What is in your cup? - Page 1751

Stitchawl · 09-20-2013, 08:24 PM

Inch by inch, row by row,
gonna make this garden grow.
All it takes is a rake and a hoe
and a piece of fertile ground.
Inch by inch, row by row,
God bless the seeds I sow.
Please warm them from below,
'til the rain comes tumbling down.

( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u90qRE2F7CM )

Good morning, everyone! Early Saturday morn and off to the Garden Center. Here, that means an area about half a sq mile filled with a gazillion vendors selling every flower, plant, bush, tree, vine, water plants, air plants, orchids, bromilliads, water falls, ponds, and even lawn sod. I'm just buying one square of sod for Felicity to sleep on. Almost anti-climatic... Might pick up another Bird's Nest fern for the shelf....

There is a nice mug of new English Breakfast tea to start the morning, and a fresh baguette with a nice soft Brie to eat. I noticed something the other day about the water we're using here. It doesn't seem to cause the same tea stains in my mug (or teeth) that our water did in Japan. Interesting.... I wonder why? Same teas, but the mug doesn't get that brown crud on it that I used to have to scrape off. The Japanese water wasn't particularly hard. Hmmmm......

Stitchawl

CRussel · 09-21-2013, 01:53 AM

I'd bet the pH is quite a bit different. (And I suspect, rather more acid.) I get the stains here, even when I'm using RO water.

Glenlivet tonight.

Stitchawl · 09-21-2013, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

I'd bet the pH is quite a bit different. (And I suspect, rather more acid.) I get the stains here, even when I'm using RO water.

Glenlivet tonight.

Good possibility. I never tested the water in Japan, but I just ran a test on this water (which we run through a 4-canister + UV filter) and it's perfectly neutral. Tea tastes the same though... Unless we go back to Japan, it will remain a mystery.

Time for a mango lassie and a good read!

Stitchawl

wannabee · 09-21-2013, 04:09 AM

A full pot of coffee and the Steve Miller Band on Studio channel. Music makes the memories and feelings flow and they're all good.

VydorScope · 09-21-2013, 07:21 AM

Coffee, Black. Mug, Tigger.

bjones6416 · 09-21-2013, 08:03 AM

Coffee, black. Mug, white.

BenG · 09-21-2013, 08:21 AM

Genmaicha with sugar and milk.

CRussel · 09-21-2013, 01:51 PM

Coffee and orange juice are done, so brewing a pot of Jade Ti Kwan Yin.

dreams · 09-21-2013, 02:02 PM

Biscotti on my plate and Ethiopian Fancy coffee in my cup.

poohbear_nc · 09-21-2013, 06:37 PM

Fuller's London Black Cab Stout - smooooooth ....

Bilbo1967 · 09-21-2013, 06:45 PM

Pre-bed glass of Talisker.

Mmm....peaty.

poohbear_nc · 09-21-2013, 07:18 PM

Agreed .... I'm planning on a Lagavulin nightcap .... extra peaty!

dreams · 09-21-2013, 07:46 PM

I decided to treat myself and drove out to get a Cinnamon Dulce Latte.

Of course this was after I had just finished closing up the umbrellas and packing away potting soil (There was a 40% chance of rain later today) and just getting to the front yard to pull out the mower. Then, suddenly, the black clouds overhead decided NOW was the time to open up. Thunder, lightning, and buckets of rain came down. Rain gutters poured out rivers of water, areas I had just dug out to lay rock became small pools, and the closed umbrellas dripped mud (harvest is still going on and everything get covered in dirt).

I think I will just stay inside and be lazy.

ProfCrash · 09-21-2013, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreams

I decided to treat myself and drove out to get a Cinnamon Dulce Latte.

Of course this was after I had just finished closing up the umbrellas and packing away potting soil (There was a 40% chance of rain later today) and just getting to the front yard to pull out the mower. Then, suddenly, the black clouds overhead decided NOW was the time to open up. Thunder, lightning, and buckets of rain came down. Rain gutters poured out rivers of water, areas I had just dug out to lay rock became small pools, and the closed umbrellas dripped mud (harvest is still going on and everything get covered in dirt).

I think I will just stay inside and be lazy.

Sounds like a good plan

kindlekitten · 09-21-2013, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Agreed .... I'm planning on a Lagavulin nightcap .... extra peaty!

really? 7? on a saturday?

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09-20-2013, 08:24 PM	#26251
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	Inch by inch, row by row, gonna make this garden grow. All it takes is a rake and a hoe and a piece of fertile ground. Inch by inch, row by row, God bless the seeds I sow. Please warm them from below, 'til the rain comes tumbling down. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u90qRE2F7CM ) Good morning, everyone! Early Saturday morn and off to the Garden Center. Here, that means an area about half a sq mile filled with a gazillion vendors selling every flower, plant, bush, tree, vine, water plants, air plants, orchids, bromilliads, water falls, ponds, and even lawn sod. I'm just buying one square of sod for Felicity to sleep on. Almost anti-climatic... Might pick up another Bird's Nest fern for the shelf.... There is a nice mug of new English Breakfast tea to start the morning, and a fresh baguette with a nice soft Brie to eat. I noticed something the other day about the water we're using here. It doesn't seem to cause the same tea stains in my mug (or teeth) that our water did in Japan. Interesting.... I wonder why? Same teas, but the mug doesn't get that brown crud on it that I used to have to scrape off. The Japanese water wasn't particularly hard. Hmmmm...... Stitchawl

09-21-2013, 01:53 AM	#26252
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	I'd bet the pH is quite a bit different. (And I suspect, rather more acid.) I get the stains here, even when I'm using RO water. Glenlivet tonight.

09-21-2013, 04:09 AM	#26254
wannabee Media Bloke Posts: 2,382 Karma: 113956855 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: iOS	A full pot of coffee and the Steve Miller Band on Studio channel. Music makes the memories and feelings flow and they're all good.

09-21-2013, 07:21 AM	#26255
VydorScope Wizard Posts: 3,418 Karma: 35207650 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iPad	Coffee, Black. Mug, Tigger.

09-21-2013, 08:03 AM	#26256
bjones6416 ↓↓ Skirt!! Earrings!! Posts: 3,394 Karma: 17432172 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Acer netbook, JetBook Lite, Sony PRS-300, Kindle 2, Kindle Fire	Coffee, black. Mug, white.

09-21-2013, 08:21 AM	#26257
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	Genmaicha with sugar and milk.

09-21-2013, 01:51 PM	#26258
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	Coffee and orange juice are done, so brewing a pot of Jade Ti Kwan Yin.

09-21-2013, 02:02 PM	#26259
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	Biscotti on my plate and Ethiopian Fancy coffee in my cup.

09-21-2013, 06:37 PM	#26260
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,725 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Fuller's London Black Cab Stout - smooooooth ....

09-21-2013, 06:45 PM	#26261
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Pre-bed glass of Talisker. Mmm....peaty.

09-21-2013, 07:18 PM	#26262
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,725 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Agreed .... I'm planning on a Lagavulin nightcap .... extra peaty!

09-21-2013, 07:46 PM	#26263
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	I decided to treat myself and drove out to get a Cinnamon Dulce Latte. Of course this was after I had just finished closing up the umbrellas and packing away potting soil (There was a 40% chance of rain later today) and just getting to the front yard to pull out the mower. Then, suddenly, the black clouds overhead decided NOW was the time to open up. Thunder, lightning, and buckets of rain came down. Rain gutters poured out rivers of water, areas I had just dug out to lay rock became small pools, and the closed umbrellas dripped mud (harvest is still going on and everything get covered in dirt). I think I will just stay inside and be lazy.