The Christmas season is a great time to make time for your writing passions and explore some festive-inspired storylines. With snow-covered settings and family reunions, winter makes the perfect backdrop for many story writers. Let the merriment of Christmas seep into your tales, or perhaps explore a sinister side to these dark, wintery days. These…

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Shopping for school stationery is one of the great joys of a new academic year. In this article we’ll take a look at our back to school stationery shopping list to make sure you have all the essentials when your first lesson begins – not forgetting the best school pens, of course. Why is it…

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Christmas adverts are now showing on the TV and so we all know that Christmas is sneaking up on us rapidly. This month, we thought we’d showcase some of our favourite pen sets, which make wonderful gifts for friends and family, colleagues and employees — or yourself! If you like one of the gift sets…

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Wedding anniversaries are a lovely thing to celebrate — whether it is one, five, 37 or or 62 years since you or a couple you know said, “I do”. Most of us know that 25 years of marriage is traditionally referred to as a ‘silver’ anniversary, and the 50th wedding anniversary is called ‘gold’. However,…

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Us Brits love a bank holiday — for most of us it equates to a paid day off work, which is naturally welcomed with open arms! Many of us jump straight in the car at the start of the weekend, and head off for a few days away with our family. The terrible traffic is…

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It’s the most wonderful time of year! It’s also an excellent time to reflect on Christmas and what exactly it means to you and your family. If you journal, Christmas is a great topic to think about — after all, you may very well have celebrated it every single year since you were born. Have…

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Here at The Pen Company we adore autumn — from the crunchy red, orange and brown leaves on the ground, to the crisp frosty morning air, to wrapping up in our soft and cosy scarves and gloves every time we leave the office. Above all we love the colours of autumn — the browns, greens,…

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It is February – the month of love. If you are in a relationship, or if there’s someone special who you’d like to be in a relationship with, the chances are you will be sending them a St. Valentine’s Day card on the 14th of the month. Some people know exactly what they want to…

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We all know words such as “snowball”, “mistletoe” and “carols”, but what about “rumball”, “bubbly-jock” and “kissing bough”? There are some wonderful wintry words from the past which have fallen out of common use. Learn about them here, and why not try bringing them back with your friends and family this Christmastime! Kissing Bough A…

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The new year is edging closer, and with it comes the promises we make to ourselves to try and be a better person the following year. These promises come in many forms, although some of the most popular resolutions include getting fit, losing weight, quitting smoking, starting a new hobby and saving more money. Despite…

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