I see keys and feathers..........this is a secret code?

The keys are for folks that are moderators

The feathers are for the article writers

@lovesmyhouse

Very nice way of letting us know who is who! I love the feather for the article, reminds me of my Grandfather who owned and published a newspaper for fifty years, he used a "feather pen" to sign certain papers. Love things that remind me of those wonderful days when things were siimple.I bet 90% of the people on this list are too young to even remember the old fountain pens you dipped in ink wells. When I went to school we had ink wells in our desks.

I remember ink wells - used them too

and....... oh never mind, the list is much too long

Ink wells for me, too, JB....
And often bottles of ink that sometimes provided the blue color that ended up on the tips of my blond/white braids. Those who have colors streaked through their hair now have nothing on those of us who had blue tipped pigtails then.

That was such an evil trick, wasn't it?

I kept my hair in a bob, I think, just for that reason

I used the ink wells to make maps in the early 60's when I was a delineator for a title insurance company in Los Angeles. I loved using all the different sizes of nibs.

nibs, now there is a word I haven't heard in many, many years. Great memory Lynn.

I bet no one know what a nibs is but us "older" folks. Or should I say More Mature folks????

They fascinated me, I loved the different ways they could be used. That must be the reason I remembered the word nib.

From one who does not know anything (my native American name) do they use nibs in calligraphy?

Yes, generally calligraphy requires a broad, and sometimes expanding, nib to produce the varying line width in a crisp, clean stroke.

Thanks Paul, have friends that do that but I never have and probably never will. Not on my bucket list.

Heh, I used to do it, but the hand's not so steady as it used to be. It only takes one quiver to ruin the whole piece...

Me too, Paul. It's the angle we hold the nib that gets me every time these days. I used to be much better, steadier. No more.

If I try to do that now my hand shakes. Very frustrating.

I love everything I'm seeing this is great Dave and Trish. I missed everybody.

Mystic, it's fabulous to see you!! Heartfelt welcome to you!

Howdy, Mystic! Long time no see!

Don't be a stranger.

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