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Happy Friday + Randomness

May 2, 2014

goldfish

Happy Friday! Boy, am I glad it’s the end of the week. I caught K’s stomach bug and spent all day Wednesday in bed and part of Thursday feeling mildly queasy – I got about 20 hours of sleep though, and thankfully, it was a 24-hour thing so I’m back to my normal self today. The goldfish illustration is truly random, but I did feel like I was underwater whilst in in the grips of what felt like food poisoning. I’ve come to the conclusion that M must not be human because he never gets sick.

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Giveaway winner announcement! Congrats to Tara, who considers herself wolfish, and she has one of the coolest blogs around. Tara, you should have received an email from me, and I’ll be shipping the book out pronto!

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A couple of weeks ago, I was at the gym in the evening, and K was working hard on getting me to come back home with these texts:

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I finally learned how to take a screen shot on my ipad, which was very exciting for me. I’m sure everyone knows this already: you press the on/off button on the corner and then the “home” button together. The screenshot shows up in your camera roll. Magic!

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Have a scintillating weekend, friends!

Don’t eat bad curry*
which can lead to tummy aches
At least I slept well

*I’m sure it wasn’t the curry since both K and M ate it too and were fine (K had recovered from her bug by then). Still, I get extra nauseous when I smell the leftovers so I think it had a nasty hand in taking me down.

oranges-weekend-wishes

Filed in: gouache, illustration, life • by sanae • 10 Comments

Comments

  1. greta clark

    May 2, 2014 at 5:37 am

    Why can’t this little fishy be on fabric that I can use? Sorry you’ve been sick!

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    • sanae

      May 2, 2014 at 12:13 pm

      Greta, you’re my staunchest supporter for creating fabric designs – I love it!! I’m really motivated to try to come up with textile designs — I think it might actually happen this year 🙂 Thank you!!

      Reply
  2. Ute

    May 2, 2014 at 6:19 am

    Oh, yes please! Goldfish fabric! I have a total soft spot for that! Meanwhile I will print it out and be happy with it on my wall! (Your artwork makes great postcards!) Have a wonderful weekend! And congrats, Tara! Can´t wait to see what you make!

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    • sanae

      May 2, 2014 at 12:14 pm

      I love that you print out my little doodles for your wall, Ute – it means so much to me! Have a great weekend, and hope you have some fun sewing projects in the works. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Lucinda

    May 2, 2014 at 7:23 pm

    What a bummer of a week you’ve had, Sanae – first Miss K not feeling well, and now you too:( Glad to hear you’re on the mend though – may this weekend provide you with the R & R that your body needs. And love K’s incentive texts to come back home . . . I guess Mommy is better at dealing with arachnids than Daddy?:)

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    • sanae

      May 4, 2014 at 4:25 pm

      Thanks Lucinda! I’m still a little bit off, but doing about a million times better! I had a pretty long run of healthiness of about two months, which is a good sign that my health in general is on the upswing. 🙂

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  4. Alexandra Audrey

    May 4, 2014 at 4:36 am

    Gosh! I’m sorry to hear you got sick too but I’m glad you’re feeling better! I hope you’re having a lovely, restful weekend.

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    • sanae

      May 4, 2014 at 4:25 pm

      Thank you Alexandra! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!!

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  5. Nienke

    May 6, 2014 at 4:22 am

    Glad to hear you’re getting better again!

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    • sanae

      May 7, 2014 at 9:44 am

      Than you, Nienke! I’m all better now 🙂

      Reply

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