What is in your cup? - Page 1496

ProfCrash · 12-04-2012, 10:01 AM

How about turning up the heat?

Pretty cats

desertblues · 12-04-2012, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

How about turning up the heat?

Pretty cats

Thanks.
21,5 degrees is the temperature of my radiator.
I have my merino wool undershirts on.
It is the first time ever that I liked the hothouse temperature of my mother-in-laws apartment (95 years).

I'm thinking of emigrating to the Orient.

In my cup: hot green Rooibos+mint

desertblues · 12-04-2012, 12:59 PM

On my way to Abu Simbel I see several trucks going from Nubia, through the Nubian desert, to Egypt, for the large camel market in Bisqar. Those camel heads, bobbing above the railing of an old German beer truck; very funny.

Abu Simbel: The great temple of Rameses II, built between 1274-1244 B.C.
20 meters high and relocated in 1960-1980 to save it from the rising water of the Nile (the dams).

In my cup: hot coffee

kindlekitten · 12-04-2012, 01:04 PM

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And cats everywhere in Egypt; all sizes, all colors. They are tolerated from old. There used to be a cat goddess Bastet in ancient Egypt, where the cat is one of the first domesticated animals and becomes a symbol of grace. It controls vermin and can even kill cobras.

(I think I spotted a Savanah-cat, like the one KK has?)

In my cup: cold coffee
Wearing 3 sweaters, as this temperature drop from 38 to 0 degrees is just too much for me.

numbers 6 and 7 look very similar to my Arwen cat except she is spotted instead of striped

desertblues · 12-04-2012, 01:12 PM

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numbers 6 and 7 look very similar to my Arwen cat except she is spotted instead of striped

Yes, and they have long necks those cats. I was a bit surprised to see it 'in the wild' in the old bazaar of Cairo.

edit: beautiful color, your Arwen.

badgoodDeb · 12-04-2012, 01:42 PM

I figured those particular cats were crosses with a zebra, they were so leggy!

pdurrant · 12-04-2012, 03:55 PM

Coke Zero in my cup.

dreams · 12-04-2012, 05:23 PM

Love the photos desertblues. Thank you.

Just getting ready to make another cup of coffee for my cup.

Stitchawl · 12-04-2012, 06:06 PM

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Ev'rywhere you go;
Take a look in the five and ten glistening once again
With candy canes and silver lanes aglow.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Toys in ev'ry store
But the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be
On your own front door.

( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYTnzNeTWmE )

Good morning, everyone!

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Originally Posted by desertblues

It is the first time ever that I liked the hothouse temperature of my mother-in-laws apartment (95 years).

I'm thinking of emigrating to the Orient.

Might not help so much... 4° here right now! I'm afraid to take a shower! Thank goodness my tea is hot! Good "Assam" tea from the East India Company, a bowl of miso soup and a half a chicken breast for breakfast! I really should have more 'cuz I'm celebrating today. I finally cracked the 86kg mark! The scale read 85.4kg this morning! Yippee! Lightest I've been since before Grad School!

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On my way to Abu Simbel I see several trucks going from Nubia, through the Nubian desert, to Egypt, for the large camel market in Bisqar.

Trucks! I want to see Tuareg Warriors riding Arabian stallions, each of them looking like Sean Connery, galloping across desert sands!

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Abu Simbel: The great temple of Rameses II, built between 1274-1244 B.C.
20 meters high and relocated in 1960-1980 to save it from the rising water of the Nile (the dams).

Can you imagine what this area must have looked like to the anthropologists of the early 1900's... I remember when the were building the Aswan Dam, and thinking about all the history being lost under rising waters... They only moved a few of the more major things they KNEW about!
You pictures really make me want to visit that area, and that's saying something because I really don't like deserts!!

Stitchawl

ProfCrash · 12-04-2012, 10:09 PM

Go in November/December. The weather is great.

Skim milk in my cup

dreams · 12-04-2012, 11:41 PM

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The scale read 85.4kg this morning! Yippee! Lightest I've been since before Grad School!

Congratulations, Stitchawl !!

Home again, home again, and so cold that I am making tomato soup for my cup (and no I am not adding a package of crackers this time Stitchawl).

Stitchawl · 12-05-2012, 01:20 AM

Chores done, getting ready to polish my guitar, and drinking a mug of Keemun tea.

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Go in November/December. The weather is great.

But can you see Tuareg Warriors riding Arabian stallions, each of them looking like Sean Connery, galloping across desert sands in November/December?

Some things are just too important to miss!

Stitchawl

ProfCrash · 12-05-2012, 03:20 AM

Nope you cannot. But you won't see that at any other time and Egypt really is wonderful. Hopefully things settle down there and Democracy prevails. I had my doubts when everything kicked off. I fear the people are going to be disappointed.

Lucas ate at 7 pm and slept all the way to 3 am. We are so close. Solids seem to be helping. I can't believe he is preparing to crawl.

Stitchawl · 12-05-2012, 03:59 AM

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Lucas ate at 7 pm and slept all the way to 3 am. We are so close. Solids seem to be helping. I can't believe he is preparing to crawl.

Time flies... Have you baby-proofed the house yet? I baby-proofed mine early, but one still managed to get in.

Stitchawl

ProfCrash · 12-05-2012, 06:48 AM

Nope. My family is coming for Christmas and has been given notice that they are part of the baby proofing crew. The two eldest have kids and will have a better idea about what trouble Lucas will get himself into.

Pu-erh Seven Sons in my cup. I love having my kettle at work.

12-04-2012, 12:59 PM	#22428
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	On my way to Abu Simbel I see several trucks going from Nubia, through the Nubian desert, to Egypt, for the large camel market in Bisqar. Those camel heads, bobbing above the railing of an old German beer truck; very funny. Abu Simbel: The great temple of Rameses II, built between 1274-1244 B.C. 20 meters high and relocated in 1960-1980 to save it from the rising water of the Nile (the dams). In my cup: hot coffee Last edited by desertblues; 01-21-2013 at 09:56 AM.

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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	How about turning up the heat? Pretty cats

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12-04-2012, 05:23 PM	#22433
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	Love the photos desertblues. Thank you. Just getting ready to make another cup of coffee for my cup.

12-04-2012, 10:09 PM	#22435
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	Go in November/December. The weather is great. Skim milk in my cup

12-05-2012, 03:20 AM	#22438
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	Nope you cannot. But you won't see that at any other time and Egypt really is wonderful. Hopefully things settle down there and Democracy prevails. I had my doubts when everything kicked off. I fear the people are going to be disappointed. Lucas ate at 7 pm and slept all the way to 3 am. We are so close. Solids seem to be helping. I can't believe he is preparing to crawl.

12-05-2012, 06:48 AM	#22440
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	Nope. My family is coming for Christmas and has been given notice that they are part of the baby proofing crew. The two eldest have kids and will have a better idea about what trouble Lucas will get himself into. Pu-erh Seven Sons in my cup. I love having my kettle at work.