a very odd diet

In preparation for tomorrow’s surgery and for a few months following, my medical team has placed me on a low fiber diet. No raw fruits and vegetables, no nuts or seeds, no oatmeal or popcorn, no cruciferous vegetables, no legumes or beans. Mainly I can eat proteins (especially red meat), a few over-cooked vegetables with no peels or seeds, white bread, pasta, and rice. And my favorite foods are fresh fruits, salads, and nuts from our local farmers market! 😢 

This is going to take some getting used to . . .

Meanwhile, I once again tried a white gel pen over watercolor to capture the diner’s table top. This time, it worked — same handmade paper as before in my recent “mending” sketch. I think the amount of sizing is the differential. The sizing is very uneven from one page to the next in this 100% cotton watercolor journal from Khadi.