Icing The Cake

[poliphilo]

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[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

I really like the way the light falls in this picture. The heavy shadow is balance by the pure white of the icing sugar.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I've had to take about 70 shots in order to get one that works.

I daren't ask the gals to stand still and pose....

[momof2girls.livejournal.com]

llygoden, your icon is so cute!

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

Thanks. But I think yours is cuter!

"Llygoden" is mouse in Welsh, so that's why the mouse is my default icon.

[momof2girls.livejournal.com]

How cool! How do you pronounce it?

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

If you want to have a go at pronouncing "llygoden", the double-L at the beginning is the tricky part. You put the tip of your tongue just behind your front teeth, as though you're about to say "L", but then you breathe out, as though you are saying the "th" of "breath". Keep the tongue relaxed and if you find you're making a nice wet hissing sound, you're doing it right! "Y" in Welsh is pronounced here as "uh". The "goden" bit is easy. Just remember it's a short "o", like in God. The stress goes on the middle syllable.

Thlugodden is a fair approximation.