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Old 02-11-2011, 04:34 PM   #7923
astra
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Originally Posted by beppe View Post
I went to the tea shop and spent almost an hour in company of the very kind owner. I got out with:
1 Tokoname teapot that I will use for Sencha
4 white metal boxes
50 grams of Oolong in small dry balls that i tasted and found absolutely fantastic, just one dry ball.
50 grams of Lapacho .......
Scientific approach! You do seem to enjoy the process
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Originally Posted by Stitchawl View Post
EDIT: So I placed an order...
Georgian Old Gentleman
Assam Moran BOP
Ceylon Dimbula
Georgian Caravan
Imperial Keemun
Pu Erh Sample Collection
Yunnan Imperial

Stitchawl
Sounds very much like NBTea.
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Originally Posted by chamekke View Post
Georgian Old Gentleman
I am surprised that both Georgian Old Lady & Georgian Old Gentleman are in black teas on NBTea. As far as I know they are white teas....and IIRC they used to be in white tea section. I tried both of them a few years ago. I liked Lady more than Gentleman.
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Originally Posted by beppe View Post
I am using this tremendous Japanese cup.
Well, against all my prejudices, I do have more pleasure drinking from that cup.

Will I get involved in tea ceremonies?
Do you know that you are not supposed to drink from this type of drinking bowls? You should sip tea in small amounts with an audible sound. That way tea entering your mouth properly washes all of taste buds. It is almost like drinking whisky
This sound might be considered rude in some societies but I think in Japan and China it is an norm and the way to drink tea? Anybody?


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Originally Posted by desertblues View Post
Astra, is your headache a bit better now? Are you suppose to have a headache as long as this?
I hope I am back to...be able to type. My head didn't try to explode today. What a relief. My neurologist replied to my email
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I am sorry to hear that you have a bad headache after the lumbar puncture. This happens sometimes and nearly always settles in a few days. Drink plenty of fluids, especially with caffeine and remain horizontal as much as you can. Then get up slowly. You can also use ibuprofen or other appropriate analgesia.
I definitely have been doing it from the moment I returned from Cambridge's hospital
What I find frustrating is
Spoiler:
sources on the Internet, the nurse who did the LP, the leaflet they gave me to read before I signed the papers, all of them claim that the headache should be over in 24 hours. When it does NOT show any sign of capitulation after 24+24+6 hours of nightmare, I learn that it might take a few days and it is normal. I am proud of myself to weather it without any painkiller and experience what I have read many times in books: the pain might be so intense that it can make you throw up, everyday we learn something new


Have drunk a lot of black tea. I am disappointed in Twinings loose tea English Breakfast. Dull.
Off to make a cup of blaaaaaack tea Taylors of Harrogate's Tea Room Blend
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