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September Memo: Dark Academia
I first heard about the Dark Academia aesthetic about two years ago and for once, I was sad that I’m not a teenager in this day and age (mostly I’m extremely grateful to have grown up pre-social media and before all kinds of standards became absolutely ridiculous). I would have been ALL OVER this subculture in my teens – I mean: Reading! Tweed blazers! The Dead Poets Society!
A Rose is a Rose is a Sandwich
Last year, Ladurée opened a shop in Brussels. It was very French not only because of the macaroons, but because it was a huge, gilded, baroque room, with only a small counter in one corner. Now, they have come to their senses and converted most of the room i..
Autumn Comfort
I haven’t been properly sick for at least a year: a small miracle, considering the things I’ve put my body through. Or not, as in the case of exercise and healthy food. I’m still not properly sick, but woke up with no voice and a horrible cough – you know, i..
Modern Afternoon (Breakfast) Tea
Every time I’m in London, I do the tourist thing and have afternoon tea at a nice hotel or restaurant. I cannot help it, it’s an occasion designed to appeal to me – I love tea, I love small meals (I can eat uninterrupted 24/7, but not big quantities at a tim..
A Pretty Teacup
Most people I know have a personal, somehow meaningful coffee mug: in a favourite colour, possibly, or with a witty slogan. I am very much in favour of this honourable practice and have a couple of Penguin mugs myself. I also plan to get this Reading is My S..
Alexandra David-Néel
Let it never be said that nothing good has ever come from drinking very expensive tea. If I had not been exploring the shelves of Mariage Freres the other day, I would probably never have learned about Alexandra David-Néel, a fascinating woman after whom Mar..
Violet, Violet & Violet
I’ve wanted to do this violet tea comparison post for a long time and had it all mapped out in my head, down to the last detail. It was beautiful. The result, unfortunately, does not resemble that imaginary post very much.
First, the two tiny violets that..
The Company of Women
When I was planning the launch party for my blog, I had heated conversations with myself about the gender ideology of the event. I have always been passionately against all-boy and all-girl-clubs: I find these segregated environments seriously unhealthy, at ..
Casual Green Tea
I am slightly suspicious of people who don’t drink tea. Seriously, why? I do it on most days (coffee in the first half of the day, tea in the second) and I agree with the Brits – it has a civilizing influence. What I cannot quite manage, though, is to drink ..
Big in Japan
I have long had an ignorant Westerner’s fascination with Japanese culture and history. From shinto to anime, from wakame to samurai, I just find it all interesting and appealing. And then there’s the aesthetic side of it, of course – the ink paintings, the c..