Monday, February 14, 2005
St Valentine’s Day penmanship
How many words have been penned as a consequence of St Valentine’s Day?
How many cards, letters, poems, stories, myths and legends have been written in the name of love? I cannot answer these questions, a brief search today showed just how enormous the whole topic is.
If we get down to how rather than why these documents have been written then the possibilities are less numerous. Carving initials on trees seemed to be fairly popular at one time although definitely frowned upon now but good handwriting has always been well thought of and something to aspire to even now, witness the handwriting competitions at Primary Schools.
It always helps to have a good pen and there are no shortages of these on our website. A good pen always makes a very acceptable present, especially as they get lost so easily and need replacing. The ever popular Parker Jotter Pens and Parker Vector Roller ballpens are priced very reasonably and the Parker Vector is supplied in a presentation box. Perhaps more stylish are the Symphony Ball Pens, my favourite, a retractable ball pen with a fashionable rubber grip and a highly lacquered finish. Prodir pens, very well priced but these excellent quality twist action ball pens are hard to beat for assisting smooth writing. Prodir pens are made and printed in Switzerland so the lead time is a little longer than normal but well worth the wait. Finally if you are looking for a really elegant pen then the Classic Century 2502 Cross Pen may be what you have in mind. The list is endless; I could go on but would end up by being very boring, perish the thought.
How many cards, letters, poems, stories, myths and legends have been written in the name of love? I cannot answer these questions, a brief search today showed just how enormous the whole topic is.
If we get down to how rather than why these documents have been written then the possibilities are less numerous. Carving initials on trees seemed to be fairly popular at one time although definitely frowned upon now but good handwriting has always been well thought of and something to aspire to even now, witness the handwriting competitions at Primary Schools.
It always helps to have a good pen and there are no shortages of these on our website. A good pen always makes a very acceptable present, especially as they get lost so easily and need replacing. The ever popular Parker Jotter Pens and Parker Vector Roller ballpens are priced very reasonably and the Parker Vector is supplied in a presentation box. Perhaps more stylish are the Symphony Ball Pens, my favourite, a retractable ball pen with a fashionable rubber grip and a highly lacquered finish. Prodir pens, very well priced but these excellent quality twist action ball pens are hard to beat for assisting smooth writing. Prodir pens are made and printed in Switzerland so the lead time is a little longer than normal but well worth the wait. Finally if you are looking for a really elegant pen then the Classic Century 2502 Cross Pen may be what you have in mind. The list is endless; I could go on but would end up by being very boring, perish the thought.
