the lost art of polishing & ironing
Last week, I took some time to pay a bit of attention to my pens and pencils. If you use disposable ballpoint pens, that might sound like an odd task, but I primarily use fountain pens, refillable mechanical pencils, and even refillable ballpoint pens. Several of my pens and pencils are silver or brass, which need to be polished now and then. I realize not everyone would want to spend time out of their day to polish their pencils and fiddle with a clogged nib on a fountain pen, but I found delight in the chore. Even though we have more time-saving and labor-saving devices than ever, we use more disposable things than ever. I’m not judging anyone who uses disposable things for their ease. I used disposable diapers for my boys. I use paper plates and cups when we have a lot of people over, paper towels for rags
