I managed to eek out some blue ink from my Platinum Preppy to do this sketch, but now I give up. It constantly blocks (it’s not the pen it’s the ink). These books were left behind by my daughter – she finished them on the beach. A nice easy read like Stephen King is helping me get back into reading (I was far from my goal last year)…and is great for reading in bed.
Tue-10-Mar-2026
Here are some keys accidentally left behind by our daughter’s partner when they went back to the UK. I was thinking of sketching some keys but this key ring is a lot more interesting than mine …with lots of dangly little tags and pouches, several of which, I think, were recently bought from the ArtWork store in Market Market!
Mon-9-Mar-2026
I sketched this on a day of sneezing and nose irritation. This day I also had an online consultation with an allergologist (that’s a term I haven’t heard before?) and I am now trying some new nasal spray and may get re-tested and try some immunotherapy to see if I can get rid of it altogether.
Mon-2-Mar-2026
I sketched this on the second day of our daughter and her partner were visiting us – we made a trip into Makati for ukay-ukay (thrift store) shopping, wabi-sabi lunch (a noodle house in Makati Cinema Square – where we spent too much time trying to get a phone repaired, without success), then Greenbelt Mall. This teapot (from Syria – see sketch No.613 done in 2018) had a plant growing in it and the cats broke it…so another repair job is needed. Kintsugi is the the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery.
Mon-23-Feb-2026
The day I sketched this I was baking my dinner and got all these metal pans out of the oven…so I thought why not sketch them?
Mon-16-Feb-2026
Sketching my art materials is always a good subject to fall back on. This is not actually a pencil case, but a giveaway toiletry pouch from Philippine airlines…it must be old as they don’t seem to give these away anymore!
Thu-12-Feb-2026
Recently I have been drinking hot fresh ginger, calamansi and honey to keep my itchy throat and allergy induced sneezing at bay. This cup (which I’ve sketched before of course – see No.2929), keeps it nice and hot for hours.
Wed-11-Feb-2026
Because my Kung Te-Cheng Noodlers ink blocked up my Lamy pen, and having done a bit of research, I decided buy a cheap but good fountain pen that I can fill with it (the site I looked at also recommended watering the ink down with distilled water – but that hasn’t worked for me). Anyway I am now the proud owner of a Platinum Preppy fountain pen – though I drew this with my Sailor pen!
Wed-4-Feb-2026
