From the Desk of...

Spotted recently. "Someone" cleaned out their pencil case...and asked for more.

Well, some pencilness has rubbed off on Mrs Dave, and occassionally one or other of my mechanical pencils will go missing…only to later be spotted in her possession. Luckily though it turns out that she is more partial to wooden pencils, so that’s generally what I am called upon to supply. Of course in the beginning any old stick of wood would do, but with experience one develops certain tastes and expectations, and now economy grade pencils no longer cut the mustard. Something like a Staedtler Tradition is the minimum acceptable, and exotics like Forest Choice or Dixon Ticonderoga are required to keep the mix fresh and interesting. Eraser tipped pencils are generally preferred. Sharpeners have also become an important item of office equipment.