Updates

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  Boil the bay leafAugust 25, 2026
  There was a thread I was following that someone posted with a throw away comment about, “what does one bay leaf add to anything anyway?!” 🤣 Valid. There’s a lot of recipes that have a bay leaf or two in the list of ingredients but they never really explain much what it’s for or what… Read more: Boil the bay leaf
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  Picking wild berriesAugust 23, 2026
  Eating wild berries as a kid was a special treat. When I was little, I loved picking the wild berries that grew near our house. When the rain came in winter, wild blackberries grew big and juicy. I’d head out with my brothers and pick and eat so many. We were free to roam on… Read more: Picking wild berries
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  Three years since returning to illustrationAugust 22, 2026
  Three years ago I restarted my illustration journey. I’d taken a break due to life and other things. It’s been a lot of fun and I’ve learnt so much over that time. Sometimes it’s good to look back and see just how far we’ve come. Tonight I scrolled back to the first idea I had… Read more: Three years since returning to illustration
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  Plant a smileAugust 22, 2026
  There’s a theory that if you smile at a certain location in the world, that the happiness you generate stays in that particular location. So one day, a lifetime later someone walks past that spot on the earth and feels the happiness you have left. And they smile in turn, and plant another one. It… Read more: Plant a smile
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  Fly my boyAugust 17, 2026
  First trip overseas by yourself, under your own power and freedom. I’m so proud of the man you’ve become. Dad