....or IS it?
Hey up.....it's on the move....
...completely off base now...
...and what exactly is THAT critter?...
That's more like it!
mmmmm.....
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm .....
"Peek-a Boo!"
:-)
(...and all on a background of Busy Bees Workshop cloth)
Showing posts with label Tuesday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tuesday. Show all posts
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
...it's Tuesday.....so it must be....
....or IS it?
Hey up.....it's on the move....
...completely off base now...
...and what exactly is THAT critter?...
That's more like it!
mmmmm.....
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm .....
"Peek-a Boo!"
:-)
(...and all on a background of Busy Bees Workshop cloth)
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Tea & Leaf Tuesday....
It's feeling a bit more like a "normal" Tuesday today....
...because the pills have helped me to get some sleep...
...so I'm packing my bag for choir tonight.
I've missed FOUR WEEKS with my bonkers little group...
...and I'll be glad to see them again!
Bloke bought me a "Bouquet of Flowers" for Christmas...
...in a tiny tin with "Kusmi" on it...
...and that's what is in my Portmeirion tea cup today.
Flowery (of course) and delicious...
...and making me feel ever-such-a-bit spoiled.
On the leaf is another little crocheted pot...
..made in creamy-white cotton and linen mix that was then dip-dyed yellow/orange/turquoise...
...beaded and finally stiffened with acrylic medium.
Looks and feels like a little Mexican basket :-)
...because the pills have helped me to get some sleep...
...so I'm packing my bag for choir tonight.
I've missed FOUR WEEKS with my bonkers little group...
...and I'll be glad to see them again!
Bloke bought me a "Bouquet of Flowers" for Christmas...
...in a tiny tin with "Kusmi" on it...
...and that's what is in my Portmeirion tea cup today.
Flowery (of course) and delicious...
...and making me feel ever-such-a-bit spoiled.
On the leaf is another little crocheted pot...
..made in creamy-white cotton and linen mix that was then dip-dyed yellow/orange/turquoise...
...beaded and finally stiffened with acrylic medium.
Looks and feels like a little Mexican basket :-)
Tuesday, 5 June 2012
Tea and Leaf Tuesday
I'm certainly in need of my tea indulgence today...
...and it's nice to have it include lovely memories of my little French sojourn way back in March.
I found a delightful tea/coffee retailer in Chartres...
...who had a small range of locally-themed teas!
Today, I'm partaking of "Baiser de Chartres"....
...and considering the leaf is green and there are not a whole lot of obvious flowery or fruity additions....
...the flavour is simply sublime.
Full and flowery....
...and looking good in this tiny Japanese tea cup that I found in a shop called "KIMONOYA" in the Rue du Pont Louis-Philippe (Paris).
On the leaf is a little bamboo plate with a spoonful of a beadmix that I call "Byzantium".
It's for the "Magic Lantern" that I'm making for that Busy Bees workshop...
...more in a couple of days when I've finished it :-)
...and it's nice to have it include lovely memories of my little French sojourn way back in March.
I found a delightful tea/coffee retailer in Chartres...
...who had a small range of locally-themed teas!
Today, I'm partaking of "Baiser de Chartres"....
...and considering the leaf is green and there are not a whole lot of obvious flowery or fruity additions....
...the flavour is simply sublime.
Full and flowery....
...and looking good in this tiny Japanese tea cup that I found in a shop called "KIMONOYA" in the Rue du Pont Louis-Philippe (Paris).
On the leaf is a little bamboo plate with a spoonful of a beadmix that I call "Byzantium".
It's for the "Magic Lantern" that I'm making for that Busy Bees workshop...
...more in a couple of days when I've finished it :-)
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Tea & Leaf Tuesday
These Tuesdays are coming around a bit too quickly for my liking!
Not that I dislike them in any way...
...on the contrary, Tuesdays are VERY good indeed...
...with both tea and choir...
..but, gosh, the weeks are disappearing at an alarming rate...
..and I still have SO much to do!! :-o
Anyway, tea today is M&S Winter Spice.
No. It's not at all wintery out there at the moment...
