Traveler's Notebook Summer Pages

September 22, 2016 by Tammy Wright in Journaling

Summer is over. Today is the Autumn Equinox. Mercury is no longer in retrograde and the wheel of the year turns to Mabon. In other words - It's Fall, Y'all. I am so happy.

Summer in Florida is downright miserable. To be honest, I often get the blues in August/September because the heat is so awful. In addition to heat, we have the rainy season. The sauna-like weather makes it difficult to be outside and do the things I love to do. This affects everything. My mood, productivity, and creativity all suffer.

I did manage to stick with journaling throughout the summer season. Here's a look at my weekly layouts over the past few weeks. How did you beat the summer heat this year?

All About My Journals

August 27, 2016 by Tammy Wright in Journaling

In the world of YouTube, a tag video is a video made to answer a certain set of questions. The questions are determined by another YouTuber and they proceed to "tag" others in an effort to get to know them better.

I have always enjoyed tag videos. Especially ones about reading and writing. Recently, I came across a tag entitled "All About My Journals" on one of my favorite YouTube channels. It seemed like the perfect fit for me so I gave it a try. Below is the result of my first tag response video.

Credit: The original tag was created by Journal Tree. I learned about the tag from Burgess Taylor.

Meet My Fountain Pen Sensei

April 06, 2016 by Tammy Wright in Letter Writing, Pens and Paper

It all started when a letter arrived almost two years ago. My pen pal had written her letter with a fountain pen and various ink colors. Her handwriting was gorgeous. I was hooked. I had to learn more about using a fountain pen.

I started out cautiously and purchased some very affordable pens: The Pilot Metropolitan and the Lamy Safari. Both of these cost less than $25 and are great starter pens. They allowed me get comfortable with the pen, take it apart, play with nib sizes, work with inks and learn more about maintenance without the worry of breaking, destroying or losing them.

Now I'm ready for the next step - I want a nicer fountain pen. So I turn to my Fountain Pen Sensei. My Fountain Pen Sensei, Tracy Lee, is a friend and fellow letter writer. Famously known as @legally_inked on Instagram, she has an amazing fountain pen collection and knows everything about pens. Whenever I have a question I send her a text and she gives me guidance.

Recently, she offered me an chance to spend a day in her enchanting personal library, view her pen collection and film answers to all my questions so I could share with others. I'll list all her resources and favorites below. To see her library, pen collection and learn what I learned, check out the following two interview videos:

Mentioned in my interview with Tracy Lee:

Nib Meisters

Daniel Smith The Nibsmith

Deb Kinney

Michael Masuyama

Pens

Pen Stores

Pen Shows

Inks

Paper

Nib Meisters