Entries from 2019-01-01 to 1 month
The seeds companies do not recommend, but we have rucola in winter. Better than in summer as in warm months the leaves have too many (unwelcome) guests. The butterflies and other insects leave their descendants and the complete leaves are …
extravagance avoided extravagance avoided As I mentioned a tea master, the shop clerk showed me a really superior tea. It was an exquisite feast to the eyes and the nose. Taste? Of course he did not let me try. The price per 100 g: more th…
extravagance avoided extravagance avoided As I mentioned a tea master, the shop clerk showed me a really superior tea. It was an exquisite feast to the eyes and the nose. Taste? Of course he did not let me try. The price per 100 g: more th…
extravagance avoided extravagance avoided As I mentioned a tea master, the shop clerk showed me a really superior tea. It was an exquisite feast to the eyes and the nose. Taste? Of course he did not let me try. The price per 100 g: more th…
Ashurbanipal The ancient king of Syria, Ashurbanipal (668-627 BC): very impressive scholar king. I failed to take pictures but there are panels depicting peaceful gardens. Magic and medicine books, these together! The combination of the an…
St Hugh's College, Oxford on the second day, a little different presentation but as good Always good to be there. Breakfast at My Bloomsbury. Extremely good cheddar cheese, honey roast ham, bread and pain au chocolat with good butter and s…
We used to have lots of dark green Harrods, yellow Selfridges, green M &S, orange Sainsbury’s etc plastic bags. No plastic bags any longer. Paper bags have revived. Or, no bags at all. Yes, I knew the supermarkets did not offer free plasti…
I always liked breakfast at the hotel I stayed last night. This time I am not so certain, as tea and coffee are not served on the table any longer. The men and women who used to get ready to offer tea or coffee are now just there to remove…
In November, I was about to go through the ticket gate at Kyoto station. The ticket card was in my pass case in the handbag. The fastener on top caught something in my bag and wouldn’t open. The station officer helped me but in vain. He ev…
