Meeting recaps, take-aways, etc.
The August meeting happened on the second Sunday of August, over Zoom, as scheduled. The webmaster unfortunately was unable to attend and so has no details about the meeting, other than they mentioned the Sailor Pen event that was at Oblation (now past).
Sunday 10 July we had a hybrid / in-person meeting at the Lucky Lab Beer Hall on NW Quimby (1945 NW Quimby St, Portland, OR 97209). Talk about a beautiful summer day to sit outside, in the shade, with a lovely breeze and drool over pens, inks, and pen storage – we couldn’t have asked […]
On Sunday June 12 we gathered 11 members over Zoom (4 new folks!). Notes as below: Next meeting: should be Sunday 10 July at the Lucky Lab in NW (in-person/hybrid!). Likely keep the noon time for in-person (stay tuned) Our members introduced themselves and chatted about recent pen-related acquisitions, including a nib-meistered TWSBI Eco with a cursive […]
We avoided Mother’s Day and met on a special 3rd Sunday, experimenting with a combo in-person and hybrid meeting on zoom. We were probably half & half zoom and at the Lucky Lab, and (speaking as one who called in on zoom) there were definitely pens being passed around that those of us online could […]
Hello Fountain Pen Fans! Twelve of us met over Zoom on 10 April 2022 at 1:00PM, and went through Stuart’s best-known-methods (BKMs) of how he researches pricing for his vintage pens. He walked through a list of various favorite websites. We’re still working to get a clean copy of that list, but your fearless webmaster […]