What is in your cup? - Page 1453

ProfCrash · 10-28-2012, 02:29 PM

Lentil Soup in one cup and Blue Spring Oolong. Schools are already closing for Monday and Tuesday due to Hurricane Sandy, which means Dad stays home with Lucas since Mom just started a new job.

CRussel · 10-28-2012, 02:59 PM

Great, you get to go to work in this mess. Sigh. I understand, but doesn't seem fair.

Foggy today, but the rain has let up a bit. A big mug of Peet's Major Dickason's coffee and a Sunday morning lie-in. Then your basic American breakfast, but done right -- eggs from my chickens, fresh squeezed OJ, bacon I cured and smoked, and toast from bread my DW made, spread with local honey.

Now, for a big mug of Peet's Scottish Breakfast tea.

dreams · 10-28-2012, 05:05 PM

Ug, reading about that cold, greasy breakfast of eggs etc, made me decide to just do toast today.

Charlie, I envy you your fresh goods. We grew up doing the same, but now we don't have the space or ordinances to grow or raise our own things now; just small gardens. My two brothers live in areas where they can, so I benefit from some of the beef, eggs, almonds, apples, berries, and etc.

A big cup of double chocolate coffee in my mug to go with my toast.

CRussel · 10-28-2012, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreams

Ug, reading about that cold, greasy breakfast of eggs etc, made me decide to just do toast today.

Charlie, I envy you your fresh goods. We grew up doing the same, but now we don't have the space or ordinances to grow or raise our own things now; just small gardens. My two brothers live in areas where they can, so I benefit from some of the beef, eggs, almonds, apples, berries, and etc.

A big cup of double chocolate coffee in my mug to go with my toast.

Backyard chickens are becoming much more possible these days. Many cities (even NYC) have allowed them, usually with an upper limit to the number allowed. And the space required is trivial. As for the rest? I get my meat from local farmers -- I go to Vancouver Island once a year for beef and lamb, and get my (meat) chickens and pork from Powell River. In both cases from farmers I know and who raise the animals organically and humanely. I don't have room to do more than I do, but I do like the idea of having my own eggs. And I really enjoy making and curing my own bacon and sausages. Fun and I know what is in them!

CRussel · 10-28-2012, 07:45 PM

Oh, and to keep on topic: Lion Mountain Keemun. The last of the tin.

dreams · 10-28-2012, 08:06 PM

Hot capuccino in my cup.

I know what you mean about allowing some backyard chickens. Just a few houses away they are allowed and across the street, but my small pocket of homes were built with the restriction. It makes no sense, especially with a dairy farm, peach and almond orchards across the way.

poohbear_nc · 10-28-2012, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Backyard chickens are becoming much more possible these days. Many cities (even NYC) have allowed them, usually with an upper limit to the number allowed. And the space required is trivial.

Memo to self: Do NOT accept invitation to back-yard camp out at Charlie's yard!

Heading towards my nightly tryst with Talisker!

Stitchawl · 10-28-2012, 08:21 PM

All my bags are packed I'm ready to go
I'm standin' here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breakin' it's early morn
The taxi's waitin' he's blowin' his horn
Already I'm so lonesome I could die

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh baby, I hate to go

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

Good morning, everyone. Happy Monday! The start of a new week and I'm ready for it. I've got most of my gear packed, both clothing and camera... almost too much to fit on my bike but I'll manage. But first breakfast... Tea today is Twinings "Prince of Wales" and some fresh French bread, toasted but not buttered. I haven't had any bread in a long time, so this is really a treat.

I'm off to the library today to see if I can find some old maps of the area that I'll be in this week. I'd like to find some old paths between rural seacoast villages. These little remote fishing villages were basically cut off from each other except via boat because the coastal mountains are so steep, but I have a feeling there must have been 'some' foot traffic between some of them. And if there is an old path over the mountains there WILL be an old shrine at the summit (that's typically Japanese) and I'd like to photograph some. If you zoom in using GoogleEarth to the coastal area of the Sea of Japan on Honshu's northern side, you can see teeny little villages ( 35°32'24.49"N 135°43'9.28"E for one and 35°32'22.06"N 135°44'40.76"E for the other, for example) with their own rice paddies, separated from each other by towering mountains. They may only be a few kilometers apart as the crow flies, but would have been almost totally inaccessible except by sea back in the old days. But nobody leaves themselves without a 'back door' for emergencies (like pirates) so I'm going to try and find some of these...

Stitchawl

VydorScope · 10-28-2012, 08:48 PM

So looks like Sandy going to bring the smack down on our N.E. USA members! Stay safe, and remember an inflatable mattress can double as boat in a pinch!

Stitchawl · 10-28-2012, 10:24 PM

The Lord said to Noah:
There's gonna be a floody, floody
The Lord said to Noah:
There's gonna be a floody, floody
Get those children out of the muddy, muddy
Children of the Lord

So Noah
He built him, he built him an arky, arky
Noah
He built him, he built him an arky, arky
Built it out of gopher barky, barky
Children of the Lord

The animals, the animals,
They came in by twosie, twosies
The animals, the animals,
They came in by twosie, twosies
Elephants and kangaroosie, roosies
Children of the Lord

It rained and poured
For forty daysie, daysies
It rained and poured
For forty daysie, daysies
Nearly drove those animals crazy, crazies,
Children of the Lord

Stay safe, people!

Stitchawl

CRussel · 10-29-2012, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Memo to self: Do NOT accept invitation to back-yard camp out at Charlie's yard!

