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Sorry to pull this forward again but I was out yesterday and couldn't reply to everyone...
Phyll...........I think it is a good thing that children are taught the importance of having to produce neat and tidy work :-)
Sylvia.........Since reading your post I have Googled Fountain Pen Clubs and was amazed at what I found - lots of intrest! I must admit I was thinking of everyday users when I made this post but am impressed by the enthusiasts. Very sad that you lost the gift from your father in such a way!! The boys in my school used bits of blotting paper in our ink wells!!
MC.............Perhaps you could get your Mont Blanc overhauled if you think it is worth it and providing the cost is suitable :-)
Maggie........I think your Grand daughter made a good choice :-)
Namelessone.... I can sympathise - I used to love the embroidery part of needlework lessons but once we had to make a garment (and unpick said garment) I lost a load of interest in the subject.
Rollo...........You seem to have a nice variety - I had never heard of Cross, so I looked it up! It really surprises me just how many 'names' are out there.
DC..............As I mentioned earlier, it seems I found a method that worked for me - but all things do not work for all people and I am glad you found something which suited you - perhaps it might be possible to get your No Nonsense Pens over the internet if you do ever need more?
MG.............Nothing wrong with old fashioned and you 'was dragged up proper' :-D ;-)
Paula.........Perhaps it is the way in which a fountain pen is held - I don't know, but I have the same problem :-S
I hope I haven't missed anyone out!
Thank you all for responding :-) :-) :-)
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Sylvie
If you Google Sheaffer No Nonsense Pens, you will see the type of pen I am talking about.
Very good design for those like me who are left handed. Always use mine with a medium refill.
Have even bought for a neice and nephew who are also left handed, they too find them very easy to use.
But as they are no longer made they are getting harder to get hold of here in the UK.
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DC ............
I do know the pen you mean, only it wasn't sold under the name No Nonsense here.
It was a cheap, well made pen.
I haven't looked for one for about 10 years, so have no idea whether they are still available here
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My mum was left handed, had to use a fountain pen, and won prizes for her handwriting!!
She held her pen so her hand was underneath her writing.
Have to admit to being a bit strict when I was a LSA, on left handers who 'crabbed' their wrist so their hand was above the line they were writing on, at what looked like a very uncomfortable angle.
This took a lot of effort, for not much difference in their writing.
One of my daughters is left handed, the other right. The left hander writes much more neatly than the right hander, and she loved using a cartridge pen!
She, of course, was encouraged from the start, to hold her hand below the line!!
:-D :-D
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