Tonight at Chez Jones: sweet and sour chicken and pineapple with brown rice. Sauce: pineapple juice, rice vinegar, honey, light soy sauce, dried chillies, red peppers, msg, ketchup. I velveted the chicken in baking soda too.

Classic Scottish sights to be enjoyed at the Bathgate gala day parade.

1/2 This (below) got me thinking: what are people's all-time favourite desserts? I was just watching an Iraqi guy (who immigrated to the UK) trying British pub foods for the first time. He said he thinks that sticky toffee pudding is the best dessert in the world.

Tonight at Chez Jones: beef chilli with thyme roasted sweet potatoes.

Got myself some summer reading in preparation for year 2 of my graphic design course.

Today's lunch at Chez Jones: okonomiyaki. Need to turn the great down a little, and I only had Parma ham which is very thin.

2 years later. Not quite so stylishly dressed.

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Tonight at Chez Jones: Chinese-inspired barbecued pork ribs and chicken breast, with cold soba noodles and cabbage in sesame oil, sweet chilli, spring onions and rice vinegar. Meat marinated in: dark and light soy, honey, oyster sauce, sesame seeds, msg, ketchup, white pepper.

Little portrait in honour of the baby Capybara recently born at Edinburgh zoo. This is my second ever attempt at using Illustrator's brush and pencil tools (and first try with my ex-pen drawing pad). @edinburghzoo.bsky.social

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We've passed the halfway point of Eddie's daily (4-week) injections to treat his leishmaniasis. After removing a troublesome shattered claw and 2 months having to wear a cone most of the time, he's finally stopped trying to constantly lick the sore skin on his paws, and his legs are looking better.

Tonight at Chez Jones: fussili in very creamy sauce with chicken, sweetcorn and mushrooms. Sauce: brie, cheddar, thyme, tarragon, black pepper.

Everest. No oxygen. Minimum rations. Flip flops. This is the hill I'll die on.

Did my first home exercise session after leaving the gym. 20mins total, covering legs, arms and core. What a bore.

I've been seeing a lot of videos from the USA where people say hateful things aggressively in sometimes face, then get beaten up for it. Are they set up or are things really kicking off frequently over there?

Tonight at Chez Jones: barbecued honey, lemon and herb chicken. Greek salad, tzatziki, brown pita.

More book covers that caught my eye recently

I'm sure there's deep symbolism going on here, but for the life of me I don't know what it means.

Today's lunch at Chez Jones: barbecued jalapeno beef burger with creamy cheese slices, burger sauce and toasted sesame seed bun. A rare treat, everything from Aldi and the burgers had a decent spice level considering they're from a supermarket (which usually mute spice-heat levels).

The Pitt (s2)... (very mild spoiler) . . . . . . . ... seems strange that they have to call in social services because a kid had alcohol in his blood, but not because he had explosives.

Went to buy dinner from Lidl. Got distracted.

My first attempt at using brushes and the pencil on Illustrator. It took me a long time and I've not wrapped my head around quite a few things, but I'm pleased with my first try. I call this little guy "The Drinker".

Tonight at Chez Jones: roast chicken, brown pita, tomatoes with oregano, roasted garlic, tzatziki (Greek yogurt, fresh mint, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, black pepper, cucumber).

See, the roasted garlic looked pretty bad in the skin, but when it's out it's fine. Still a tad overdone but more then edible.

Very nice Malaysian lunch at Kampong Ah Lee in Edinburgh. We had char kway teow, beef randang and pakchoi with garlic.

Just did my last session at the gym. Never need to exercise again! Woo!

Me: Why oh why do Americans make fun of British names for foods? Waitrose: No idea!

Tonight at Chez Jones: hot and sour meat soup with pickled cucumbers. Basically yesterday's Chinese-inspired stew with more liquid and vinegar.

Today's neon nouveau is called Joy. Took me freaking ages.

I started drawing for the first time in December 2025 (with a Gremlin). Six months later (I'm trying to draw a lot of Scottish animals atm) I feel I've made decent progress. "A doodle a day" has been my approach -- I've missed quite a few, especially about a month where I forgot entirely.

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More book covers that caught my eye recently

Brilliant illustration

Tonight at Chez Jones: Chinese-inspired pulled meat stew with pickled cucumbers and sesame seeds. Chicken thighs, pork sausages, pork shoulder, onions, carrots, garlic, lots of Chinese sauces and spices. Cucumber pickled in mirin,rice vinegar and water.

Today's neon nouveau is called Solitude

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Eid Mubarak, pals who celebrate

Dessert at Chez Jones: Greek yogurt and honey.

Tonight at Chez Jones: more chicken achari in coconut and tomato sauce, with peppers and methi. Brown rice.

My next "neon nouveau" design is called Vengeance.

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Tonight at Chez Jones: achari chicken in coconut and tomato sauce (with onions, methi and peppers). Brown rice.

Trying to keep a bit of artistic creativity flowing during the long summer holiday off college. I call this one "Gazer" and the style "neon nouveau"

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Hah just saw a review of one of my novels stating I've used AI (it was published in 2020, before AI - not that I'd ever use AI), the book is for children (it's not), I need an editor to check for mistakes (it had 2 editors) and I need to work on my poetry (well maybe, although...

Tonight at Chez Jones: first pizzas of the year cooked in the ooni. One is tomato and garlic base, the other is Ragu base. Both with mozzarella and basil.

Gave myself a snip (with pagoda horns) in preparation for sunshine.

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