How many of you have picked up and used a pencil recently? As we grow older, we get more into pens, I think? But do you remember in your childhood? What pencils did you use? Do you recognize any of these? The yellow one on top is a Dixon Ticonderoga. I always used these when I was in school, they wrote very smooth. The blue one in the middle is a Mars Lumograph from Staedtler, and you could pick what kind of lead you wanted. It made for smoother writing, depending on how you liked to write, but you always needed a spare eraser. And the final one, you might not recognize. It is a Blackwing 602. A very iconic pencil, I adore using it now as an adult. It writes very smooth. It has a very interesting history. If you are interested, you can watch this video. https://youtu.be/y8J_nYQge14?si=kLSBPQbMItDxTezz Do you remember which kind of pencils you adored as a kid, and what you use now?