Author Archives: Cas

QOTW: pouring tea

QOTW Penguin

This one is more of a “did you know”, but according to Leen, the English pour tea one-handed. Apparently, we are the only nation making teapots allowing it.

Now, this is news to me, and I thought I was pretty conversant on the whole tea topic. Got a certificate and the training from Whittards to prove it! But I accept I am not the font of all knowledge.

Can anyone verify or debunk?

*EDIT*
Leen has asked me to make it clear she is currently ill and a victim of the Dreaded Lurgy, so she doesn’t want to stand by anything attributed to her here.
Also, ‘allowing it’ means ‘without dripping’…

Sunday Roast: attack of the blahs

Sunday Roast

This week has completely and utterly sucked. (Monday and Tuesday were good, but as soon as work started on Wed it all went BLURGH!) Whether it is hormones, a down swing in the depression, or what, I do not know. All I know is that I am really looking forward to the next week to start!

These photos of London at Night in the 1930’s are so darkly beautiful. Perfectly in keeping with my mood.

Gotta love a tumblr dedicated to one man’s outfits.

Mad Men as Muppets. ‘Nuff said

This smart bracelet for aid workers could be a very good thing.

This article is a fascinating insight into accessibility and usability of smartphones for the visually impaired. Props to Apple for making the iPhone so good on this front so early. And all you developers out there – get working on making Android a more viable option!

Facebook has long had a dodgy track record on privacy and data ownership, so it is worth listening to what Om Malik has to say about the new “Facebook Home” for Android.

And finally, massive thanks to @LizUK for finding this in the wilds of the internet. I don’t care if it is photoshopped. It is the first thing that made me laugh all week, and it is perfect. I hereby grant BlogMinion status to the lovely Liz 😀