...I just fancied the lovely spicy, cardamom & cinnamon taste...
Well...a little bit of what you fancy is good for you isn't it? :-)
On the leaf is a small Indian panel...
...with a little print, some painted lace, beads, and a Banjara dangle.
Fa la la la la.....
Not that I dislike them in any way...
...on the contrary, Tuesdays are VERY good indeed...
...with both tea and choir...
..but, gosh, the weeks are disappearing at an alarming rate...
..and I still have SO much to do!! :-o
Anyway, tea today is M&S Winter Spice.
No. It's not at all wintery out there at the moment...
...I just fancied the lovely spicy, cardamom & cinnamon taste...
Well...a little bit of what you fancy is good for you isn't it? :-)
On the leaf is a small Indian panel...
...with a little print, some painted lace, beads, and a Banjara dangle.
Fa la la la la.....
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Tea & Leaf Tuesday.....
I'm on a French theme for the tea part at least....
...because on the day we met up with our friends in Paris...
...as we came up from the Metro station nearest Monmartre....
...the first thing I saw was the Kusmi Tea Shop!!!
So, it had to be done didn't it....
....the purchase of a pack of green teas...
...to go with the pack of Russian teas Bloke gave me for Christmas! :-)
Today's indulgence is "Green Tea with Strawberry"
(Don't you just looooooooove those little tins?!)
...which almost completes the French theme...
...apart from telling you that the first "French collage" has been completed...
...and will be blogged later in the week. :-)
Now to the leaf....
...and for this part we travel to Meso-america...
...for this little pot that I crocheted in linen warp and embellished with turquoise chips.
I dipped it in dye and finally stiffened it with matt varnish.
It sits next to the sewing machine catching all the thread ends.....
...of which there are plenty!
Cheers m'Dears....
x C
...because on the day we met up with our friends in Paris...
...as we came up from the Metro station nearest Monmartre....
...the first thing I saw was the Kusmi Tea Shop!!!
So, it had to be done didn't it....
....the purchase of a pack of green teas...
...to go with the pack of Russian teas Bloke gave me for Christmas! :-)
Today's indulgence is "Green Tea with Strawberry"
(Don't you just looooooooove those little tins?!)
...which almost completes the French theme...
...apart from telling you that the first "French collage" has been completed...
...and will be blogged later in the week. :-)
Now to the leaf....
...and for this part we travel to Meso-america...
...for this little pot that I crocheted in linen warp and embellished with turquoise chips.
I dipped it in dye and finally stiffened it with matt varnish.
It sits next to the sewing machine catching all the thread ends.....
...of which there are plenty!
Cheers m'Dears....
x C
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
...a date with Rudolf...
I know it's not the "normal" title for a blog-post on a Tuesday...
...but THIS Tuesday is a wee bitty different.
Yes....it's choir tonight....
...but not "normal" choir...
(if ANY choir evening can be deemed "normal" with us bunch of loons there!)
No, tonight is "Cupcake Choir Night"!!
This started back in February, on Pancake Tuesday. We took in pancakes, pikelets, leicecs....
...or any other such creations made in a pan...
...and had an extended break during which we smothered said pan-creations with honey, jam etc....
...and noshed our way through the lot! :-)))
It was a nice change to simply singing ...
...so it was decided to have another "noshing-event" a bit later on.
Later on is TONIGHT....."CUPCAKE CHOIR NIGHT".
...and, last week, I put a number of bits of paper with musical themes on them, into a paper bag....
... everyone took one....
...and tonight, they turn up with a decorated cupcake following the theme that they drew.
Themes like....
...Pipe Organ...
...wind instruments...
. ...Pavarotti...
....Frank Sinatra....
...piano....
..to name but a few.
..and what did I draw?
NUREYEV!!
Well! After various visits to various places over the last week...
..I've come to the conclusion that, for kiddies..
..ballet is NOT in vogue!
Nothing remotely ballerina-ish could be found in Hobbycraft or any other store!
So, I came home with a packet of coloured pipecleaners and pom-poms...
...and as I drink my "builder's tea" today...
