National Handwriting Day, 23 January

[nemo]

Today is National Handwriting Day aka John Hancock Day (his birthday, 1737).

I'll be inking up a nice pen for myself and a couple beaters to lend out during the day. Let's work on our awareness of the sadly disappearing hand-written letter and the art of elegant penmanship. Write something!

Here are some tips to enjoy your day --> http://www.wikihow.com/Celebrate-National-Handwriting-Day

 

[Vacumatic]

What does your handwriting say about you:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...What-does-your-handwriting-say-about-you.html

 

[Snargle]

 

[Billski]

That big day was yesterday. Dang!

We should have been notified of this event.

 

[nemo]

We should have been notified of this event.

You were.

 

[Runnin_Ute]

I did get a letter written during the event. (and received three)

 

[nemo]

Here we are again, folks. It falls on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018.
Change fonts and size without pushing any buttons. Write a letter.

That big day was yesterday. Dang!

We should have been notified of this event.

Early notification, sir.

 

[Mullen88]

I’ll be observing by doing most of my normal computer work on a Rhodia pad with a Pelikan, and sending letters off to some friends and family. Can’t wait.

 

[Billski]

This is January 23. Let us celebrate . My handwriting is pretty good. I always did use cursive.
Yahoo!! Let's celebrate, Let's have a drink!

 

[John Rose]

One question: Which nation?

 

[Billski]

One question: Which nation?

For the USA I reckon. It says John Hancock Day. Look up.

And @nemo says that he will be giving away some pens.

 

[John Rose]

For the USA I reckon. It says John Hancock Day. Look up.

Just messing with you.

About John Hancock - by coincidence, last week I found it interesting to study the rest of the signatures on the U.S. Declaration of Independance. Stephen Hopkins' thin and shaky, possibly from a palsy or something. Ben Franklin started off with a half-decent flourish under his name, but then he sort of loses control of it at the end.

 

[Runnin_Ute]

Wrote this late last night, but just photographed in the last few minutes.

20180124_200401 by Brad Merrill, on Flickr

 

[brucered]

Meal Schedule for the week....so the kids don't ask me as soon as I walk in the door, "what's for supper?".

Happy National Handwriting Day!

 

[steveclarkus]

What does your handwriting say about you:

National Handwriting Day: What does your handwriting say about you? - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/12115880/National-Handwriting-Day-What-does-your-handwriting-say-about-you.html

Mine says I’m left handed

 

[steveclarkus]

I’ve been seriously practicing for three years because I’ve always had terrible handwriting. My left handed slant has approved but having to push rather than pull the pen like a right hander remains an impediment to good flow and spacing.

 

[tankerjohn]

What does your handwriting say about you:

National Handwriting Day: What does your handwriting say about you? - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/12115880/National-Handwriting-Day-What-does-your-handwriting-say-about-you.html

Hmm, most people think I'm a doctor. I haven't decided if that's a good things or a bad thing...

 

[Vacumatic]

I’ve been seriously practicing for three years because I’ve always had terrible handwriting. My left handed slant has approved but having to push rather than pull the pen like a right hander remains an impediment to good flow and spacing.
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Your handwriting is a lot better than many that I have seen, including one persons who couldn't read her own handwriting immediately after she had written it, which was a problem as she then had to produce Minutes of Meetings. She practiced hard and now her handwriting is the best, but tiny, which limits her choice of nib.

 

[Vacumatic]

The big surprise event was when I went into a pen shop in Kendal. The previous customer had picked up a pen in each hand and wrote at the same time, the fact that they wrote different words with each hand was particularly impressive, try it sometime.

 

[Breen]

I missed the big day, but here’s my contribution

Fine nib Lamy LX inked with Iroshizuku Yama Guri