October 2008 Archives

We like to keep busy here at teapigs and are constantly thinking of new and innovative ways of getting things done!

Having struggled to look out of our dusty little office window for... erm... the whole 2 years that we've been here... yesterday Nick was possessed with a sudden urge to clean it and enjoy the Ealing view. Now, you can't get to the window from the outside without a really tall, precariously placed ladder and a long window cleaner mop thing (of which we have neither)... so what to do?!!

Improv!... and what a sight!

It has been noted that many of these entries are related to food.... here we go again!
This arrived in the office yesterday - a darjeeling earl grey cake.

It was made for us by Paul at the lovely chocolate cafe in Bolton street Bury.
It is really delicious!

Should you wish to make your own - brew the tea and infuse the dried fruit in the brewed tea for 24 hours then follow a normal fuit cake recipe using the tea infused fruit.
Paul also makes a chocolate flake cake using our tea and chocolate chips!

The very kind people at howies recently invited teapigs to serve tea at their DO Lectures, where a number of very inspiring people came to talk to a specially chosen audience. The subjects ranged from global climate change, breadmaking, how to protest peacfully, foraging, how to campaign for something you really believe in, cloudspotting, beekeeping, to, well, just about everything and anything inspiring. The event took place over 4 days at an amazing campsite in west Wales. All the lectures were taped and can be viewed on the DO Lectures website by clicking on the relevant speakers. I'd really encourage you to do so and will talk about some of them more in later blogs. My DO list? Am going to start simple. I've just bought the bread baking book and will let you know how I do with the first batch from my oven. (posted by Nick)

tea time at the DO Lectures. Green tea of course

A study conducted at UCL has found that people who have 4 cups of tea a day are 20% less stressed than those who drink other beverages containing caffeine.

Apparently the hormone (cortisol) which is released when we experience trauma or stress is counteracted by a cup of tea.

With 20 cups of tea drunk each, daily in the teapigs office, should make us 100% stress free.

A long time back we blogged that we'd be doing a sponsored bike ride. Oh dear. We didn't quite manage that, getting teapigs going sort of took us over. But at least we're still on the bike, well at least I am (Nick writing today). And why wouldn't I be when I can take in the early morning mist rising from the Grand Union Canal on the way to work rather than exhaust fumes on the A40? Such a peaceful and inspiring way to start the day. Along with our own special morning glory of course.