My days are often out of balance, either skewing towards work or play, but not today. We have now gone back into total lockdown, at least for nine days, so once again we have to find a way to amuse ourselves indoors.

I bought a slow cooker this week, and this morning I gave it its first go. I’m making a Moroccan veggie stew, with chickpeas and squash. I’m not a fan of squash, or calabasa as it’s called here, but I’ve decided to develop a taste for it. I honestly don’t think I set the cooker right, because it cooked way too quickly and looks a bit mushy, so I won’t post a photo, and I hope it tastes better than it looks!

I’ve spent a lot of time on YouTube, watching stuff on various subjects of interest to me, including business, cooking (don’t laugh—quarantine!) and art.

Speaking of art, I just got a new empty mini-palette to fill with my own watercolours from tubes. Here is it:

I don’t like sketching from photographs, as I prefer to sink into the scene as I draw it, but since I can’t go out and I have new paints, I settled for sketching from one of my own photos. This is a corner of Plaza Dorrego, one of my favourite spots in Buenos Aires.

So that’s been my day. It’s almost Malbec time, so I think I’ll settle in with a good book tonight.

All in all, a satisfying day, and one that sets me up nicely to begin the work week tomorrow. I hope you had a good day too!