Monthly Archives: February 2010

bring back pretty

By Alice | Published: February 28, 2010

Out with February at last! It has felt like the longest month. I lost my creative inspiration somewhere in the middle of it, but I concentrated on cooking and reading, now I feel I’m back to usual and it’s great. These pictures are a rainbow from yesterday, lights and my fish fan from today.

Posted in Opinion, Pretty things | 3 Comments

nice packaging

By Alice | Published: February 25, 2010

I thought I would try a different local-ish brand that our local wholefoods stocks. It’s nice when everyday things come in pretty packets :)

Posted in Cooking, Savoury | 5 Comments

drape drape

By Alice | Published: February 24, 2010

With the weather remaining so grey and bleak the best thing I have found is to get into bed and read to get inspired. Drape Drape (ISBN: 9784579112531) is a slender pattern book I bought in Japan, as the title says it’s all about clothes that drape. Once I get over this winter ennui I [...]

Posted in Opinion, Oxford, Travel & Places | 2 Comments

Bristol & Bath

By Alice | Published: February 23, 2010

My sister gave me a voucher for a mystery trip at the end of last year as a gift for my birthday which I was pretty excited about cashing in this weekend as she does great mystery trips and it is always fun to go on adventures with my sister.

Overnight I stayed at my sister’s [...]

Posted in Bath, Bristol, Travel & Places | 13 Comments

Waterperry

By Alice | Published: February 18, 2010

We went to Waterperry Gardens near Oxford at the weekend, it looks pretty bleak at this time of year but we both liked the dramatic atmosphere of the long hedges and secret gardens. I didn’t take any pictures of it but the food is good and it’s all handmade on the site. It’s served canteen [...]

Posted in Britain, Opinion, Travel & Places | 7 Comments