2026-10-31T18:29:41Z https://nostr.now Yumquotient https://nostr.now/npub1cfnnjztuj2ahalfj4drsqr284u2z08umwq373m9fv0dxjjj5qvcs24rpfw https://media2.ai6yr.org/accounts/avatars/112/436/485/344/727/876/original/4794dc757580a142.jpeg https://media2.ai6yr.org/accounts/avatars/112/436/485/344/727/876/original/4794dc757580a142.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyn80h75a5sx47wrgczfgnzjshp5q7fnyy8r0fng6tf7e7z6kp7fqzyrpxwwgf0jftklhax245wqqdg7h3gfulndcz868v493a56222spnzn6wuxw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9v7k5pytrqlpmkteulysga5pvkp993pv330cxfkpyau7w598dr0sfcc9av'>nevent1q…c9av</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Your tea towels are an inspiration! Have just started to learn embroidery - my baby step to learning stitches for mending. <br/>In response to another’s comment: I really like knowing who and when a piece was done. (Embroidery, quilting, really any art piece!) 2026-01-22T18:52:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9gapng3aurzrl08tuz06yk3a4fefn67rm27r2fl87jgu0h39jclszyrpxwwgf0jftklhax245wqqdg7h3gfulndcz868v493a56222spnz6r5f03 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqllgw7pfl0uhm858wellpm7tlh3cpepczzt0cvrugdm70ftt6p5cg6grtt'>nevent1q…grtt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A friend in Altadena says she’s lost her home. She has a picture… so I’m afraid she may be right. I haven’t seen any air resources on #WatchDuty on the #eatonfire today (and very few yesterday). Am I seeing correctly?! Is it that windy, or is it they are stretched too thin? 2025-01-08T17:39:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqllgw7pfl0uhm858wellpm7tlh3cpepczzt0cvrugdm70ftt6p5czyrpxwwgf0jftklhax245wqqdg7h3gfulndcz868v493a56222spnzxrfztn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr3cwdqa2fs9erl2u2r2nr2g96sehlvtm4ad245672ahqgkdgyp0s37538h'>nevent1q…538h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Altadena Drive at Lake Ave. Horrifying. 2025-01-08T16:44:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvz9fje6vp2u3sxezfnzncpn7mkjkxgz5c39w3q692adfshc2qfngzyrpxwwgf0jftklhax245wqqdg7h3gfulndcz868v493a56222spnzg0034f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyc00t5ndj7qm8t4n86scphgmurzrdtjfgka83q4kdshtmxgzy2kgqgun8s'>nevent1q…un8s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good to know! I always wonder if some of my health issues started there…! 🥴I do remember it tasting good. 2024-12-31T18:04:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvacqe28cdfyr83a9p0ljh8vd5pcz7a5vh25ple9sszprsch30shczyrpxwwgf0jftklhax245wqqdg7h3gfulndcz868v493a56222spnzukfeh4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvtscv0z0g3xqvu2c50xnre2u75qxvw4hncch5p60zhcsmhje6j2c84c62y'>nevent1q…c62y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As kids (1960’s? 1970’s?) dad took us hiking several times to Little Jimmy Springs. We always looked forward to getting a refill of our water bottles… He was very sure how clean it was. 2024-12-31T18:00:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs08vmgyr3da33gque3c34vy98h24pn2hq82jlysme2kh5g2j2y7ygzyrpxwwgf0jftklhax245wqqdg7h3gfulndcz868v493a56222spnz809axt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr8nfz9daf7m4zg98fuxumapu58zt9c8zrenu800h2vq8yu54504qs53u33'>nevent1q…3u33</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Very little color came out. I may have rinsed them years ago. My inks are also old- Waterman’s Florida Blue and Parker Quink Solv-x. They “look” ok, as they are liquid. Are they ok to use? At least until I can get something else? (Also just to see if I like writing with them.) #fountainpens #fountainpenink 2024-10-19T16:11:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2fyalsqmt5fha7jz5tkdw5jslqgj4npa2wtj3xyqsf5k8a89m85szyrpxwwgf0jftklhax245wqqdg7h3gfulndcz868v493a56222spnzyz30am In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ndfzswqemd9yj88m6f6c3z0h636hugayssatax094ul0gky3cgcq45ew8'>nevent1q…5ew8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh! It doesn’t unscrew from the ring- it’s a sneaky bit at the end!<br/> <img src="https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/113/329/250/936/144/212/original/56a460cf4cd68e9c.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-18T15:57:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8ndfzswqemd9yj88m6f6c3z0h636hugayssatax094ul0gky3cgczyrpxwwgf0jftklhax245wqqdg7h3gfulndcz868v493a56222spnzuuqw2l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxrmrxzgnlk05sekfyeehk7lk06a5y05q963d9lkt5ksudvxfdt3sfhalqn'>nevent1q…alqn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ah! The medium blue one does say “51”! The dark blue I can’t unscrew… The green one does say “21”! How fun!