Rudolf's chocolate puddle is drying on the top of a (cheat's) Tesco Double Chocolate Muffin! (We are such a pair of pigs here that I daren't make a batch of chocolate cakes, because we just stuff the lot!)
Not my finest-ever creation I must say!! The poor man looks more like some kind of pirouetting intergalactic space commando!! :-o
I'll have my camera at the ready tonight so that you can see the other efforts tomorrow :-)))
...but THIS Tuesday is a wee bitty different.
Yes....it's choir tonight....
...but not "normal" choir...
(if ANY choir evening can be deemed "normal" with us bunch of loons there!)
No, tonight is "Cupcake Choir Night"!!
This started back in February, on Pancake Tuesday. We took in pancakes, pikelets, leicecs....
...or any other such creations made in a pan...
...and had an extended break during which we smothered said pan-creations with honey, jam etc....
...and noshed our way through the lot! :-)))
It was a nice change to simply singing ...
...so it was decided to have another "noshing-event" a bit later on.
Later on is TONIGHT....."CUPCAKE CHOIR NIGHT".
...and, last week, I put a number of bits of paper with musical themes on them, into a paper bag....
... everyone took one....
...and tonight, they turn up with a decorated cupcake following the theme that they drew.
Themes like....
...Pipe Organ...
...wind instruments...
. ...Pavarotti...
....Frank Sinatra....
...piano....
..to name but a few.
..and what did I draw?
NUREYEV!!
Well! After various visits to various places over the last week...
..I've come to the conclusion that, for kiddies..
..ballet is NOT in vogue!
Nothing remotely ballerina-ish could be found in Hobbycraft or any other store!
So, I came home with a packet of coloured pipecleaners and pom-poms...
...and as I drink my "builder's tea" today...
Rudolf's chocolate puddle is drying on the top of a (cheat's) Tesco Double Chocolate Muffin! (We are such a pair of pigs here that I daren't make a batch of chocolate cakes, because we just stuff the lot!)
Not my finest-ever creation I must say!! The poor man looks more like some kind of pirouetting intergalactic space commando!! :-o
I'll have my camera at the ready tonight so that you can see the other efforts tomorrow :-)))
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Tea & Leaf Tuesday ....Casablanca & Bruges!!
Luckily, Chartres is not JUST a very beautiful place....
...but it has some delightful tea shops too....
...and the goodies I came back with will keep my Tuesday Tea postings going for quite some time!
Today, my tea ...
...or rather "infusion" is called "Casablanca"...
...and contains raisins, golden sultanas, almond flakes, tightly-curled rose buds...
...and lumps of marzipan.
It is heaven in a tea cup!
Lovely to look at too :-)
...and on my leaf?
...more French indulgences.
The last of my "Jeff de Bruges" mini Easter eggs.
Well.
One simply must...
...mustn't one?!
:-)
...but it has some delightful tea shops too....
...and the goodies I came back with will keep my Tuesday Tea postings going for quite some time!
Today, my tea ...
...or rather "infusion" is called "Casablanca"...
...and contains raisins, golden sultanas, almond flakes, tightly-curled rose buds...
...and lumps of marzipan.
It is heaven in a tea cup!
Lovely to look at too :-)
...and on my leaf?
...more French indulgences.
The last of my "Jeff de Bruges" mini Easter eggs.
Well.
One simply must...
...mustn't one?!
:-)
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Tea & Leaf Tuesday ....
...and it's out on the terrace for tea today!
The sun is shining...
...it's WARM....mmmmmmmm
...and I'm having a mug of "Japon Lime"...
Green tea with lime flowers.
Feels just right this morning.
Sitting on the leaf are a couple of my "Elegant Eggs" that have been featured in another Popular Crafts issue. This is the Easter edition, out now.
I've used some of the beautiful hand-made lace that I picked up at that marche in Mirepoix last year.
See! There is ALWAYS a use for something special...
...and we should continue to buy bits and pieces and not feel guilty at all!
The sun is shining...
...it's WARM....mmmmmmmm
...and I'm having a mug of "Japon Lime"...
Green tea with lime flowers.
Feels just right this morning.
