Bonus #Joke :
My daughter once yelled at me in German.
I yelled back in Klingon.
She was confused.
I was terrified.
(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)
#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Cursive #Parenting #GenZ #GenX #Boomers #TeachingCursive #CursiveWriting #Writing #Klingon #KlingonLanguage
![Comic with a woman sitting in a recliner. In front of her, two pre-teen children are staring at their cell phones.
Mom's speech balloon is in cursive. She is saying, "When I was your age, I had to write in a style called 'cursive'."
One child texts to the other, "W-T-H is Mom saying?"
The other child replies in texting abbreviation with "I-D-K."
[Credit: 18 Feb 2013 "Speed Bump" comic by Dave Coverly]](https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/114/702/531/379/038/356/original/e4e4a393ae5d8635.jpg)
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Although I have about 30 pretty fountain pens, lately I've been experiencing such joy in reaching for a bottle of ink and a simple dip pen with steel pointed nib. I have several nib holders with various nibs installed and it seems no matter which one i grab I'm enjoying the act of cursive writing. I write 1 page journal entries every few days, and i write notes and cards to people by hand now. Sometimes i use one of my fountain pens, but mostly these days i reach for a dip pen- it's so beautifully uncomplicated and immediate.
Periodically dipping the nib into the inkwell and giving a slight tap on the well or bottle lip to drop the excess off the nib before writing ten words or so... then another little dip and tap. The gentle scratching sound of the nib bouncing over loops, crosses, and dots forming words. The exquisitely fine hairline curls and luxurious thick ribbons possible with the flexible pin-sharp steel nib. The satisfaction in getting just the right amount of ink on the nib, how the ink coats the nib. There is something profoundly pleasant and comforting in this simplicity of this little ritual. It calms and soothes me....
@penfount #fountainpen #penandink #dippens #fountainpens #OldInkDay #handwriting #cursivewriting #calligraphy
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...I don't feel the need to buy more fancy pens or fancy inks at this point. I have good paper, I have over a dozen variously colored lovely bottles of ink. I have enough fun fountain pens. And i have enough different dip pen nibs to last a long while, along with 6 inexpensive but perfectly serviceable nib holders. What i have could last me for many years.
Have i reached my 'set point'? Have I lost the need for a new pen fix in hopes of finding my own 'grail pen'? Maybe so, but the better question is am I Happy with the writing supplies I have, and the answer to that is very much yes.
@penfount #fountainpen #penandink #dippens #fountainpens #OldInkDay #handwriting #cursivewriting #calligraphy
More random nighttime writing.
#writing #naturewriting #poem #cursive #cursivewriting #poetry #journaling
Random nighttime poetry.
#poem #poetry #writing #cursivewriting #cursive #journaling #shapeshifter
#RockYourHandwriting Feb 7:
Describe an ideal weekend.
Written with an FPR Triveni with an FPR UltraFlex nib, in FPR 'Cosmic Pink' ink. #fountainpen #cursivewriting @penfount
On National Handwriting Day in US....Old whaling ship logs in New England help study climate change...
This is so cool.... be sure to watch the video included.
https://thepublicsradio.org/environment/whale-tales-and-weather-local-scientists-study-whaling-ship-logs-for-climate-cues/
@penfount #DipPens #ink #journaling #history #fountainpens #cursivewriting
Did you know?! The National Archives is looking for volunteers with an increasingly rare skill: Reading cursive.
To volunteer, all that’s required is to sign up online and then log in. You just pick a record that hasn't been done and read the instructions. It's easy to do for a half hour a day or a week.
https://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist/get-started-transcribing
Stopped to run an errand at Staples and also bought 3 new pens.
I have hundreds of pens. Everywhere.
But writing in cursive in my journal (s) is a lifelong favorite activity of mine and a huge part of my life.
So, pens. Journals and pens. Right up there with chocolate and silence for therapeutic purposes 🥰.
@penfount
Cleaned and refilled a couple of my pens today. Some have dried up by sitting unused for about 5 months. Others just need a bit of coaxing. I have to decide on fewer pens to keep filled up.
Inks shown: Ferris Wheel Press "Workshop Wishes", Wearinguel "Secret Garden".
#fountainpen #fountainpens #cursivewriting #handwriting #journaling
They call it #cursivewriting because when anybody else tries to read it they curse.
Handlettering Romantic Quotes - 03
#Handlettering #Romatic #Quote #GoneWithTheWind #HandletteringArt #Calligraphy #CalligraphyArt #Cursive #CursiveWriting #Flex
Just in time for Back-To-School:
What are the benefits of cursive handwriting? Find out Sat, Sep 9 in this unique presentation & workshop by cursive writing educator Edda Manley at Toronto’s First Post Office.
#Handwriting #cursive #CursiveWriting #Toronto #Writing #ArtsAndLetters
Details: https://www.youngw.ca/event/creating-cursive-the-importance-of-handwriting/
