What is in your cup?

[pdurrant]

Coke Zero #2. In a pleasant hotel room in Manchester, having just driven my son here for his last exam (of this year) on Monday morning.

[jewelery]

ANOTHER cup of coffee.....Perky this time.......

[astra]

Cuppa #7

Post dinner Pu-Erh aged.

[CWatkinsNash]

Coke Classic over ice. (I'm pretty consistent with my beverage schedule.)

[dreams]

Coffee #2 in my cup

**maybe, we should start discussing our favorite types/brands? **

[kindlekitten]

lemon and mint in tap water

[astra]

Cuppa #8

Golden Yunnan FOP from Tea House Emporium.
A very good China Black, Yunnan tea. It is not a golden liqueur of The East India Company, and it costs 1/4
Very good tea indeed.

It was the last cuppa for today. The next, cup #9 will be tisane, Lapacho, in bed with Deadhouse Gates

[orlok]

Originally Posted by astra

Cuppa #8

Golden Yunnan FOP from Tea House Emporium.
A very good China Black, Yunnan tea. It is not a golden liqueur of The East India Company, and it costs 1/4
Very good tea indeed.

It was the last cuppa for today. The next, cup #9 will be tisane, Lapacho, in bed with Deadhouse Gates

What happened to the...

Originally Posted by astra

???

[Stitchawl]

Tall and tan and young and lovely, The girl from Ipanema goes walking, And when she passes each one she passes goes "a-a-ah!"

When she walks she's like a samba that, Swings so cool and sways so gentle, That when she passes each one she passes goes "a-a-ah!"

Oh, but I watch her so sadly, How can I tell her I love her? Yes, I would give my heart gladly

But each day when she walks to the sea, She looks straight ahead not at me

Tall and tan and young and lovely, The girl from Ipanema goes walking, And when she passes I smile, but she doesn't see, She just doesn't see, No she doesn't see

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJkxF...eature=related )


Good morning, everyone! Bright sunny Monday morning that just shouts "drink Black tea!" So I will! A nice mug of East India Company's 'Royal Breakfast' tea to go along with Kalamata olives, hummus, Feta cheese, and warm pita bread.

My cup is empty at the moment but I had two cups of Assam Hattialli. I love this Assam.
Assam Mohokutie TGFOP
Assam Doomur Dulling TGFOP
Assam Numalighur TGFOP1 Second Flush
Also had a cup of Finest Keemun Mao Feng with breakfast

Black teas... My kingdom for black teas!

Originally Posted by maianhvk

@ bjones6416: beautiful!... I mean the birds sound beautiful.
(Can something sound beautiful? Or something can only look beautiful?)

Sounds can certainly be beautiful... Birds calling, babies laughing, wind in the trees, tea steeping (but you really have to listen hard for this one.)

Originally Posted by orlok

Our response to the Boston Tea Party!
Wait, didn't they throw all the tea into the harbour...? Now there's an uprising I could empathise with

The fact is, very little tea was actually dumped into the harbor. Only a couple of boxes out of entire shipload. It was all symbolic. And why waste good tea?

Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

Yeah, the MobileRead Tea Party is different - they throw tea at all the new people.

If the Mormons can do it, and the 7th Day Adventists can do it, so can the Teaists. It's a freedom guaranteed by the Constitution!

Originally Posted by jewelery

ANOTHER cup of coffee.....Perky this time.......

Don't worry, pal. Soon you'll be drinking the good stuff. The transition is painless.

Originally Posted by dreams

Coffee #2 in my cup
**maybe, we should start discussing our favorite types/brands? **

I think the difference is in the culture. Coffee is a beverage for working. Tea is a beverage for socializing. Companies such as Starbucks and Tim ? have tried to change that image, but social coffee went out with the fall of the Greenwhich Village Coffeee houses of the 50's and 60's. Today's coffee drinker is too rushed to sit with a cup of coffee and just savor it, hence the rise in "travel mugs." Sort of similar to the difference between cigarette smokers and cigar smokers. One is for a 'fix' of the drug inside, while the other is to savor the experience.
This is NOT to say that there aren't those who enjoy both.

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

lemon and mint in tap water

... and then there are the 'others.' They don't march to a different drummer. They are just out of step.

I think I'm ready for another mug of tea. This time; a Ceylon Uva!


Stitchawl

[ProfCrash]

Does a bottle of hard cider count as a serving of fruit?

[CWatkinsNash]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Does a bottle of hard cider count as a serving of fruit?

In my world, yes. But then, so does a bottle of wine.

[poohbear_nc]

Laphroaig! Lots of Laphroaig!
[it was NOT a restful weekend]

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Does a bottle of hard cider count as a serving of fruit?

If I remember correctly, it was President Regan who said that the ketchup served with school cafeteria hamburgers would count as a serving of vegetable. Cider should certainly be as valid a fruit serving!

But more tea for me, before I mount up for today's ride. This time I'll go with Astra's suggestions of a nice Assam tea!
Golden Assam F.G.T.O.P.1 to be more precise!


Stitchawl

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Tall and tan and young and lovely, The girl from Ipanema goes walking, And when she passes each one she passes goes "a-a-ah!"

When she walks she's like a samba that, Swings so cool and sways so gentle, That when she passes each one she passes goes "a-a-ah!"

Oh, but I watch her so sadly, How can I tell her I love her? Yes, I would give my heart gladly

But each day when she walks to the sea, She looks straight ahead not at me

Tall and tan and young and lovely, The girl from Ipanema goes walking, And when she passes I smile, but she doesn't see, She just doesn't see, No she doesn't see

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJkxF...eature=related )
... and then there are the 'others.' They don't march to a different drummer. They are just out of step.

I think I'm ready for another mug of tea. This time; a Ceylon Uva!


Stitchawl

I make my own beat

[dreams]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

<snip> I think the difference is in the culture. Coffee is a beverage for working. Tea is a beverage for socializing. Companies such as Starbucks and Tim ? have tried to change that image, but social coffee went out with the fall of the Greenwhich Village Coffeee houses of the 50's and 60's. Today's coffee drinker is too rushed to sit with a cup of coffee and just savor it, hence the rise in "travel mugs." Sort of similar to the difference between cigarette smokers and cigar smokers. One is for a 'fix' of the drug inside, while the other is to savor the experience.
This is NOT to say that there aren't those who enjoy both. <snip>
Stitchawl

Good point. I know many people who carry travel mugs everywhere. I tend to drink coffee when I can have some quiet and enjoy it and tea when it is very cold out and I want to curl up and get warm.

Now, chocolate is an entirely different matter. My friends and I love trying different types and companies and love to sit and savor favorites. **pure bliss {sigh}**

Cold and rainy out, so curled up with the laptop, and having a cup of Oolong.