Shrove Tuesday!

Today is pancake day in the UK. Well, not the traditional pancakes we are used to in the United States, they are more like crepes. Ollie is in the kitchen making some now.  I had an early start today- had a viewing for one of my modules. We watched the film In The Mood For Love (2000) which was made in Hong Kong. We watched with English subtitles. It was a good film, however the film kept using this same song over and over again and it sounded so familiar. I feel like I'd heard the song before, but cannot place it. Any ideas? Listen here.

Today Ollie received a package from Adagio Tea and I received a package from my cousin Emmy. She gave me 4 different kinds of  David's teas, a card and 2 lovely tea towels. I love tea exchanges! The only problem is that I don't know which tea to review for my tea blog first.  I think it'll be the coco chai rooibos! Yummy. I was recently told that it might be a good idea to also have articles on tea related things in addition to tea reviews and so that is what I shall do. I just need to think of ideas of what articles I need to write. Yesterday I wrote one on how to brew the perfect cup of tea.

Ollie and I decided on our holiday and booked it this past Sunday. Next month we're going to an all inclusive resort in Malta. I'm so excited! We're going for 4 nights and the island is beautiful. Here's a photo I found of one of the harbors there. Photo credit

Look how beautiful Malta is. The beautiful oceans and blue skies get me every time. Plus what I love about Malta is the historical aspect of the land. There are many ancient temples as well as archaeological sites.

I'm going to go eat some pancakes now!

Leah

Ahoy!

It's been a while! I haven't posted since January. I posted a photo today on my Facebook page of La Jolla (pronounced La hoy-ya), California-which is in Southern California, right near San Diego. It's known for it's beautiful beaches and caves as well as the local sea lions. However a beautiful place with sea lions has one draw back- those cute creatures smell terrible. Here's the photo:

Beautiful place, isn't it? I'm lucky to have lived in California, a state so beautiful. I lived in San Francisco, but I did visit southern California a few times. In comparison, here is a photo of the town where I live now, another oceanside town:

The photo above is breathtaking. Also, it's copyrighted by Leah K Nadeau Photo, just so you know. :) This is the top of Constitution Hill, the mountain closest to our house. Only in Wales do they call mountains "hills." Ollie and I went to the castle last night and it was very beautiful to see the promenade all lit up at night. The Castle is very dark though and it's necessary to bring a flashlight, or your phone's built in flashlight. Or, as they call flashlights here, torches. This always makes me giggle because I think of the Olympic Torch. Then I think of British people walking around with little torches with fire coming out of them. Silly.

I am 30 minutes in to the Martin Scorsese film After Hours. The supporting character Marcy, played by Rosanna Arquette, is so weird. If I was Paul, the main character, I'd have left that apartment the second I arrived and saw a half naked woman doing paper mâché in the middle of the place. He's supposedly on a date with Marcy, but then he offers the half naked woman a massage. There was nothing innocent about a massage when a woman isn't wearing a shirt. I'm watching this film for my Case Studies in Film History class. Hey, it's better than last week! We watched The Ox Bow Incident. 

I just finished having some Irish Breakfast tea (at 6 pm) and in the process of dunking I lost two biscuit halves. That's like the number one problem of British citizens across the nation. We will never forget you, lost biscuits. Although you were lost in the murky waters of Irish Breakfast, we will remember you as you once were-a full, malted-milk tasty biscuit. We salute you.

Have a good night

Leah