Monthly Archives: December 2009

windowsills

By Alice | Published: December 12, 2009

Some pictures from a lunchtime walk. I like that idea to use pink heather for a winter window box. Sometimes simple is best isn’t it.

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wintery foods

By Alice | Published: December 12, 2009

I put a few drops of orange blossom water on the orange in the top picture √† la Nigella in How to Eat as I happened to have orange blossom water on hand. Nice but not really worth buying orange blossom water for if you don’t already have it. Oranges are nice enough on their [...]

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a last Japan note

By Alice | Published: December 10, 2009

Well I have had fun remembering the trip! I hope that it has been entertaining. A few final things to mention. The guidebooks I used on the trip were The Rough Guide to Japan, Tokyo: Pocket Guide and Map (Lonely Planet Encounter), and Tokyo (DK Eyewitness Travel Guide). I found the Lonely Planet Pocket Guide [...]

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The Food

By Alice | Published: December 8, 2009

Breakfast on Yakushima. Soup dumplings in a Chinese place. This is an attempt at a tribute to ai! :) breakfast: green tea, dried persimmon, mikan & pastry from johan Plain iced tea. Food picked up from a depachika. Neyn Tokyo donuts. Depachika cakes. Aloe drink. I like aloe yoghurt a lot. Warabi mochi covered with [...]

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Fukuoka

By Alice | Published: December 7, 2009

It is hard to get a proper impression of a city when you are only passing through for one night but Fukuoka seems like a lively fun place with lots going on. One of the main reasons for us to stop off in Fukuoka was for the sumo! I can’t say I knew that much [...]

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