Thank you so very much! I am so happy I found this forum! I'll dig out those oooold dust-covered books and post a photo... not that I learned anything from them. I was so young when I got them, I didn't have the patience to practice practice practice. (Or even practice. LOL). I just thought I could copy the letters and when that didn't look so hot, I gave up. But here I am, some years later, a brand new calligrapher. For real, this time! I had my first lesson earlier this month. ( Thank you, Bianca ). Once I have something written, I'll post my first - likely to be embarrassing - thing.
First I need to find non-snagging paper, like the Rhodia pad Bianca provided. Then, practice the lower case. I still need a lesson on capitals, which look so FUN!