Sitting on the leaf are a couple of my "Elegant Eggs" that have been featured in another Popular Crafts issue. This is the Easter edition, out now.
I've used some of the beautiful hand-made lace that I picked up at that marche in Mirepoix last year.
See! There is ALWAYS a use for something special...
...and we should continue to buy bits and pieces and not feel guilty at all!
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Tea & Leaf Tuesday ....
...and what shall I have in my teapot today?....
...Chinese Breakfast?...
...Ginger Sun?...
...Bushmen's Brew?...
All arrived in a delightful little packet from Penny.....
...who likes to join me for an "Across the Pond" tea party on Tuesdays.
We decided to have a "tea-swap". Penny's packet got to me in just over a week....
...and contained not only some lovely tea-bags, but also some choccies and one of Penny's gorgeous little punched pockets :-)))
My packet, sent on exactly the same day took over three weeks!
..and, in fact we'd given up on it so packet #2 is on it's way as I type.
Ne'er mind.....
...I am going to enjoy "White Nectar - Osmanthus Spring"...
...in my "Tea For One" teapot and cup!
..and on the leaf?....
More useful things!
Pincushion rings piling up ready for Fashion & Embroidery at the end of the month.
(Some are available in the shop already...you'll find them under "Handmade" :-)
...Chinese Breakfast?...
...Ginger Sun?...
...Bushmen's Brew?...
All arrived in a delightful little packet from Penny.....
...who likes to join me for an "Across the Pond" tea party on Tuesdays.
We decided to have a "tea-swap". Penny's packet got to me in just over a week....
...and contained not only some lovely tea-bags, but also some choccies and one of Penny's gorgeous little punched pockets :-)))
My packet, sent on exactly the same day took over three weeks!
..and, in fact we'd given up on it so packet #2 is on it's way as I type.
Ne'er mind.....
...I am going to enjoy "White Nectar - Osmanthus Spring"...
...in my "Tea For One" teapot and cup!
..and on the leaf?....
More useful things!
Pincushion rings piling up ready for Fashion & Embroidery at the end of the month.
(Some are available in the shop already...you'll find them under "Handmade" :-)
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Tea & Leaf Tuesday ....
Whew!
..almost didn't make this one....
...gotta be gone in 10 minutes....
But, here I am with my usual Tuesday indulgences :-)
Tea today is Chinese Jasmine...
...a Christmas pressie from my Bloke....
...and IN another Christmas pressie, a delightful little Chinese tea cup.
My leaf today...
...has the beginnings of something very useful on it!
Any guesses?
:-)))))
(Ooooooo...aren't I cruel!?)
..almost didn't make this one....
...gotta be gone in 10 minutes....
But, here I am with my usual Tuesday indulgences :-)
Tea today is Chinese Jasmine...
...a Christmas pressie from my Bloke....
...and IN another Christmas pressie, a delightful little Chinese tea cup.
My leaf today...
...has the beginnings of something very useful on it!
Any guesses?
:-)))))
(Ooooooo...aren't I cruel!?)
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Tea & Leaf Tuesday ....
I'm actually organized today!
...makes a bit of a change from recent Tuesdays :-o
Got all my music sorted yesterday evening...
...painted a load of bits for jewellery samples...
...and even managed to get some finished :-))
I stressed over this one a bit, but I think it got there in the end.
I like the colour combination...
...and the antique-effect bails work well with the patinated and hammered copper wire.
I'm in a light mood too...
...and feeling like something "flowery"...
...so "Kusmi Green Tea with Rose" is just perfect!
The smell is sooooooooooo ....
..rosey....
...and yet there's a slight tannin bitterness underneath.
It works.
Beautifully :-))
...makes a bit of a change from recent Tuesdays :-o
Got all my music sorted yesterday evening...
...painted a load of bits for jewellery samples...
...and even managed to get some finished :-))
I stressed over this one a bit, but I think it got there in the end.
I like the colour combination...
...and the antique-effect bails work well with the patinated and hammered copper wire.
I'm in a light mood too...
...and feeling like something "flowery"...
...so "Kusmi Green Tea with Rose" is just perfect!
