Hi from Wales

[cpickersgill]

Hi. I've had a long standing interest in fountain pens, although for most of my life it was under control. When I was a child I organised my sisters and I buying our father a fountain pen for his birthday (a pen which is now mine), and then in my 20s I took some time getting a very nice Parker Sonnet. Some time after that things got a little crazy and I now have a number of pens. I'd be hard pushed to say which is my favourite because that changes from day to day, although a very pretty Parker 50 Falcon arrived in this morning's mail so I spent part of my lunchbreak trying to decide which shade of brown ink to get (I settled on J. Herbin Chocolate Brown).

I look forward to sharing many pen and ink (and paper, and equipment) thoughts.

Catherine

[jar]

Welcome home. Pull up a stump and set a spell.

[southpaw52]

Welcome fellow fp geek.

[Anne]

Hello and Welcome Catherine! " ... under control" How funny! I know how it is. I can only be good for so long sometimes.
I hope you have fun here:)

[oldstoat]

An addiction to pens and inks? No chance of rehab here, I'm afraid....

[Chrissy]

Welcome from a fellow Welsh born gal. :welcome:

[cpickersgill]

Thanks Anne. I'm trying to be good again (if only so I can spend time wiht the pens I've got instead of getting more and more and more) :)

[cpickersgill]

Thanks Chrissy. I'm not Welsh born though, that's my husband who brought me to his home town in Pembrokeshire. Gosh, I love Wales though.

[ian1964]

I spent a year many years ago living in the Rhondda. The people were fabulous and I have a deep love for your country. A Warm Welcome indeed.

[Morgaine]

Bore da! Good morning, hello and welcome!

[distracted_mom]

Welcome! Glad to have you here!

[cpickersgill]

P'nawn da, Morgaine

[Marsilius]

Welcome! My family claims they came from Wales ages ago, which led me to an undying love of Dylan Thomas and a failed attempt at reading the Mabinogion. And why didn't I inherent a lovely Welsh voice?

[SeminarianMike]

WELCOME! Glad to have you here :)

[Wahl]

Hi Catherine, :welcome:

[sweetnightingale]

:welcome: Catherine. :) I'm afraid you're in the wrong place to remain in control. Addicts are the best enablers and you're among many addicts. Hope you have fun here.

[Hawk]

Welcome.

[Jeph]

:welcome:

[Waltman]

Hi Catherine,

Welcome, lots of nice and knowledgeable people here, enjoy.

Crazy and fountain pen collections go hand in hand!! :)

Kind regards,
Walt