<br/> <img src="https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/113/329/229/024/889/551/original/04e991aae28b01ae.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-18T15:53:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqc49ujawpp7v0z5evgpj6pde3xw5h4ken6y20kudj8xhqxfr8hrszyrpxwwgf0jftklhax245wqqdg7h3gfulndcz868v493a56222spnzcswz7h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst0w6kewmufnkywszvnwvvc2q6ezunp57m9pj94u5ryc6y5668zvgxxcc30'>nevent1q…cc30</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How do you clean them? I actually might have ink somewhere… You are probably right about them being 21s. Who knows what this case is for- Things likely got split up after several moves. Also, who would service the Waterman?<br/><br/>I do realize these aren’t calligraphy pens- it’s just that I used calligraphy pens for writing practice. Don’t remember why I had problems writing with these- maybe ink just wouldn’t flow? Don’t remember.<br/> <img src="https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/113/329/162/081/037/449/original/8a30943ab30f2440.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-18T15:39:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyedcpngm5raw4rtmf6q04tcqgfea9y6cu84g38x53jgm5r20g7eqzyrpxwwgf0jftklhax245wqqdg7h3gfulndcz868v493a56222spnzcs48cl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ldvnu8rxqraz8wadwmylvxf25dr25z3xq83slgr3x5ux0jppshcmvkdga'>nevent1q…kdga</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My Gramps was the best. The fountain pen on the left was his. I think it’s in decent shape. The 2 mechanical pencils on the right are the ones that I now remember being oldest - also his. The 2 pens on the middle and on the bottom I think were my mom’s. I didn’t remember one of those was a ball-point pen! (No idea what brand/ insert it is.) I never was very successful at using a fountain pen even though as a kid I used to practice calligraphy of sorts (for fun!)<br/> <img src="https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/113/325/240/244/708/686/original/54cab9ce97ae8c53.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-17T23:10:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyrttwg7nu9sajk4jmfkhc489dus39p04v5xkyxecx37m9sd94udszyrpxwwgf0jftklhax245wqqdg7h3gfulndcz868v493a56222spnz5e49ps In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszs8jr8kqkpaz43mxkfavv5x9rlj5gvulvtvh2gqskazfvnfnqdhs009r3m'>nevent1q…9r3m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh I’m fully aware how these things can get out of hand (um. hello ham radio?!) It’s why I stay away from #fountainpens. But I rarely (never?) see anyone talking about #mechanicalpencils so I had to ask! I can use the excuse that it’s the only writing instrument that I use 😉 2024-10-17T19:05:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp3ka7z0plnlqxhylc085vsrhq8sd56rh22r8m2jcf4au8d9l375czyrpxwwgf0jftklhax245wqqdg7h3gfulndcz868v493a56222spnz22gegf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ygecnaqzv0j40vk75uz6tvmlkd3jq4wcdddwvztyywck9eulv7cfvq94v'>nevent1q…q94v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have a couple fountain pens- my grandfather’s (1930’s? 1950’s?) but I always reach for pencils. You’ve given me some things to look at. I’ve eyed the Kwaeco several times, and really like the looks eyejayinstruments.com and Wingback- neither of which have I heard of (Christmas list!) I have the blue Staedtler Mars- wish I knew where I put it! Not a go-to for writing for me, I only grab it for drawing. I decided to try a shaker since my old hands aren’t as nibble as they used to be for the regrip to advance the lead, so I’ll need to get “plain” one back in my hands to see if I want to go back to a non shaker. Thanks for sharing. Love to see what’s out there! 2024-10-17T16:19:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgemuuhw8a3kc75alfwr7ef80zmf6u2sdzuh7shkjtm6vqvelsmxczyrpxwwgf0jftklhax245wqqdg7h3gfulndcz868v493a56222spnzrs258g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxnwh7vyf4n7ygrdanye8jzga0ds2zv6whklwfvqwpl6n6gs8nanchcgxdk'>nevent1q…gxdk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’ll mess with fate… 😇 😈 #Mechanicalpencils… I’ve had a love for them since I was in 8th grade- and I still have my first one from then (the Pentel Sharp Kerry.) (In my old age) I’m finding that I want a thicker lead now. My current favorite is the Zebra Tect 2 Way Frisha, 0.7mm. Loving the shaker, but wouldn’t mind trying an automatic loading. Also prefer metal over plastic body or rubber grip. Recommendations? 2024-10-16T23:35:43Z