It has been a mild and beautiful Autumn. We are getting out for walks, cooking of course, Tricia is swimming three days a week, and I am planning a workshop. Saturday I used the Faber-Castell Matt pencils for a sketch of someplace in Provence. Monday I did some random sketches while we were watching a…
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This week in The Pearl – October 29, 2026
Halloween is two days away. It seems we associate the poor pumpkin to Halloween, yet it is a fitting symbol for all of autumn, a squash as tasty as any, and a delight to paint. The Great British Bake Off (Series 17) started its new season 3 weeks ago so our Friday evenings are booked…
This week in The Pearl – October 15, 2026
Last Thursday, after posting my blog, I joined the Plein Air Painters of Portland at Cornell Farms to paint pumpkins. It was my first time with a plein air group, and I did enjoy it so will do again. The painting I did has already found a home, I will be delivering it Saturday after…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – Quick pizza
Pizza is a food group. Wood-fired ovens are cathedrals that produce the most divine of offerings. We often make our own pizza dough, though the tossing of it still evades me. But… what to do when you need more instant gratification? Enter the Indian gift of naan. I have used both pita bread and naan…
This week in The Pearl – October 8, 2026
We started the week by getting jabbed, both flu and COVID. I don’t get anti-vaxers, we have been in a lot of groups of people around the world and vaccines have kept us from catching COVID, I know some who were vaccinated did catch it, nothing is 100%, but we always get our shots. With…
