Knotty Pine Kitchen orts
Knotty Pine Kitchen orts
pen collecting, gardening, woodworking, and a little bit of what’s on my mind. An occasional work from Shari

I live in the midwest, I collect pens, work at a university, drive a cool scooter, have lots of pets, like to garden, and I’m learning woodworking. I seem to be writing a book too.
At the top of the list is my friend Hilesh’s site, which has taken a new form these days:
look around for his earlier blog (see his archives) that followed him through marriage, fatherhood, and cancer
Richard Binder, nibmeister, pen restorer, and really nice man keeps a wonderful, well-designed site full of info about pens and his services at richardspens.com. Recently he started a blog to share his enthusiasm for this hobby in a different way http://blog.richardspens.com/pens/
My colleague Rose keeps a beautiful blog at www.whyamistillawake.com. For really smart musings on music, teaching, and living, check it out.
I started woodworking this year, a long held dream of mine, and Mark Spagnuolo is an amazing resource for woodworkers. See www.thewoodwhisperer.com for tips, thoughts, recommendations, a super podcast, Wed. night chat, and even a shop cam.