Heading towards my nightly tryst with Talisker!

You're safe. We just follow around behind you and look for eggs.

Ardbeg here.

kindlekitten · 10-29-2012, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Memo to self: Do NOT accept invitation to back-yard camp out at Charlie's yard!

Heading towards my nightly tryst with Talisker!

most backyard chicken farmers are only interested in the eggs and wouldn't have the first clue as to what to do about prepping ms. chicken for sunday night dinner

Stitchawl · 10-29-2012, 03:27 AM

Afternoon with Keemun tea... Nice.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

You're safe. We just follow around behind you and look for eggs.

I still have to wonder about the first guy to say "Hey, lets eat the next thing to come out of a chicken's a$$..."

Stitchawl

pdurrant · 10-29-2012, 05:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

You're safe. We just follow around behind you and look for eggs.

I think you'd be waiting for a long time for an egg from poobear_nc. Not all chickens lay eggs!

Just finished Coke Zero #1.

ProfCrash · 10-29-2012, 06:50 AM

Went to work and was told to go home and do some training. OK

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10-28-2012, 02:29 PM	#21781
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Lentil Soup in one cup and Blue Spring Oolong. Schools are already closing for Monday and Tuesday due to Hurricane Sandy, which means Dad stays home with Lucas since Mom just started a new job.

10-28-2012, 02:59 PM	#21782
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,297 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Great, you get to go to work in this mess. Sigh. I understand, but doesn't seem fair. Foggy today, but the rain has let up a bit. A big mug of Peet's Major Dickason's coffee and a Sunday morning lie-in. Then your basic American breakfast, but done right -- eggs from my chickens, fresh squeezed OJ, bacon I cured and smoked, and toast from bread my DW made, spread with local honey. Now, for a big mug of Peet's Scottish Breakfast tea.

10-28-2012, 05:05 PM	#21783
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Ug, reading about that cold, greasy breakfast of eggs etc, made me decide to just do toast today. Charlie, I envy you your fresh goods. We grew up doing the same, but now we don't have the space or ordinances to grow or raise our own things now; just small gardens. My two brothers live in areas where they can, so I benefit from some of the beef, eggs, almonds, apples, berries, and etc. A big cup of double chocolate coffee in my mug to go with my toast.

10-28-2012, 07:45 PM	#21785
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,297 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Oh, and to keep on topic: Lion Mountain Keemun. The last of the tin.

10-28-2012, 08:06 PM	#21786
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Hot capuccino in my cup. I know what you mean about allowing some backyard chickens. Just a few houses away they are allowed and across the street, but my small pocket of homes were built with the restriction. It makes no sense, especially with a dairy farm, peach and almond orchards across the way.

10-28-2012, 08:21 PM	#21788
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	All my bags are packed I'm ready to go I'm standin' here outside your door I hate to wake you up to say goodbye But the dawn is breakin' it's early morn The taxi's waitin' he's blowin' his horn Already I'm so lonesome I could die So kiss me and smile for me Tell me that you'll wait for me Hold me like you'll never let me go Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane Don't know when I'll be back again Oh baby, I hate to go ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPtGu...eature=related ) Good morning, everyone. Happy Monday! The start of a new week and I'm ready for it. I've got most of my gear packed, both clothing and camera... almost too much to fit on my bike but I'll manage. But first breakfast... Tea today is Twinings "Prince of Wales" and some fresh French bread, toasted but not buttered. I haven't had any bread in a long time, so this is really a treat. I'm off to the library today to see if I can find some old maps of the area that I'll be in this week. I'd like to find some old paths between rural seacoast villages. These little remote fishing villages were basically cut off from each other except via boat because the coastal mountains are so steep, but I have a feeling there must have been 'some' foot traffic between some of them. And if there is an old path over the mountains there WILL be an old shrine at the summit (that's typically Japanese) and I'd like to photograph some. If you zoom in using GoogleEarth to the coastal area of the Sea of Japan on Honshu's northern side, you can see teeny little villages ( 35°32'24.49"N 135°43'9.28"E for one and 35°32'22.06"N 135°44'40.76"E for the other, for example) with their own rice paddies, separated from each other by towering mountains. They may only be a few kilometers apart as the crow flies, but would have been almost totally inaccessible except by sea back in the old days. But nobody leaves themselves without a 'back door' for emergencies (like pirates) so I'm going to try and find some of these... Stitchawl

10-28-2012, 08:48 PM	#21789
VydorScope Wizard Posts: 3,418 Karma: 35207650 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iPad	So looks like Sandy going to bring the smack down on our N.E. USA members! Stay safe, and remember an inflatable mattress can double as boat in a pinch!

10-28-2012, 10:24 PM	#21790
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	The Lord said to Noah: There's gonna be a floody, floody The Lord said to Noah: There's gonna be a floody, floody Get those children out of the muddy, muddy Children of the Lord So Noah He built him, he built him an arky, arky Noah He built him, he built him an arky, arky Built it out of gopher barky, barky Children of the Lord The animals, the animals, They came in by twosie, twosies The animals, the animals, They came in by twosie, twosies Elephants and kangaroosie, roosies Children of the Lord It rained and poured For forty daysie, daysies It rained and poured For forty daysie, daysies Nearly drove those animals crazy, crazies, Children of the Lord Stay safe, people! Stitchawl

10-29-2012, 06:50 AM	#21795
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Went to work and was told to go home and do some training. OK