The smell is sooooooooooo ....
..rosey....
...and yet there's a slight tannin bitterness underneath.
It works.
Beautifully :-))
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Valentine Tea on a Tuesday....
I'm feeling much more relaxed today...
...nothing to do with it being St.Valentine's Day...
..but because I've given myself some "playtime".
Much needed too, after all the writing that's been going on lately!
Of course, the tea-tipple today just HAD to be "Boisson d'Amour"....
...and in my Bloke's hugging-teddy mug!
x x x x x x x x x x
(That mug is donkey's ears old but NO WAY would we ever get rid of it!)
..now for that leaf....
....the result of my morning at play....
A pendant sample for my "Stunning Vilene Jewellery" workshops at Fashion & Embroidery next month.
I'm REALLY pleased with this one :-)
BIG HUGS to all my lovely blog friends out there....
x C
...nothing to do with it being St.Valentine's Day...
..but because I've given myself some "playtime".
Much needed too, after all the writing that's been going on lately!
Of course, the tea-tipple today just HAD to be "Boisson d'Amour"....
...and in my Bloke's hugging-teddy mug!
x x x x x x x x x x
(That mug is donkey's ears old but NO WAY would we ever get rid of it!)
..now for that leaf....
....the result of my morning at play....
A pendant sample for my "Stunning Vilene Jewellery" workshops at Fashion & Embroidery next month.
I'm REALLY pleased with this one :-)
BIG HUGS to all my lovely blog friends out there....
x C
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Tea & Leaf Tuesday ....
It's winter outside...
...and properly this time....
...white fluffy stuff and icicles! :-)
It looks so pretty...
...and so does this teeny tiny little Brambly Hedge Winter set...
..containing a very small amount of my M&S Spiced Winter tea (again!) (I LOVE IT!!!)
And for the leaf...
...I've been drawing again...
...another little house that will soon be stitched.
(..and I couldn't resist including a couple of Carolyn's crystal snowflakes in the piccies...they fit so well with outside right now :-)
...and properly this time....
...white fluffy stuff and icicles! :-)
It looks so pretty...
...and so does this teeny tiny little Brambly Hedge Winter set...
..containing a very small amount of my M&S Spiced Winter tea (again!) (I LOVE IT!!!)
And for the leaf...
...I've been drawing again...
...another little house that will soon be stitched.
(..and I couldn't resist including a couple of Carolyn's crystal snowflakes in the piccies...they fit so well with outside right now :-)
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Tea & Leaf Tuesday ....
Ahhhhhhhhhhh!
...it's tea time again...
...and after a busy morning, I'm glad to be sitting here with my Earl Grey!
Notice the thing in the background there?
My new toy which will make things a bit easier as far as jewellery bits are concerned.
And on my leaf....
...a little cut piece of painted Vilene sitting on top of some heat-bonded Angelina fibres.
I've not played much with this stuff...
...it's certainly interesting......
Should have some results before too long.....
Fa la la la la.....
...it's tea time again...
...and after a busy morning, I'm glad to be sitting here with my Earl Grey!
Notice the thing in the background there?
My new toy which will make things a bit easier as far as jewellery bits are concerned.
And on my leaf....
...a little cut piece of painted Vilene sitting on top of some heat-bonded Angelina fibres.
I've not played much with this stuff...
...it's certainly interesting......
Should have some results before too long.....
Fa la la la la.....
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Tea & Leaf Tuesday ....
Here we are again...
I can't believe it's been a whole week since the Brambly Hedge "Winter" cup was used for that lovely M&S "Winter Spiced" tea!
It's been a really hectic week, taken up with hospital visiting...
...finishing off textile pieces for another couple of magazine articles...
...AND sorting out a veritable MOUND of music for choir tonight.
Of course, that's exactly when the printer decides to play up isn't it?!!!
Never mind....it's all done...(apart from the writing of the articles :-o )...
...and I can now sit down with an orient flavoured Japanese Sencha....
...in one of the beautiful little tea-tasting bowls given to me by my Bloke for Christmas :-)
It doesn't look much when dry, but after steeping you can see all the full leaves and flower heads in it.
