另一个生字/生词

finally finished the expired matcha from several years ago. been using it every morning for like a month. now can start using the newer one again. yay 🍵

一个生字 aka 生词

woohoo little snake plant is doing better in the larger purple bowl. I figured it was time to move it since it had stopped growing. Shortly after transplanting it, it’s putting out two new leaves. I thought any new shoots would come from the outer edge, but it’s actually growing from the center.

the unknown-named succulent that was in the purple bowl also seems to be doing better.

but my favorite part is how two random grasses also grew. I’m really hoping the two grasses grow into something big. Makes it feel like a more natural ecosystem.

favorite duvet cover got a rip, so decided to fix with embroidery thread. I think this is called the blanket stitch, which I really like. Used the light color just in case there’s unevenness with the stitching.

hehehe a super simple craft project that is remarkably satisfying

for the box that holds the earth toned and skin toned colored pencils. Quite a few of which I “borrowed” from 8th grade studio art class.

with names like ‘cloud blue’, ‘cool grey 20%’, ‘french grey 10%’, ‘light peach’, ‘sepia’, ‘crême’ … hence why I stole, I mean borrowed them in the first place.

the next necessary step with my foray into indoor food gardening ~ getting these 5 (giant) butternut squash sprouts into something with more space.

I’m gonna have to cut the soymilk cartons’ tops off. It looks small still, but it’ll be a 7” deep by 4” wide container for one sprout, vs. 5 crammed in a 4” deep with 6” diameter pot.

#butternutsquashseeds

a recommendation for AANHPI month

in some ways, the cheaper Artist’s Loft brand works better than the Prismacolor.

was finding it hard to color overlapping things that are so much black on black on black 😵‍💫 … it was helpful to use violet blue, a color I rarely use. It helped with contrast and breaking things up. Whew!