THE FIGHTS

Life is not always rosy. These are a few highlights from some memorable moments.

THE EASTER WEEKEND

Happy Easter everyone!!!!

THE KANGAROO

On our trip to Australia we managed to get down to Tasmania, which turned out to be the most amazing place, with great food, cosy little villages filled with arts and craft people wearing felted hats in various shades of purple and also the home of MONA, the amazing art museum that I can not recommend enough if you happen to be anywhere near those parts of the world.

I had been talking about how much I wanted to see some kangaroos and koalas, so when we heard about Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary we decided to go and have a look. It was even better than expected.

THE COFFEE

We are currently in Australia, and together with New Zealand there is no better coffee-making people in the world, so one of the first things I did when we landed was to find a good coffee place to sample the goods. I also met some of the locals.

THE SNAKE

This is a snapshot from a recent trip to India. We went to Goa and drove around on a scooter. It was such a great way to get around and to see the area up close. Sometimes a little bit too up close.

WILLIAMSBURG

I normally draw everything by hand and sometimes (but rarely) do the odd tweak after on the computer, but this time I did some scribbles using a drawing tablet. As you can see it is not my finest work, but the situation still comes across.

I was in the post office in Williamsburg in New York waiting to post a massive parcel. This guy behind me had the loudest and most interesting and self obsessed conversation on the phone. The rest of us were struggling to hear our own thoughts over his voice.

I now know that he was born in the Green Point Hospital up the road (which according to him is no longer there) so therefor feels that this is his neighbourhood and disagrees strongly with bitches behind counter doing whatever they want. He is renting out an art space to someone and is about to open a gallery combined with a skate shop. But that is all very hush-hush so he can really tell his friend that here over the phone. He also enjoys selling things on eBay and his has had a bit of a busy time lately as his grandmother has been very ill in hospital, but she is OK now, which we are all very relieved to hear.

But as he told his friend on the phone, he didn't want to talk too much as he didn't want all the freaks around him to hear what he was saying. Fair point. You never know who will write about you on the internet.

Its good to be self aware

JAM LABELS

The other day me and Jacqui went for a walk in a rainy Hackney with our friend Tim. He told us about a plum tree near his house that was full of fruit hanging over the fence from a school yard. We couldn't leave it alone when we saw it so we picked up a ladder from Tim's house and got to work. We picked 6 kilos all together just from the small part of the tree that you can reach from the street. If only I could get in to that yard I could start a small jam factory!

We thought it would be such a great idea to make a website that tells you were to find 'free fruit trees' that grow in public spaces. And then I found Fruit City which is doing exactly that! They have an excellent map that you can add your discoveries to and use it to plan your scrumping outings with more precision!

Our plums turned our Sunday into a jam and chutney making frenzy and I made some labels for the jars. The jam and chutney turned out pretty tasty and this is the result.

I love free fruit

Pick your own! There is nothing better!

We Take it, We Make it

Why go to Tesco when there is a fruit tree right next to it?

Handpicked in Hackney, the only way forward

They started out as plain little jars, and look at them now..!

A sweet collection

THE TRIALS OF GLASTONBURY

We went to Glastonbury this year, which was great! We got to experience the bottomless mud-pits with relentless rain and the scorching desert-like state of both fields and minds. And of course some great music! Lykke Li, BB King and the surprise highlight Omar Souleyman, the syrian musician who has released around five hundred albums.

Weather Conditions of Glastonbury

Glastonbury Walking Techniques