ome time ago ...

... someone -- OK, LOTS of some ones! -- told me they couldn't read my chicken scratch handwriting.

Tired of hearing these complaints, I bought several penmanship books and spent two years re-teaching myself how to write clearly and legibly.

During my travels overseas, I was exposed to the ancient art & science of calligraphy ... in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and here in America.

The more I delved into this art and science, the better my penmanship became.  I've also thrown in characters from different modern languages into my writing style until it is what it is today...

When I have free time, I enjoy taking quill and parchment and simply writing in the "old styles" ... for no other reason than the sheer enjoyment of watching multi-colored inks form letters not seen since the Middle Ages!

OK...I'm still a novice at it, but it's still hours of enjoyment for me...