Morning has broken, like the first morning.
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird.
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning,
Praise for them springing fresh from the Word.
Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlight from heaven.
Like the first dewfall, on the first grass.
Praise for the sweetnes of the wet garden,
Sprung in completeness where His feet pass.
Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning.
Born of the one light Eden saw play.
Praise with elation, praise every morning;
God's recreation of the new day.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alCM3tS3QFI )
Good morning, all! I'm sitting here just transfixed at the sight out my window... I moved my computer last night to its permanent location next to the window, so turning my head gives me a 180 degree view over the whole Chiang Mai valley. Clouds are trapped by the mountains to the east and north, but the rest of the valley is bathed in sunlight... All I can think of is Cat Stevens and this song!
This morning I have Ahmad's "English Breakfast" tea to wake me up. I haven't been down to the Food Lady yet, but seeing her is in my very near future. I REALLY need to cut down on the sheer amount of food that I've been eating, but I want to taste everything she has. We've decided that her cooking is simply the very best of the vendor foods. For dinner we've been sampling various vendors all around town and we both agree that she is "THE" chef!
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iPhone is acceptable, but only if you use Siri.
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I think my wife is jealous of Siri... I wonder if I can change her voice the same way I did for my GPS Navigator? I installed Yoda's voice for that. I keep asking Siri silly questions just to hear her talk I think I'm in love with her.
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So, question for Stitchawl -- I've been wanting to try a new breakfast tea. I want something that doesn't require milk, but does have some authority and a fair amount of brightness. .....SNIP......So, the question: given one choice of a commercially available breakfast tea, which one would you suggest?
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my palate, there are no better teas than Fortnum&Mason's "Royal Blend," or their "English Breakfast" teas, Or East India Company's "Royal Breakfast" or "English Breakfast" tea. I would be satisfied (almost) to drink only one as 'my' tea. They are
very consistent in their blending. Price-wise, East India Company wins the day.
Taylors of Harrogate's "Yorkshire" tea is very good, but just a bit on the bitter side. Ahmad's "English Breakfast" tea doesn't have the smoothness that F&M or EIC have.
I have Ahmad's in my cup right now, but really wish I could be drinking my unbranded Keemun... For a single-leaf tea, that one takes the cake.
'McNulty's Tea & Coffee' in NYC sells a very, very good China Keemun that is not expensive and makes an excellent morning drink, as is their Yunan China Black.
But if I were to be ordering only one, I'd go with East India Company, and most likely their "Royal Breakfast" or "English Breakfast" tea. It's a real toss-up between those two!
Stitchawl