For this sketch I just drew the first thing I saw – for the nth time – while I chatted to my my mum using the MyTello app (which is a great replacement for the long lost Skype).
Thu-11-Jun-2026
121-3522 – Talking to my mum
Still Life
121-3512 – Eating the fruit
My wife bought loads of fruit at the market then a few days later headed to Davao leaving me to have to quickly eat a massive pile of fruit before it went off. This sketch includes the remains of a dragon fruit…and some tomato juice which I regularly drink with a dash of Worcestershire sauce in it!
Wed-3-Jun-2026
120-3505 – Too much of a (not so good) thing
On this day I reached “peak pizza”, which I never thought I would do. We bought two-for-one family sized pizzas from Domino’s but these two slices were left after several days of eating them. So I discovered that you can have too much pizza – and these particular ones weren’t actually that great (and were even delivered a bit late). The veggie one was not very cheesy and was kind of soggy!
Fri-29-May-2026
120-3503 – Waiting for glue
I did this sketch the day before I had some new (white) bookbinding glue delivered. After my last fuzzy sketch I decided to do this one with my TWSBI pen (which seems to be a little blocked with noodler’s black ink).
Tue-26-May-2026
120-3502 – Fuzzy scissors
I was just keeping my eye in with this sketch but was not really concentrating. I also realised that I have sketched almost exactly the same thing before (see sketch No.78-2471) …when I think I did a better job! Somehow this sketch has come out rather fuzzy.
Mon-25-May-2026
120-3498 – Chard
On this day, wondering what to draw, I just took something out of the fridge. This is chard or snow cabbage – which we often use as a replacement for spinach. In the Philippines it is called “pechay”. I sketched the same thing in 2020 (see sketch No.1547).
Fri-22-May-2026
120-3497 – Seed pods
These are seed pods from the Albizia Lebbeck tree or “woman’s tongue tree”, that I picked up when we were at Manila Memorial Park. The seed pods rattle loudly in the wind and the continuous rustling sound is where the reference to a woman’s tongue comes from. This is what early botanists thought anyway – but personally I find this a bit sexist and derogatory.
Wed-20-May-2026
120-3496 – Washed bean bags and juggling balls
I have sketched these juggling balls before (see Sketch No.2144 which I did in 2022). They are looking a bit tired these days, so my wife washed them…oops! Afterwards the homemade ones with actual beans in them all swelled up and got a bit smelly!
Tue-19-May-2026
120-3495 – Singing bowl
We used to have a Bhutanese signing bowl, which we bought when we lived there, but it broke. My wife got this one recently for Christmas. These bowls are traditionally used in meditation and produce a lovely sound when struck or rubbed (around the rim) with the small wooden mallet.
Mon-18-May-2026