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    Default Seasonal Pens

    Here we go...

    Does anyone here use pens based on the seasons by matching some aspect of the pen to the season, and/or perhaps also using a seasonally sensitive ink?

    If you do let's hear about your choices, combos, and the connections they have for you!

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    Default Re: Seasonal Pens

    Yeah. Sorta. Okay, guilty as charged. But I tend more to use 'seasonal' inks according to my peculiar definition.

    Sailor made four seasonal pens a while back. Yes, I bought them.
    My other pen is a Montblanc.

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    And my latest ebook, for spooky wintery reading:

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    Default Re: Seasonal Pens

    Not me, so much, with pens. Maybe a few of my inks, occasionally.

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    Default Re: Seasonal Pens

    I was thinking about getting Diamine Autumn Oak as a substitute for Noodler's Apache Sunset.

    My collection of pens doesn't have any obvious theme, and it looks like this randomness is a symptom of indecisiveness. So, was looking at applicable themes and how I could use them to cement a relationship between me and my pens. If you see what I mean.

    I guess the Sailor Shikiori range would be a good place to start with regard to placing colours into seasons (am a bit clueless about this to be honest).

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    I've had both….I'm thinking Autumn Oak was Apache Sunset's opposite in that it was dry, while Apache smears. There were seasonal Sailor Jentle inks. I probably still have those.

    *typo: Apache Subset. For some reason it amused me.*
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    I'm not one to vary by season, though I find color groupings interesting and was intrigued to notice that pilot has issued seasonal sets of their inks. However this almost proves that the groupings are arbitrary, as the seasons are made up from the already existing ink line up!

    I do like to choose inks to actually contrast with my day, so for example on a gloomy day I might use a bright yellow or orange, or on a cold day I might use a zippy aqua to lift my mood. And on a hot day then I'll oppose by using a cool gray!

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    Default Re: Seasonal Pens

    I have recently developed seasonal pen behavior, if that counts.
    In the humidity and heat of a New England summer in a house with limited AC, I’ve decided to store most of my celluloid pens in the cool and dry basement; I keep a rotating cast of two in active use. I don’t have them all to journal with at my bedside, but the peace of mind is worth it.
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    Default Re: Seasonal Pens

    I don't think I match pen or ink to the season. Certainly not ink, because I'm a real wild child (not!) when it comes to ink. I like regular blue or black ink.

    I confess to buying more than one Sailor seasonal set of pens, though. The rain series and the festival series both have places in my collection.

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    Default Re: Seasonal Pens

    Only that some metal pens are problematic in the winter - mainly an issue of condensation.
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    Default Re: Seasonal Pens

    I liked the Sheaffer Holly pens from 1996, and have the fountain pen and ballpoint. Then I bought extra Holly caps and made a green set and a burgundy set. Sometimes I used them during the Christmas season.

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    Default Re: Seasonal Pens

    I don't always do it but sometimes certain pens suggest themselves, like my Pelikan M200 Pastel Green this springtime. And some pens are counter-seasonal, like my Delta Dolce Vita sunshine when the nights are drawing in.

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    Default Re: Seasonal Pens

    In the hot, humid days of summer, I use my Cross Century II. The fluted plastic grip is ideal for when everything is hot and sticky. It doesn't slip..

    For summer - and writing postcards - Waterman South Seas Blue - or whatever it is called these days - Inspired Blue (?). It makes me think of idyllic days on the coast.

    For Xmas - Diamine Holly Green - a nice, vibrant green which distracts from the bleakness of winter.

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