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Mucus Buster

Everyone's got lingering congestion this year, so as someone who's no stranger to phlegm, and inherited the folk wisdom of a stage actress (the show must go on!) I share with you my recipe for making things better:

2L water

the juice and rind of one lemon (just dump the juiced rinds in, don't zest them, you maniac)

a small thumb of fresh ginger, sliced in coins

about a dozen cloves, some star anise, peppercorns, and maybe whole cinnamon or allspice or whatever else you like, in a tea ball (except the cinnamon if it doesn't fit, obvs)

good dollop of honey, to taste

Bring the water to a boil then dump in all the stuff. Keep it hot but not boiling – a slow cooker is good for this. Keep this pot on a low heat all day and serve yourself a mug every so often, adding water as necessary. At some point you will need to add a new lemon and some more honey, but the spices can generally carry over two pots if you're drinking it regularly.

The acid helps clear the gunk, ginger is good for the circulation, and clove/aniseed/pepper have some sort of decongestant/soothing properties. Honey is both nice and antiseptic, and apparently is a cough suppressant as well? Anyway, I just got over another run of Covid and this was wasn't 100% effective but it worked better than phenylephrine.

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Quick heads up – Iron Circus (my wonderful North American publishers) are having a 50% off sale on their whole online shop on Friday 29 November. That means you can get the super sexy hardcover US edition of Worst Journey Vol.1 for a paltry US$10! Or the e-book for $5! What a steal!

Check out the rest of the shop, too – you may be able to knock a few people off your gift list with their varied selection ... and maybe one or to favoured libraries as well ...

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Quick heads up – Iron Circus (my wonderful North American publishers) are having a 50% off sale on their whole online shop on Friday 29 November. That means you can get the super sexy hardcover US edition of Worst Journey Vol.1 for a paltry US$10! Or the e-book for $5! What a steal!

Check out the rest of the shop, too – you may be able to knock a few people off your gift list with their varied selection ... and maybe one or to favoured libraries as well ...

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Reblogging this important PSA now Wolf Hall S2 is airing and The Terror is available on various streaming platforms (and DVD).

Now that you’ve finished #GameOfThrones, which historically-inspired prestige miniseries should you try next? Well, I made you a little chart.

Wolf Hall is 6 eps and Terror 10, so either way you’re not going to lose years in watching.

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Hello! First I just wanted to say WOW I can’t believe my favourite fan artist from what feels like AGES ago (Cabin Pressure!! Discworld!!) is now making a graphic novel of Worst Journey! It’s like going to high school with someone who’s now a worldwide rock star!!! Massive congratulations!!! And good timing too, for the last two years polar and especially Antarctic exploration has been my rabbit hole!

Second, I really do just love your art style! I’m so glad I’m seeing it again and you’ve gotten such recognition!!! Thank you for continuing to inspire me (and others I’m sure!) to keep practicing my art — and now, to keep researching!!

It's always a special day when someone who knew my work from way back happens upon what I'm doing now.

Although, I can guarantee you, I am anything but a worldwide rock star.

Keep drawing! (and researching!)

(If you don't know what anon is talking about, go to worstjourney.com or indeed @worstjourney on this very social media platform.)

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Boosting this because WOLF HALL is back this weekend on the BBC for its final series!! Hot damn!!

Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance), Wolf Hall, BBC 2015

From the first scene I thought Rylance’s Cromwell looked like a jeffturley design, so I have taken it upon myself to reverse-engineer one, with dubious success.

I am hugely enjoying Wolf Hall, particularly how Cromwell the Spinmeister (through the medium of first-person POV filmmaking) cons you into liking him, but if you listen to what is actually said all the clues are there! What a lawyer! So delectable. No matter what his crooked eyebrow, paternal voice, or warm kind eyes might suggest, DON’T TRUST HIM. It is a fable for our age.

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Yeah, bring it, weird Tumblr superstitions and your magic eyes. I triple-dog-dare you.

good things will happen 🧿

things that are meant to be will fall into place 🧿

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Some quality Green content for @jesslovesboats

Life-32 x 24in- 81x61cm-2023

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Very last minute, but I have a promise to sign and dedicate a book to you being auctioned in support of a sick kid who needs help. You get to pick the dedication! Go bid, above – you have until Sunday night UK time.

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Morning commuters, Cambridge, Dec 2017

Lots more sketchbook pages over on my Patreon!

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Hands, Cambridge, Dec 2017

I've posted a few hand drawing tutorials over on Patreon ... probably will do some more.

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Station café sketches, Cambridge, Dec 2017

If you like my sketchbooks, you will love my Patreon, which has loads more recent work.

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Morning sketches, Cambridge, December 2017

Lots of much more recent sketches over on Patreon if you want to help me out ...

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Pub sketches, The Mill, Cambridge, Dec 2017

Check out my Patreon for way more sketchbook pages ...

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Pub sketches, The Mill, Cambridge, Dec 2017

Lots more, and more recent, sketches on the Patreon

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Sketches at The Mill, Cambridge, Dec 2017

Much more recent sketches in abundance over on Patreon!

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Pub sketches, Cambridge, Dec 2017

The Mill is and forever will be the best drawing pub in town.

Lots more sketches over on Patreon, some of them less than seven years old, even!