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Happy Friday + Randomness

May 9, 2014

prep-sketchesSome prep sketches for the book. I’ve been loving this handmade paper for its texture and I’ve been having a blast with all my watercolor/gouache paints. It’s nose to the grindstone time (but in a good way), friends, so I best keep it short today.

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K: You know, Mama…you’re actually really, really funny even though most people would think you’re totally boring if they just looked at you.

Me: …thank you?

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Happy Mother’s Day!! I’m curious to see what K and M will cook up for me this year. Last year M scrambled about ten eggs for me, and much laughter about the gigantic pile on my plate ensued (“I wanted to make sure you had enough! I didn’t know how much to cook,”  he said. Good man.)

It’s spider season
K is an arachnophobe
So, so many screams*…

*There is an army of spiders descending upon us in our house and it’s a challenging situation that keeps us on our toes and involves a lot of jumping around and yelps…

 

 

Filed in: gouache, illustration, watercolor • by sanae • 8 Comments

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  1. Lucinda

    May 9, 2014 at 8:01 am

    another classic K quote . . . that child just cracks me up!! thank you for sharing her hilarity with all of us:) Happy Mother’s day to you, Sanae!

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    • sanae

      May 11, 2014 at 3:49 pm

      And to you, Lucinda! Hope it was a day filled with much goodness!

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  2. Ute

    May 9, 2014 at 2:34 pm

    Have a wonderful weekend and may you be especially spoiled and loved on mother´s day!
    And look what I found, a very similar recipe like the life-changing bread, but this comes from a very reliable source (and originally from a bakery in SF) and sounds as if it could work a little better! And I am sure you have all the ingredients at home 😉 http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2014/05/josey-bakers-gluten-free-recipe-adventure-bread/

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    • sanae

      May 11, 2014 at 3:48 pm

      Ooh, that looks like a good recipe, Ute! I’m putting it on my must-try list! Thank you, and I hope you get to celebrate Mother’s Day with yours in some way – can’t wait to see how the blouse turned out!

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      • Ute

        May 15, 2014 at 8:43 am

        The bread turned out great! I think what made a difference was to toast the nuts and seeds and that I mushed the dough for 5-10 min until it wa really sticky. I also let it rest in the fridge over night. Now I just need to find cheaper ingredients, so far one loaf cost me 15 € 🙁

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        • sanae

          May 15, 2014 at 8:58 am

          whoa! that’s one spendy bread! But it sounds delicious and I will definitely give it a go. Thanks, Ute!

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  3. kristin

    May 9, 2014 at 10:05 pm

    Happy Mother’s Day, Sanae!!

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    • sanae

      May 11, 2014 at 3:47 pm

      Rght back atcha, Kristin! Hope you were spoiled rotten today!

      Reply

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