Day 31
My favourites are turquoise ink and purple ink. Black ink and blue ink are OK for every day, but to get away from the mundane sometimes is good, like for birthdays and other special occasions. When I was growing up, ink colour had particular and well-known associations eg black was used for sympathy cards or to write letters of condolence, blue was the ‘accepted’ colour for correspondence, green denoted envy or jealousy, red denoted anger. Few wrote in green or red in those days unless … Now we have myriad colours available. We’ve moved on from the ubiquitous blue Quink.
Polly Robinson © 2013
107-365 Ink (Photo credit: johngarghan)
31/01/2013 at 06:26
All true. Funny. I think the shade of green may have made a difference though – deeper, artistic. k.
31/01/2013 at 06:45
You’re clearly a gal after my daughter’s heart ~ she loves green
31/01/2013 at 08:08
Let’s hear it for the purple ink but I was also a fan of one called Peacock Blue! When I could (at an early age) would treat myself to a new fountain pen and cartridges in those colours!
Red for anger, I doubt your teachers ever covered your papers with this colour. We can give things our own labels and I like to think of red as rather defiant. It can be one of my favourites when my poison pen is needed!
I have also enjoyed writing with white on black paper. Thanks for the memories! I feel a need for colour…
31/01/2013 at 08:13
I like the sound of Peacock Blue. heh-heh re teachers and red ink … I got my share! Glad you enjoyed this small stone Lea
31/01/2013 at 08:58
Now I have the urge to get out all my coloured pens and… And it is all your fault!
31/01/2013 at 18:45
31/01/2013 at 12:41
THATS IT I am buying a well and some quills, an insignent ring and wax! I need to write!
31/01/2013 at 18:45
heh-heh … you go for it Jasmine, what colour?
31/01/2013 at 16:41
Congrats for making it through the small stones!
31/01/2013 at 18:44
And to you, Susan. It was quite an epic journey
31/01/2013 at 22:00
This made me think, why am I not surrounded by pens with turquoise and violet? My favorite colors, and I keep sticking with the mundane. Gotta go to the stationery store now! Turquoise, I’m comin’ for ya, baby!!! Thanks, too, for stopping by my blog and commenting on the Puerto Rico poem. I agree, the espanol is so much more lush… Amy
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31/01/2013 at 22:47
I’m loving the thought that you’re off to the stationery store … go get that turquoise Amy
xx
01/02/2013 at 05:43
Indeed we do and thank goodness … and I share the same memories. It wasn’t as much fun.
01/02/2013 at 07:08
I especially like the gel pens ~ lovely flow ~ lovely colour ~ just a shame they look so cheap (IMHO).
01/02/2013 at 07:09
Oh, I love, love, love gel pens.
01/02/2013 at 07:25
My goddaughter is really keen on the gold ones … I think it’s the fluidity, the smoothness across the page, I like … but for me, the turquoise and the purple remain faves
01/02/2013 at 13:38
I can’t believe I missed this yesterday!
01/02/2013 at 13:44
The final one, Joe, phew!
01/02/2013 at 13:45
They were all awesome!
01/02/2013 at 13:46
Aw, some were better than others, Joe, but thank you, you’re too kind
05/02/2013 at 13:06
Quink ink…takes me right back to my school days
05/02/2013 at 13:13
Once seen never forgotten
10/02/2013 at 20:41
Oh I used to love the turquoise quink! I used the blue black for school – I was always covered in the stuff – maybe that is why I always use pencil for writing!
10/02/2013 at 21:40
Gosh, yes, I’d forgotten about blue/black! I hated getting ink on me, maybe that’s why I like the gel pens so much