few fresh, hot links… The Delahaye Type 165 (h/t Chris Meisenzahl) The future of writing? The Boogie Board (h/t Nathan Fillion) Montblanc Writing Instruments Auction (h/t hisnibs.com) io9: The physics of wine bottle opening Louis Vuitton to Expand Into Stationery Eight Surprising Secrets [...]

Confessions of a Color Addict

inkophile — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:23:59 +0000

Time to ‘fess up. Color is my weakness especially when it comes to the liquid applied to paper variety. Fountain pen ink and watercolor paint not only grab my interest but keep it glued to their gorgeous hues. If only I could make a living working with them or creating them or anything that would [...]

Someone Has Taken My Name “In Vein”

inkophile — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:24:23 +0000

It’s not every day that I find something like this even in the vast online world. All I can say is “ugh” but you might like it. Tagged: boring logo

Inkophile Is Now On Pinterest!

inkophile — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:45:09 +0000

A few days ago I joined Pinterest as a complement to my Google+ and Twitter accounts. Well, a girl’s got to have a social media presence, right? Pinterest is similar to a photo album or bulletin board but the images can come from anywhere on the web. That will make it easy to collect ink [...]