“Sourdough” Cedar Park, 2026
Mariko baked this beautiful loaf of sourdough bread today. I can’t wait to gobble it up by making yummy sandwiches and toasts! 🍞😋
Sourdough
“Sourdough” Cedar Park, 2026
“Sourdough” Cedar Park, 2026
Watercolor Pencils
“Watercolor Pencils” Cedar Park, 2026
To add some color to my Hobonichi sketches, I made the switch from highlighters to a set of Staedtler watercolor pencils. While they look great used dry like standard colored pencils, they get really fun when you add water with a brush to blend the colors together. Really neat set! 🖌️📖
Tombow MONO Tape Refill
“Refill” Cedar Park, 2026
Since I go through so much glue tape pasting photos into my Hobonichi, I switched to a Tombow MONO tape runner for its higher capacity and cheap refills. What’s funny is that the refill is practically the exact same size as the full unit. At least we’re saving a tiny bit of plastic, right? 😅✨
Diamine Inks
“Diamine Inks” Cedar Park, 2026
I bought a couple of new inks from JetPens recently. I’d been having issues with my old Iroshizuku Chiku-rin ink being too wet and bleeding through the Tomoe River paper in my Hobonichi. A little research pointed me toward Diamine Meadow (green) and Asa Blue, which run drier and suit Tomoe River paper much better. I tried them out using my Pilot Metropolitans (F and M nibs), and they perform wonderfully with no bleed-through at all. So glad I made the switch! 🖋️✨
Favorite Movies at AFS
“Favorite Movies” Austin, 2026
Tonight Bay and I went to AFS Cinema to watch The History of Concrete. It was funny and I highly recommend it! The photo (taken by Bay) is of me pointing out my favorite movie of all time, Diva, which we had re-watched here a few years ago. In my excitement, I didn’t realize that my second favorite movie (Round Midnight) was right behind my finger! 🎬🍿
Inktober 2026
“Inktober 2026” Cedar Park, 2026
I’m giving Inktober a shot this year! I decided to keep it simple and small, drawing directly in the October calendar of my Hobonichi Cousin. I’ve been practicing sketching every day for about half of September, so Inktober feels like a natural extension of my new routine. Wish me luck sticking with it all month! ✒️📖
Icon Doodles
“Doodles” Cedar Park, 2026
Filling up my Hobonichi with map icons has been so much fun! It’s a great way to add some color to the page, and it gives me plenty of good practice, too. 🗺️✒️✨