It is delicate and delicious.
On my leaf this time....
....I have placed a little sketch.
I have another little book on the go...
...getting filled-up with "little houses" that will (eventually) get turned into stitched and/or stuffed pieces.
This was done from a photo I took whilst living in Brittany....
...where they have such beautiful little houses....
(a lot of which have been captured and are sitting on my hard-drive or cd's!)
..if I can get my writing out of the way soon....I can begin stitching this one by the weekend....
...I'll enjoy that...
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Tea & Leaf Tuesday ....
A New Year...
...a new look to Tuesdays!
I wanted to continue with the tea theme, but I think it needed a bit of a change...
...so from today, the first Tuesday of 2012, I'll be doing "Tea & Leaf Tuesday" postings.
What does this mean? I hear you ask....
Well, obviously there is still the "tea" element, although there may not be a "special" tea each week....
...it's getting a bit expensive, and I'm also running out of cupboard space :-o
And the "leaf" bit?....
It's just that....a leaf...but with a purpose.
I've made one out of my hand-dyed "Landscape Tissue", and stitched the veins on the sewing machine. The idea is that each Tuesday, along with my cup of tea, I'll be making something to put on the leaf.
This may be a bit of stitched textile....or paper quilting....or collage...or anything else that happens to be happening at the time.
The only requirement is that it doesn't overhang the edges!
So, here's my leaf...
..that will be a regular feature from now on :-)
And today's tea..."Prince Vladimir" by Kusmi.
Yes! It worked!
After verbally hinting a number of times...
...leaving notes with the Kusmi website address around the place...
...leaving the site up on the computer screen.....
...Santa got the message and brought me a pack of "Russian" teas!! :-D
Delicious this one is too...
...and feels really special in that darling little porcelain teacup, with a tiny saucer and porcelain spoon made by Julie Turner.
(I must admit to be terrified of the very delicate handle, but it's a lot stronger than it looks....although it does remind me of a doll's tea-set I had as a child.)
I hope you'll join me for tea on Tuesdays...
...I do so enjoy your company! :-)
...a new look to Tuesdays!
I wanted to continue with the tea theme, but I think it needed a bit of a change...
...so from today, the first Tuesday of 2012, I'll be doing "Tea & Leaf Tuesday" postings.
What does this mean? I hear you ask....
Well, obviously there is still the "tea" element, although there may not be a "special" tea each week....
...it's getting a bit expensive, and I'm also running out of cupboard space :-o
And the "leaf" bit?....
It's just that....a leaf...but with a purpose.
I've made one out of my hand-dyed "Landscape Tissue", and stitched the veins on the sewing machine. The idea is that each Tuesday, along with my cup of tea, I'll be making something to put on the leaf.
This may be a bit of stitched textile....or paper quilting....or collage...or anything else that happens to be happening at the time.
The only requirement is that it doesn't overhang the edges!
So, here's my leaf...
..that will be a regular feature from now on :-)
And today's tea..."Prince Vladimir" by Kusmi.
Yes! It worked!
After verbally hinting a number of times...
...leaving notes with the Kusmi website address around the place...
...leaving the site up on the computer screen.....
...Santa got the message and brought me a pack of "Russian" teas!! :-D
Delicious this one is too...
...and feels really special in that darling little porcelain teacup, with a tiny saucer and porcelain spoon made by Julie Turner.
(I must admit to be terrified of the very delicate handle, but it's a lot stronger than it looks....although it does remind me of a doll's tea-set I had as a child.)
I hope you'll join me for tea on Tuesdays...
...I do so enjoy your company! :-)
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Taking Tea on a Tuesday...Spiced Winter Tisane..
While we were at Harrogate, it was simply necessary to have tea at "Betty's"!
It was also necessary to buy a couple of the specials that were there for Christmas :-)
So, today I'm having Betty's Spiced Winter Tisane...
A delightful mix of spices, citrus peel and flowers...
..that makes a pale rose-coloured brew...
...just the thing on a snowy, cold day...
