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 – November 5, 2026
Thanks to the outcome of Election Day there is more hope in the world this week. The exciting part of the week was that Tricia went to the dentist and I got a haircut – sometimes the mundane is quite alright. It was a good week for just sketching some odds and ends and using…
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 22, 2026
Last Thursday we chatted with friends from Normandie in the morning, evening for them of course – always good to catch up. Roscoe is there champagne-colored poodle, when he hears our voices on WhatsApp he perks up and looks at the door, we guess that he thinks we are coming to visit – he is…
This week in The Pearl – back home
We are back in The Pearl, we drove home Tuesday from Florence – it was such a peaceful and enjoyable trip. Last Friday we started the day with breakfast at The Blue Ox Cafe in the Redwood National Park. I was fancying pancakes, a once a year or so desire, and remembered that when we…
