I never know when to eat these – should I wait until they are soft or eat them when they are still hard? According to the internet (which is increasingly unreliable), they are grown in Sagada and the Cordillera Region of the Philippines, but somehow I think these may be imported from China?
Tue-10-Nov-2026
Here are the next two drawings I did in my little sketchbook for the Sketchbook Project PH with @1372DESIGNS / @_STUDIO1372. These are of one of some some cleaning materials after a day of sprucing up our flat and a cheese flavour pot noodle.
Sat-7 & Sun-8-Nov-2026
This day I went for a short walk after work and picked up these leaves to sketch – they have such beautiful colours.
Wed-4-Nov-2026
These walking poles need another scrub to get the mud from our last hike off them. I sketched this while (half) watching some dreadful movie (Soulm8te) and enjoying maximising the textural benefits of watercolour pencils.
Tue-3-Nov-2026
Here are the next two drawings I did in my little sketchbook for the Sketchbook Project PH with @1372DESIGNS / @_STUDIO1372. These are of one of some flowers sketched at the memorial park after a sleepless night for All Souls Day and some tangerines in a basket.
Sun-1 & Fri-6-Nov-2026
Here is another attempt at a portrait – this time of Maria Machado (from an image on the BBC website). I struggled with the eyes in this one …but I am learning. Although she was barred from the Venezuelan presidential elections in 2024 the candidate she backed won easily…until Maduro was declared the winner. Now she has been able to return to Venezuela after secretly leaving to accept the Nobel Peace prize…and quite rightly has criticised the Trump-Rodriguez oil deal and called for new elections.
Fri-30-Oct-2026
These are three essential implements in our kitchen: A rubber spatular – perfect for scraping every last morsel of food from a bowl or pan; A large “kitchen devil” knife – always stays super sharp; and a stainless steel slice – made by prestige of Inox Steel – we will never need another one…all this from a pre-enshittification era.
Thu-29-Oct-2026
Here are the next two drawings I did in my little sketchbook for the Sketchbook Project PH with @1372DESIGNS / @_STUDIO1372. These are of one of a set of mugs we usually drink tea out of and a quick sketch at the food court where we sometimes get breakfast.
Tue-27 & Sat-31-Oct-2026
I cooked one of our favourite dishes the other day (tofu mushroom stroganoff), from the Cranks fast food cookbook and had to buy some wine to go in it…and also had to sample some as I cooked!
Wed-28-Oct-2026