What is in your cup?

[Aurora W]

hmmm...coffee drinks...

Currently in the black dragon mug: Kamiya Papaya Oolong

[Iridal]

Originally Posted by astra

Interesting sequence you have chosen.
After I have ordered the whole Rooibos sample collection they got 3 new.
Rooibos Persipan was the first addition and I ordered it a bit later.
Rooibos Glow of the Savannah and Honeybush Chocolate Cake were added later.
From all the samples that you have got, you have started with the ones I have not tried

I'm just picking them at random. Rooibos Glow of the Savannah was alright, but not great. Quite unlike Rooibos Cinnamon Plum that I'm drinking right now. This one is delicious! Not really surprising, considering I really seem to like fruit teas

I'm nearly out of sugar, I have enough for 3 more cups. So I'll have to chose carefully which I want to taste today and which can wait until tommorow when I can buy some more sugar

Originally Posted by astra

I always admire the way these coffee based concoctions look.
So tempting!

Indeed, just looking at the pictures makes me want to have another coffee!

[ProfCrash]

An Odwalla Mo'Beta Fruit Smoothie. They are very yummy, just a bit expensive. The Hubby wanted something he could drink easily when I am not in the house and he doesn't want to cook.

Cooper is doing well. Our biggest problem is keeping him from wrestling with Caya. The current plan is lots of walks to tucker him out and get him napping on the bed with the hubby.

Hubby is healing well. He is taking only Advil. I was caught off guard bu the need to change his bandages for him. I shouldn't have been given that the surgery was on his tailbone but I was. Thank god that it is clean and not yucky.

[astra]

Originally Posted by Iridal

I'm just picking them at random

That's the point. Out of so many to choose you have chosen randomly the three that were not included in my sample pack

Originally Posted by Iridal

I'm nearly out of sugar, I have enough for 3 more cups. So I'll have to chose carefully which I want to taste today and which can wait until tommorow when I can buy some more sugar

Forgive me for asking a stupid question. Maybe I misunderstood something.
Do you drink the teas with sugar?

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

An Odwalla Mo'Beta Fruit Smoothie. They are very yummy, just a bit expensive. The Hubby wanted something he could drink easily when I am not in the house and he doesn't want to cook.

Cooper is doing well. Our biggest problem is keeping him from wrestling with Caya. The current plan is lots of walks to tucker him out and get him napping on the bed with the hubby.

Hubby is healing well. He is taking only Advil. I was caught off guard bu the need to change his bandages for him. I shouldn't have been given that the surgery was on his tailbone but I was. Thank god that it is clean and not yucky.

Good news to hear that your patients are doing well

[Iridal]

Originally Posted by astra

Forgive me for asking a stupid question. Maybe I misunderstood something.
Do you drink the teas with sugar?

You make that sound like it's a huge crime

Yes, I put sugar in my tea. Well, surrogate sugar anyway. I tried coffee and tea without sugar, but I just can't stand it. These days I use only a little sugar, 1 or 2 of those little canderel tablets depening on the tea, to make it a little sweeter. There used to be a time when I put at least 4 sugars in my tea, and I was just drinking sugared water

[astra]

Originally Posted by Iridal

You make that sound like it's a huge crime

Yes, I put sugar in my tea. Well, surrogate sugar anyway. I tried coffee and tea without sugar, but I just can't stand it. These days I use only a little sugar, 1 or 2 of those little canderel tablets depening on the tea, to make it a little sweeter. There used to be a time when I put at least 4 sugars in my tea, and I was just drinking sugared water

No. No crime, well almost I used to drink tea with sugar too.
However, knowing that you add sugar to your tea changes my perception of your opinion about the said tea. I cannot compare my and your experiences

[maianhvk]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

When I first came to Japan I was taken to the Tea Festival in Uji, world famous for its teas. Each grower had a booth set up along the river to sell their new harvest and let people sample their wares. Knowing my love of tea, I was taken directly to that year's winner to sample the tea... I was really excited!
I took a sip,
It was all I could do not to spit it right out! As you said, as bitter as Panadol or worse!
All the high quality teas affect me that way. I've discovered that the lower the quality, the better I like it!


Stitchawl

yeah yeah. I brewed for 3 or 4 times for a set of leaves and still couldn't stand its bitterness spent $5 for a good 2-hour chatting though

[GeoffC]

Hot Ginger Drink - kili gold

[Latinandgreek]

Vanilla Earl Grey tea, and then back to work!

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

Vanilla Earl Grey tea, and then back to work!

Wait !


What ....


It's Sunday !

[astra]

Originally Posted by astra

Empty cup at the moment. Probably the next one will be oolong for me and Emperors Yunnan for the female part of my shell.

It is oolong now. Phoenix Dancong

In-between, the empty cup and Phoenix Dancong, I had a cup of Lapsang souchong and a second cup Tea House Emporium's Assam Harmutty.
I re-discovered Lapsang souchong for myself. I know what I need to enjoy it. The rain is not much of a help if you are sitting in warm room gaily typing what you have in a cup . However, cold....is a different kettle of fish. I spent a couple of hours in my garden. It was bright but cold...ish. I put on my winter coat and brewed a cup of Lapsang souchong. Wooooow! It was very good. No burned tyres when it is cold. Only good ole smock of fire
Assam afterwards was a very good bonus

[desertblues]

Originally Posted by Iridal

Good morning everyone! Have fun on the train desertblues! Stay away from the cute guys

Together on the train.

Originally Posted by obs20

Thanks for reminding me. I used my promotional coupon at Kobo to get House of the Mosque

Kader Abdolah came from Iran in 1988 to our country for asylum and became a famous writer here (in Dutch!). I didn't even know his books were translated into English. I bought his new book 'De Koning' (The King), about the sjah of Persia. Finished it today; good book.

In my cup: hot afterdinner Arabica-coffee.

[pdurrant]

Just finished some rather nice sparkling elderflower

[astra]

Originally Posted by desertblues

In my cup: hot afterdinner Arabica-coffee.

So, you are back? If yes, how did it go?

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Just finished some rather nice sparkling elderflower

I have a sample of elderflower tea/tisane at home but have not tried yet.


A pot of tea.
The same Tea House Emporium's Tuocha Pu-Erh. Only this time contrary to their suggestion of putting one tuocha per 300ml cup like I did yesterday , I put one tuocha into the tea pot, about 800ml.
We will see

[desertblues]

Originally Posted by astra

So, you are back? If yes, how did it go?

I have a sample of elderflower tea/tisane at home but have not tried yet.


A pot of tea.
The same Tea House Emporium's Tuocha Pu-Erh. Only this time contrary to their suggestion of putting one tuocha per 300ml cup like I did yesterday , I put one tuocha into the tea pot, about 800ml.
We will see

Thanks, Astra, nice day, sun, white wine and walks. The train was on time and very crowded, all people with a free book= free trainticket Posted pics on 'what are you doing'