“Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with golden lacquer. It teaches us to embrace damage and flaws.” — ManGill. For most of my adult life I have helped repair the sick. Many had their lives suddenly shattered and altered forever. It was a job at which I was quite good. Recently, the… Read more

“Calligraphy, like a fingerprint or the voice is unique within every person… ‘Hermann Zapf Flex, the ability to write letters, lines and strokes with maximal variation of width, has always been the unicorn of fountain pens. A pen nib with flex imparts character into your handwriting, and allows the exploration of true calligraphy. Pens prior… Read more

”If in doubt, leave a drain…” Lawson Tait Lawson Tait was born in Edinburgh in 1845. He was a pioneer of many principles in abdominal surgery that still remain relevant. By modern standards he would be a gynaecologist, although the term was unknown during his career. Tait was an early adopter of aseptic surgery, rather… Read more