**A lesson from the internet:** 1. it is impossible to exaggerate just how dramatically any statement can be taken the wrong way and 2. sometimes the misunderstanding is wilful rather than incidental.

Just graphite this time. Cheap Ryman 2B lead in a Rotring 600. Using my Leuchtturm1917 Master Slim. It’s been a good way to spend the evening.

Analog art is hard, but I don’t hate this and it was a good way to spend 45 minutes this evening.

The Country Park

Today was a day with nothing planned so I took my 6-year-old to the park so he could burn some energy. I love Liverpool but it is nice to be spending some time this close to these views.

Making some more progress on the **The Isla Wrap**. I forgot how much I enjoy knitting.

the rural capital of food

It’s our first family holiday since we’ve arrived in the UK and we are back in our old stomping grounds, Melton Mowbray. We lived here from 2010-2011 and it’s nice to be back.

It was strange how little the town seems to have changed in the eight years since we were last here, but that’s kind of the way rural market towns are. A few shops have changed but we watched changes like that happen during the year that we spent here.

Today, besides the kids going to the cinema with their grandparents, was about visiting the cattle and farmers market.

The kids really enjoyed seeing the sheep and cows as well as buying toys from the market stalls. My highlight, besides picking up a copy of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s massive book on raising and cooking meat (at the end of this post), was this sandwich.

The pork was raised in nearby Rutland by [Farmer Lou](https://farmerlou.co.uk/) and came complete with stuffing and apple sauce. It was a very heavy brunch indeed.