Greetings from the Blue Crab State, Maryland!

[Monty_Verde]

Hello All!

I stumbled upon your wonderful forum this morning and after a bit of lurking, I really wanted to join you guys in this wonderful internet town.
So yeah, I'm from Maryland, the state of the wonderful Blue Crab. I myself have a quite the collection. I have multiple Lamy's and Some Monteverde's.
And lastly, if anybody here is from Fountain Pen Network, I'm also part of that small communion.

Thanks Again,
Monty

[Crazyorange]

Welcome to the forum.

[jar]

Welcome home. Pull up a stump and set a spell. Sure do miss a table full of #1 Jimmies. Growing up one of the highlights of each summer was the trip over to the Eastern Shore on the ferry. The trip took about an hour; the car sat on the lower deck but we would all climb up to the upper deck for snacks, the view and relief from the heat in those days before ubiquitous air conditioning. Once on the Eastern Shore it was a short drive to Crab Alley Creek and soon we would have a bushel or so of Jimmies for dinner. As the sun began to set we would head back to catch the ferry back to Baltimore usually with only mom, dad and me awake and the other kids sound asleep.

The despot's heel is on thy shore,Maryland! My Maryland!
His torch is at thy temple door,
Maryland! My Maryland!
Avenge the patriotic gore
That flecked the streets of Baltimore,
And be the battle queen of yore,Maryland! My Maryland!

The US Naval Academy singing that song at the Preakness always made me laugh since it is so anti federalist.

[Jeph]

[Monty_Verde]

Welcome home. Pull up a stump and set a spell. Sure do miss a table full of #1 Jimmies. Growing up one of the highlights of each summer was the trip over to the Eastern Shore on the ferry. The trip took about an hour; the car sat on the lower deck but we would all climb up to the upper deck for snacks, the view and relief from the heat in those days before ubiquitous air conditioning. Once on the Eastern Shore it was a short drive to Crab Alley Creek and soon we would have a bushel or so of Jimmies for dinner. As the sun began to set we would head back to catch the ferry back to Baltimore usually with only mom, dad and me awake and the other kids sound asleep.

The despot's heel is on thy shore,Maryland! My Maryland!
His torch is at thy temple door,
Maryland! My Maryland!
Avenge the patriotic gore
That flecked the streets of Baltimore,
And be the battle queen of yore,Maryland! My Maryland!

The US Naval Academy singing that song at the Preakness always made me laugh since it is so anti federalist.

Thanks for that wonderful poem!

Monty

[VertOlive]

Welcome! One of the three blue inks I own is Organics Studio "Blue Crab".

[manoeuver]

see you tomorrow!

[caribbean_skye]

welcome welcome

[writingrav]

Welcome to the madness. Indulge!

[Hawk]

Welcome.

[Waltman]

Welcome Monty....lots of nice and knowledgeable people here.....enjoy!

[chojo]

[Wahl]

Hi Monty,

[TMac]

Hello and welcome to the forum from a fellow Marylander!

[Frank]

[inklord]

Welcome to the madness - have no Monteverdes (yet) but am a huge Lamy fan!