tea

Mariage Freres' Violetta (Summer French Iced Tea) is going to go on sale mid June.  The other day I found an import of tea from France at Granville Island and I bought Violette in Love (green sencha with violet and raspberry) and Violet rooibos.

spring cleaning

I took the terrarium apart in my room and cleaned up the mess and get the vines good hair cut.  Now you can see Phytocrene macrophylla, Illegera and mucuna.

New Tea

I received my order of Mariage Freres Tea from France.  Muguet is beautiful, Ylang very fruity and Cannele I still need to try. 

dream of Yamagishi's book

Last night I dreamt that Yamagishi Ryoko published a new comic book with beautiful illustrations calling for 10000 yen!
The cover is a scene from Palace Under the Sea with beautiful green colour ocean.  I wish you will publish an illustration collection.

Yamagishi Ryoko's illustration

Prince of where the Sun Rises is a great story written and drawn by Yamagishi Ryoko.  She designed all the beautiful outfit of the main character.  This image is the Prince in a traditional Indian inspired costume, very close to the Indonesian outfit I am going to wear for ritual.   I

wish I can wear it as elegant as he did.

wagashi spring 2013

Beautiful ganache chocolate from La Chocolaterie.  I have passionfruit, matcha and sakura.  The fan is my own make featuring aristolochia grandiflora and other species.  The gold dust on it is real gold! 

Early Spring in Vancouver

Magnolia trees are flowering right now at UBC botanical garden.  They are pink and beautiful, but laterly it rains a lot so it is still cold and wet.