Monthly Archives: March 2009

sunshine

By Alice | Published: March 15, 2009

This is the 'behind the scenes' of the photo of the tea tins :) It was so sunny! Just like it was July or something. That thing on the plate is an attempt at making flapjacks with my broken oven. It didn't really work so I may break them up and convert them into granola [...]

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Postcard Teas

By Alice | Published: March 15, 2009

I first heard about Postcard Teas from my father who really likes fine green and black teas. As I had just run out of the sencha that I was using at work I placed an order for a green tea and a black tea to try it out. I chose Wazuka Sencha and Yunnan Red [...]

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animated

By Alice | Published: March 14, 2009

I have been trying out making animated gifs in Photoshop CS3. It is really easy and quite fun :)

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Five Senses Friday

By Alice | Published: March 13, 2009

So Five Senses Friday returns! My contribution: Taste:- Homemade hummus eaten with an oatcake- Tomato soup Sight:- The sun in the morning- The last ever episode of The Wire Touch:- Crisp new trousers- Knitted blankets Smell:- Fresh streets after the rain.- The inside of a new magazine Hear:- The Moth most recent episode 'what I [...]

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choosing garden plants

By Alice | Published: March 12, 2009

This picture of the kitchen window is apropos of nothing apart from that soon the windowsills will be hosting trays of seeds and seedlings because YES! I have finally placed the last of my plant and seed orders. Phew! I feel I have been MIA for a few days as I have been spending hours [...]

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