April Update

Okay, so I went and bought a PSP mostly so that I could play this game- Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. I got a cheap, second hand one so I could spend more on the actual game and buy the special edition. It comes with an art book and two art prints. I'm on a mission to warm myself up for when the game Kingdom Hearts 3 comes out.

I haven't completed it yet but so far I love this game!

Moving on, I have been trying to watch more Studio Ghibli films and was kindly leant Ponyo to see the original Japanese version. I am now tempted to watch the dubbed version to see how the dialog differs. I'm not sure what to watch next but I have my eye on 'From up on Poppy Hill.' 

I found some really cool artwork on the windows of a fast food shop near my work and had to get some photos. There is a link to the illustrator here.

Lovely minimal window display by Jigsaw. 

I randomly noticed my coffee had a heart shaped shadow in it and thought it was cute.

 

Recently, I have gotten into loose leaf teas and found this glass infuser tea pot at a shop called 'The Loft' in Bath. I have to admit tea tastes a lot better when made in a pretty tea pot. 

Pretty Afternoon Tea

For my Mum's Mother's Day present my brother and I got her a voucher for an afternoon tea at Ston Easton Park in Somerset. It's a beautiful house that makes me feel like I was in a period drama like Downton Abbey.

We sat around this fireplace in the Living Room. 

My brother took the opportunity to catch up on the sports news.

They first put out the clotted cream and jam on the foot stool/table to indicate the coming of scones.

The sandwich selection was ham, tomato and dijon mustard or egg mayonnaise or smoked salmon with cucumber. Unfortunately none of these are to my taste but I still gave them a try.

The top layer had miniature scones that were so cute! You were given two plain and two with raisins. 

This is how I normally put my scones together (cream then jam) but I was told that was not the proper way by my mum because it is meant to be jam then cream. I think it just means you taste the jam more in my opinion but my old way was easier to spread the cream. Look at me getting into a debate about scone assembly!

I had a little look into the dining room which was already very neatly laid out with crockery that had lovely patterns. 

I didn't realise until afterwards that they have a photography competition, which I wish I knew about before. However I will put the link here if anyone wants to have a look or see their website. 

Ston Easton + Photography competition