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[Jena]

Note #4 -- pens or pencils, and if pencils, then, mechanical or old-fashioned Ticonderoga No. 2
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lol.... good questions.

Having worked in accounts long before the rise of the PC, I like very sharp pencils to get neat figures onto huge analysis sheets so they can be read without too much pain or misunderstanding. I do like a propelling pencil, easier than all that sharpening.

Pens- I like a very fine nib pen and favour the Bic yellow pens,they have very thin nibs, and I also like a clasic fountain pen.

I have skinny handwriting that slants to the right so it looks much neater if written with a fine pen.

My greatest fear when I had a mini stroke was that it would affect my handwriting.....lol..... never mind about dying, or even just being able to get around, but I seem to have been safe so far.

Isn't it crazy the things that are so important to us but we don't realise it until we face a crisis. Ohh and I bought a new saw yesterday, a bigger Bow saw, so the trees are in trouble this year. lol....

 

[OrpingtonManor]

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Oh no! so so sorry, Linda!

know that my thoughts are with you today.

 

[StupidBird]

Good morning ya'll.
sorry to hear about your friend, English Chick.
CityGirl in the Country - your situation sounds amusing, nice that its working out. Mole seeds? Castor bean plant. Its the source of the poison ricin, and is grown as a mole deterent. I think you grow the seed, not just dump it in the mole holes? Gad, don't let the chickens eat it.

I will have to see about that Fischer Military pen. I was nuts for art pencils (lots of sketching), then mechanical pencils (lots of note taking) but moved to pens due to fading. Now I'm so fussy about pens: permanent ink, easy feel, fine yet expressive point... nobody gets my favorite pen. However, for highlighting, I prefer colored pencils. No bleed through, much more expressive, many more colors.

I hope the soil is dry enough today, and it warms up, so I can start in on the next wave of bed preparation. I have lots of broccoli, kale, and kohlrabi to set out. Let me see; dig out the bermuda grass, dig out compost and add in, plant and all the while keep the stupid birds from eating what I'm planting.

 

[turney31]

I too am behind on questions, I live in a small town Palestine, Texas. Well the outskirts of it anyway. Our claim to fame is Dogwood Trails Festival. Our woods in this cross timber area in the spring explode with Redbud and Dogwood trees. It is a sight to see. We also have the Texas State Railroad. There are steam trains that run from Here to the neighboring town of Rusk. It is beautiful when the trees are blooming, Orient Express type mystery Rides, Top gun western reenactments and of course Polor Express at Christmas time. Awesome experience! We are about an hour from Canton (largest flea mkt in US) They say if you cant find it at Canton's First Monday Trades Day it doesn't exist. My favorite area there is called Dog Alley. This is where the animals are. You name it its there! I love this area for these reasons.
I grew up In El Campo,TX, with my grandparents. They were farmers( Rice and Maize) and ranchers. I spent many a lazy day in an ice cold rice canal. I got my love for chickens from my grandfather Who at 6'4" , 300lbs dearly loved little banty hens.

Onward Pens or pencils................Both! I love lots of different kinds of pens and Ink color. I like a mechanical pencil for writing. For nostalgia I love those big fat round pencils!

Got to run, cat has appt. to be spayed. Ya'll have a good day!

Micah

 

[Jena]

Linda,

AS you say may she rest in peace. It is so sad to lose a friend.

Hope you are well and enjoying the improvement in weather we are finally getting this week.

 

[Opa]

Linda, It's a very sad thing when one loses a friend. Your heart feels as if it has a hole that will never again be filled. In time, with the love and understanding of your family and friends, the memories you have shared with your friend will help fill that void. The knowledge and belief that your friend is now in a better place will help carry you through this difficult time. Know that the love and prayers from your paladin go out to you.

 

[Lunachick]

I'm so sorry you lost your friend EC. Major hugs from me to you.

 

[Noncentzter]

EC, so sorry to hear about your friend!

Pens: I prefer a medium point with blue ink.

 

[jeaucamom]

Linda, I am so sorry to hear about your friend!!

Please know that you have a huge support network on here that will be praying for you and for her family.

Pens, only the nice ones that write smoothly. As a nurse, I do a ridiculous amount of writing every night I work... think mini-novel....if it doesn't write smoothly, it just makes the writing that much more unbearable. Gel pens are the worst with their inconsistent flow... hate them.

Pencils.. only mechanical, with at least a .7 lead so they are nice and firm and don't break and have a nice dark readable draw. Love em..

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My chicks were supposed to be here today. Called Echo Valley at 0830 and was told that NOOOO today was hatch and ship day, so they will be here tom or next day.

we have been waiting soooo long!!

 

[ranchhand]

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May she rest in peace and know that she had a loyal friend.