Good Couples

Apologies to the many of you who have been waiting for months for news from the Potato Diaries. I've been waiting for something really special to come along and here it is! This video comes from Japan where someone has created a new version of the Good Friends song for their wedding video. What Sweet Potatoes!

Happy Easter All!

Richard's Boots

Pals in Thailand

Thanks to Paul and Pun and all the students of the Good Child Foundation in Chanthaburi, Thailand. Looking forward to more!

A new member of the family!

Meet Frosty!

Happy New Year!

We had a nice surprise last night. Ami and Kai had their last meal of the noughties outside in the snow.

My Best Christmas Present

Potato Mechakucha

Pals in Turkey

Potato Pals have quite a following in Turkey. Two years ago we got a great picture of a teacher who had made Potato Pals that grew grassy hair. In the past week we have been in touch with two other teachers from Turkey via Twitter, Ms. Esra (@ekamin) who has a blog as well as some great artists in her class.
Another teacher who is using Potato Pals is Ms. Ozge, (@ozge)who has a huge amount of really creative stuff online including this wonderful version of In the Morning made with photos of her students. Thanks to both of you for your support. I pinched this cute picture off Ozge's blog because I think that's one big red Potato Pal in the middle row.

Buddy Wayne Rooney

Congratulations to Manchester United's Wayne and Coleen Rooney on the birth of their son, Kai Wayne Rooney. I knew there was something familiar about Buddy. Waddyathink? Some relation SURELY!

Friends or relations?

Ami had a great time making these on the beach. Thanks to Mark for sending the pictures. Which one do you like best? Do you think they rock?

What a find!

While walking on the beach yesterday, I found this stone. Could it be a fossilized Potato Pal? The remains of a spudosaurus? Any ideas appreciated.

Good friends in Thailand

Many thanks to Paul and Pun from Thailand for their wonderful work with Potato Pals. I will be posting some of the videos they made of their students singing Potato Pals songs soon but in the meantime, here is something to be going on with.

Thanks Yvan!

Many thanks to my friend Yvan from Nantes in France who sent me five things in an exciting package today. A DVD, a small potato from his garden, a beautiful picture of a potato, two packets of biscuits and a nice letter. Here is the picture. Which Potato Pal do you think it could be?

Kai took this one.

The Real Thing.

We applaud Lebanese artist Ginou Choueiri for her Potato Portraits and award her the Potato Diaries Artist of the Year Award 2009. She will receive a set of Potato Pals stickers.

Congratulations!

Thanks, Yeojin!

How cool is that? Good Friends in Korea. 좋은 친구들 means 'Good Friends'.

좋은 친구들은 서로 이야기한다

좋은 친구들은 서로 듣는다

좋은 친구들은 같이 논다

좋은 친구들은 물건을 빌린다

좋은 친구들은 물건을 공유한다.

좋은 친구들은 서로 돕는다.

좋은 친구들은 선물을 준다.

좋은 친구들은 보살핀다

Ka tiaki nga hoa pai!

Potato Pals are going to be featured tomorrow on The Daily English Show.
That's an online show made by Sarah, from New Zealand. How exciting! Here's a funny breaking story from NZ. We applaud this man's attitude to adversity.

Not a Potato Pal, I hope!

Kindred spirits???

A Google search has revealed that 'we are not alone'. The Pure Luck restaurant in Los Angeles serves what they call ...
Potato Pals!!!
These they describe as 'Small potato dumplings (gnocchi), lightly fried in peanut oil.'
Despite our reservations about this sort of thing, the people at Pure Luck seem to be good folk and describe themselves as vegan...mmm not so sure of the ethics here. I have of course contacted the restaurant directly and will let you know of their response), we are happy to note that this is a popular dish getting rave reviews.