Birthday Month Continues

I had thought all the birthday celebrations were over.  After all, surgery on the 22nd kinda put the kibosh on anything more on the 26th than eating Debbie's cake and opening gifts from her and Caro.  I have even cashed in my free birthday chocolate éclair at Flying Star.  But this morning Baldo delivered a package from Jane, bless her heart. 

Inside the bag were 3 boxes, small, medium, and larger.  First, I discovered a small bottle of green ink.  That's a hint that there might be a pen or brush involved.  Sure enough, the larger "box" was a beautiful leather-bound journal.  And of course, the middle-sized box contain a wonderful fountain pen. 

I shall be making good use of these... as soon as I remember how to fill a fountain pen with ink.  

Now on closer inspection, I find that it takes both ink cartridges and has a piston converter for bottled fountain pen ink.  Easy peasy, I pop in a black cartridge and I'm set to go!