What is in your cup?

[trichobezoar]

I've been drinking Traditional Medicinals Organic Throat Care... lol I know, it sounds awful, but it's actually very good! It consists of organic licorice root, slippery elm bark, marshmallow root, wild cherry bark... The more I type, the more awful it sounds! Lol I love it though; it's yummy and good for you... and expensive. Fortunately I bought a few boxes so it should last me quite awhile.

[Stitchawl]

Me and Bill there we both come from Georgia
Met Hank out in New Mexico
We're bound for Duranqo to join Pancho Villa
We hear that he's payin' in gold

I guess a man's got to do what he's best at
Ain't found nothin' better so far
Been called mercenaries and men with no country
Just soldiers in search of a war

And we're bound for the border
We're soldiers of fortune
And we'll fight for no country but we'll die for good pay
Under the flag of of the greenback dollar
Or the peso down Mexico way

When this war is over might go back to Georgia
And settle down quiet some where
I'll most likely pack up and head south for Chile
Heard tell there's some trouble down there

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKZSW6skE0Q )

Good morning, everyone! Happy Sunday! Had another good day at the Chiang Mai Fencing Club, but paying for it again this morning. I don't understand it... No matter how many acupuncture treatments I get, I don't seem to be getting any younger. Oh well...

I'm drinking Taylors of Harrogate's 'Yorkshire' tea this morning, but I put just a pinch of Lapsang Souchong Extra Smokey into it. Sort of a cool, rainy September morning, and that smell of wood smoke just makes for the perfect atmosphere! I don't mind the rain. I'll stay in this morning and re-load my tea bags. Right now, Yorkshire tea is the only one I have left in bags, and there are only a couple of those. I like to bag up about 25 of each of the different teas, and that gives me about 5-6 months worth of convenience. I use 2-3 tea bags every day, re-steeping some of them twice. Using the bags really panders to my lazy ways!


Stitchawl

[kindlekitten]

Maybe you need to go have a conversation with that picture of yours?

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

Maybe you need to go have a conversation with that picture of yours?

Maybe the picture needs the acupuncture treatments?

Talisker in my glass

[Bilbo1967]

Originally Posted by CRussel

Interesting. I no longer think of Talisker as heavily peated, but find it at "just the right amount" of peatiness. Lagavulin or Laphroaig, however, are heavily enough peated that I save them for late night sipping. Too much for earlier in the evening. Though I suspect that if I could afford to drink Lagavulin more, I'd shift my palate to match.

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

I agree as to the relative non-peatiness of Talisker ... but I think the tongue & palate acclimate to its taste. Lagavulin can taste quite different to me, depending upon when I drink it.

I'll have to look out for some Jura Superstition ... never tasted it ..

Interesting. I still think of Talisker as fairly heavily peated. It's strange how people can get accustomed to things. I very rarely drink Lagavulin or Laphroig, mainly for economic reasons.

I think that the Superstition would be worth looking out for, but don't spend a lot on it!

Lemonade in my glass at the moment.

[cromag]

First mug of tea for the day.

[CRussel]

Drinking my second mug of Anniversary Breakfast Blend, even though it's now well into the afternoon.

[CRussel]

And more of the same today.

[Bilbo1967]

Stella Artois in my glass.

[cromag]

First mug of tea.

[orlok]

Another Bombay Sapphire G&T in my glass.

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by orlok

Another Blue Sapphire G&T in my glass.

Keep it up. Now, all you need to do is post appropriate song lyrics (and links) to cover the days that Stitchawl takes off...

Finishing up the Anniversary Breakfast Blend, and brewing a pot of Okayti Estate, First Flush Darjeeling. Still my absolute favourite First Flush.

[orlok]

Originally Posted by CRussel

Keep it up. Now, all you need to do is post appropriate song lyrics (and links) to cover the days that Stitchawl takes off...

. I normally buy Gordon's Gin, as it is far more affordable and I like it, but as Bombay Sapphire was on special at our local supermarket, I splashed out - it was still more expensive, but what the hell.

And my chosen song lyrics would mean little to the assembled MR members, as I tend to like indie stuff. Here's a quick example from the band I went to see last night, my fave track of theirs:

No space
L-shaped
Tetris
Tile seeking
Somewhere
Oh somewhere
To fit in
Alien

Oh, coming out of the woodwork
Chest bursts like John Hurt
Coming out of the woods

AK
Twenty
47
Civilian

Oh, coming out of the woodwork
Chest bursts like John Hurt
Coming out of the woods

Probably best I don't bother in future, I think you'll agree?

[CRussel]

Well, it's certainly different from what Mr. Stitchy presents to us.

Not a gin drinker, myself, so can't comment on the relative merits. Now, if you want to talk single malts...

[badgoodDeb]

Anybody got the lyrics to "We Didn't Start the Fire" handy? Those would be different too ....