Seems like ages since I posted anything on here, in fact it is just over a week for this blog. I guess that's because I haven't had a lot to write about; not that a little thing like that would usually stop me.
As regular visitors here will know, I am a master at writing waffle or rubbish as I prefer to call it. I'm not going to inflict that on you today tho' I just wanted to make my personal inkblot on the page that is Blogland and it doesn't take too many words to do that.

Whilst speaking of ink, I wonder are there people who still use "proper" pens with real ink, the very idea fills me with nostalgia.

I am recalling now my wooden school desk with its built in inkwell into which a simple wooden pen and nib were dipped and blotting paper, an essential commodity intended for soaking up excess ink, that doubled up as a convenient place to doodle whilst not listening to the Teacher's droning voice.
Later came the refillable pen which had a reservoir and a clever little mechanism that enabled it to suck up the ink, followed by the much more fashionable (but sometimes equally messy) Cartridge Pens that seemed so cool, especially if you owned one that was made by Parker or Sheaffer (excuse the name dropping, but they were the equivalent of todays must have brands)

What heady heights we aspired to in the world of writing implements, but these things were not every day purchases, they had to be requested as Birthday or Christmas gifts. How times have changed, todays kids probably request the latest laptop or computerised notebook to help with their schoolwork!

So, how many of you will admit to remembering and using those inkwells and how many are shaking their heads (or laughing them off) in bemused response to my reminiscences?

Here's an interesting little link that I found whilst looking for images of old Parker Pens http://www.penbid.com/auction/showarticle.asp?art_id=26