French chocolates

We got these lovely French chocolates from our superb friend Marc Boivin. Last night we tried some chocolate with tea flavoured ganache. The matcha was particularly nice.

NATO strap

A NATO strap is really easy to fit to a watch and cheap to purchase on-line.
Ideal as a travel accessory in the event that your strap breaks.

Also good for trying out different colour combinations?
Keen to see how blue works.

My favourite Studio Ghibli movies

1. My Neighbour Totoro
2. Kiki's Delivery Service
3. Laputa
4. Porco Rosso
5. Spirited Away
6. The Cat Returns
7. Howl's Moving Castle
8. Arrietty

I find Tales From Earthsea, Nausicaa and Princess Mononoke to all be watchable, but I'm certainly not a fan of their latest offerings. Darker, broodier and less pleasant.

Somebody at Studio Ghibli must have forgotten that their company logo is Totoro; a wonderful, innocent character.
It is not the gun-toting Lady Eboshi:

The Silent Flute

Kitten T-shirts

Wearing tights to advantage