...especially when served-up in an M&S snowflake Christmas tisane cup :-)))
Choir party tonight...
...a glorious gathering of like-minded souls....
...and probably a little bit of singing ...
It was also necessary to buy a couple of the specials that were there for Christmas :-)
So, today I'm having Betty's Spiced Winter Tisane...
A delightful mix of spices, citrus peel and flowers...
..that makes a pale rose-coloured brew...
...just the thing on a snowy, cold day...
...especially when served-up in an M&S snowflake Christmas tisane cup :-)))
Choir party tonight...
...a glorious gathering of like-minded souls....
...and probably a little bit of singing ...
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Taking Tea on a Tuesday..."Jardin des Sens"..
If I could wish for nothing else today....
...it would be my wish that you could stick your noses into the bag that this tea came out of!!
HEAVEN ON EARTH.....
...or, rather "JARDIN DES SENS" (another little gem from Les Terny Thes in Dinan)
That little blobby thing in the middle of the pile is a piece of preserved papaya (I think)....
It's sweet and delicious!
The smell that comes out of the bag....is like sherbet lemons....with other sweet things...and a hint of vanilla too.
The taste is DIVINE!!!
DIVINE!!
...oh I wish.....I WISH......
...it would be my wish that you could stick your noses into the bag that this tea came out of!!
HEAVEN ON EARTH.....
...or, rather "JARDIN DES SENS" (another little gem from Les Terny Thes in Dinan)
That little blobby thing in the middle of the pile is a piece of preserved papaya (I think)....
It's sweet and delicious!
The smell that comes out of the bag....is like sherbet lemons....with other sweet things...and a hint of vanilla too.
The taste is DIVINE!!!
DIVINE!!
...oh I wish.....I WISH......
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
..tired out on a Tuesday!!
..just managed to sit down with a cup of Earl Grey after being on the go since 10 am this morning!
It's choir tonight....
...and we have a concert on the 3rd of December....
...so today I've sorted 17 copies of a 47 page booklet....
...with Christmas, New Year and Midwinter songs....
...dating from the 15th century up to now...
...along with various readings and run lists.
The car has duly been loaded-up with mega-heavy digital piano...
...three types of large hand-drums...
...one of which has bells all around the inside of the rim, so it sounds like we've got Santa's sleigh in the back....
..various recorders....tambourines...
...and a bowed psaltery!!!
It was a chip-shop jobby for lunch...
...and a very quick shower after loading up the car.
Now...
..I'm putting my feet up for five minutes...
...with tea and some chocolates....
..and charging the camera to take some photos to post tomorrow :-o
See you then....
It's choir tonight....
...and we have a concert on the 3rd of December....
...so today I've sorted 17 copies of a 47 page booklet....
...with Christmas, New Year and Midwinter songs....
...dating from the 15th century up to now...
...along with various readings and run lists.
The car has duly been loaded-up with mega-heavy digital piano...
...three types of large hand-drums...
...one of which has bells all around the inside of the rim, so it sounds like we've got Santa's sleigh in the back....
..various recorders....tambourines...
...and a bowed psaltery!!!
It was a chip-shop jobby for lunch...
...and a very quick shower after loading up the car.
Now...
..I'm putting my feet up for five minutes...
...with tea and some chocolates....
..and charging the camera to take some photos to post tomorrow :-o
See you then....
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Taking Tea on a Tuesday...Grand Bleu..
It's a lovely day....
...blue skies and sunshine...
...so I went for "Grand Bleu" today.
Isn't it pretty.
Black and green teas with raspberry and rum essence....
...and little tiny blue sugar dolphins!
I know that this tea is supposed to relate to the ocean....
...but today it is being drunk under my big blue sky :-)
(Tea found at the delightful little shop in St.Valerie sur Somme)
...blue skies and sunshine...
...so I went for "Grand Bleu" today.
Isn't it pretty.
Black and green teas with raspberry and rum essence....
...and little tiny blue sugar dolphins!
I know that this tea is supposed to relate to the ocean....
...but today it is being drunk under my big blue sky :-)
(Tea found at the delightful little shop in St.Valerie sur Somme)
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