Re: Patricia Swan....AH! Another pen-lover. Dittos all around. I
love pens. All kinds pens. But clearly the fountain pen is my favorite.
For my money, the Parker fountain pens are always the best. I tried the
Mont Blancs for a while, didn't work for me. But the Parker Centennial,
the Sonnet and the Duofold are terrific pens. (Did you know they're
discontinuing the Duofold? Rushed out and picked up two more when I
heard that.)

In the category of "This is god's way of telling you you've got too
much money," I noted an ad from Nakimi for a fountain pen made of layers
of Japanese Urushi lacquer, carved maple, ornately wrought designs of
18-karet gold and hand-wrought silver. A strikingly beautiful pen.

Price? $6,000.

You gotta be outta your mind....

jms