What is in your cup?

[astra]

Originally Posted by aceflor

I am packing boxes all day long, and driving them to the new house. We should be living in it by Dec 6th.

Ah, what a date. 6th December...only 8 years back...very fond memories

Originally Posted by dreams

I did a compromise. I packed everything myself, hired the company to load it, drive it there, and unload it. Then I unpacked everything myself. It was so worth it, although it would have been even better having it all done by someone else

I would never allow somebody else to pack my things. I just cannot imagine a stranger touching my socks, my books...any of my belongings.
TBH, until we moved two years ago I didn't know that movers were offering packing too. Moreover, big companies were uninterested in us when they realised that we do our packing.
However, loading, moving and unloading I would not be able to do myself even if I wanted to. The key is to find good movers.

Originally Posted by CRussel

Two new single malts tonight. First a glass of Talisker 10 year. Very nice, better than I expected. Smoky, and complex. A bargain.

Then, a bit of Bowmore 18 year. Also quite smoky, but smoother, and not as peaty.

You again.
Once again, you make a distinction between smoky and peaty.
When I am in duty free in December, if they have Bowmore 18, I am going to get it, so I can compare & contrast it with Talisker 18.

[aceflor]

Originally Posted by astra

Ah, what a date. 6th December...only 8 years back...very fond memories

I would never allow somebody else to pack my things. I just cannot imagine a stranger touching my socks, my books...any of my belongings.
TBH, until we moved two years ago I didn't know that movers were offering packing too. Moreover, big companies were uninterested in us when they realised that we do our packing.
However, loading, moving and unloading I would not be able to do myself even if I wanted to. The key is to find good movers.

You again.
Once again, you make a distinction between smoky and peaty.
When I am in duty free in December, if they have Bowmore 18, I am going to get it, so I can compare & contrast it with Talisker 18.

Same here. Plus I'd end up telling everyone what they have to do, plus they'd do it wrong anyway (feel the overcontrolling freak here ... ??? ), so I'd rather do it myself. I packed also everything a year ago when we moved from Germany, and we did not lose anything. The movers dropped a box with wine glasses, so there was broken stuff, but nothing lost. This year, I am carrying the boxes every day from one house to the other (2 streets further) and am packing out everything that can already be packed out.
Ergo: our kitchen (with all glasses ) has as of today "migrated" to around 90%, all our hanging clothes are hanging in the new house. We are left here with toiletries, some clothes, some plates and such, our personal papers, our electronics, the school stuff, one box of toys for each kid. Next Saturday the movers are moving the furniture, by the end of next week I should be done unpacking.

It does not look as if almost everything is in the new house because all closets here in the rental house are empty now but the "stuff" lying around still is (lying around), but that is the superficial stuff. Every wardrobe, every closet, every kitchen drawer, every shelve is empty.

Control freak in me is happy. .

[orlok]

My condolences astra.

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by dreams

YUM. You should add that to the MR Recipes / Food - Drink Thread.

Done. Updated it a bit, with a more description and detail. I've made this recipe so many times it is completely automatic and never measured, so I needed to make sure I was clear. Timing is tricky, since you're counting on the heat of the bowl to cook the sauce, and you don't want anything to either over-cook or not set, and once the pasta is in the boiling water, everything moves quickly, and you need to be ready for it when it comes out in 8 minutes. Soggy, limp, overcooked pasta is not a good thing.

Serve with a good, crisp, not oaky white wine (NZ Sauvignon Blanc, a good Chablis, or a Pinot Gris). But definitely not a flabby, over-oaked, chardonay.

Meanwhile, Peet's Holiday Blend coffee in my cup.

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by astra

You again.
Once again, you make a distinction between smoky and peaty.
When I am in duty free in December, if they have Bowmore 18, I am going to get it, so I can compare & contrast it with Talisker 18.

Yup, me again.
I'd have bought a Talisker 18, but it isn't available here. And I must say, I was quite pleased with the Talisker 10, at a much more reasonable price. (Well, OK, as if any bottle of good single malt is "reasonably priced", but within that caveat.)

[dreams]

@ astra - you have heard my thoughts and I will keep you in my thoughts during this time.

Originally Posted by astra

<snip>I would never allow somebody else to pack my things. I just cannot imagine a stranger touching my socks, my books...any of my belongings.
TBH, until we moved two years ago I didn't know that movers were offering packing too. Moreover, big companies were uninterested in us when they realised that we do our packing.
However, loading, moving and unloading I would not be able to do myself even if I wanted to. The key is to find good movers. <snip>

I do not like others going through my things, which is why I pack and unpack myself, although I did have many thoughts about how it would be to have it done for me.

I hope you are feeling better soon.

Originally Posted by maianhvk

<snip> @ dreams: my mom has a remedy for it. She massaged my feet with some liquid while I was "Ohhhh, Argggg, it hurtssssss!!!!!"... Moms are supposed to be tender, aren't they? But I always have the impression that mine is tough <snip>

My mom was always like business. Let me look at it and take care of it. Then, good, it is not too bad. There you go, you can go continue what you were doing now {kiss}.

Originally Posted by CRussel

Done. Updated it a bit, with a more description and detail. I've made this recipe so many times it is completely automatic and never measured, so I needed to make sure I was clear. Timing is tricky, since you're counting on the heat of the bowl to cook the sauce, and you don't want anything to either over-cook or not set, and once the pasta is in the boiling water, everything moves quickly, and you need to be ready for it when it comes out in 8 minutes. Soggy, limp, overcooked pasta is not a good thing.

Serve with a good, crisp, not oaky white wine (NZ Sauvignon Blanc, a good Chablis, or a Pinot Gris). But definitely not a flabby, over-oaked, chardonay.

Meanwhile, Peet's Holiday Blend coffee in my cup.

Thank you, I will take a look at the extra details you put in.

[astra]

Originally Posted by CRussel

And I must say, I was quite pleased with the Talisker 10, at a much more reasonable price. (Well, OK, as if any bottle of good single malt is "reasonably priced", but within that caveat.)

My thoughts exactly. Very reasonable price for such a good whisky.
I have not opened/tried Talisker 18 yet. I will do it when my cold is over, maybe on 6th December, so I can appreciate the good stuff.



At the moment a cup of UVA Shawlands Estate (The East India Company -- Ceylon)
I had the first cup a week ago. To be honest, I am not overly impressed. It is an interesting tea and interesting flavour but I cannot say I love it. I think I prefer Afternoon Tea (Fortnum and Mason).
In the UVA Shawlands Estate tea I can taste some flavour similar to Afternoon Tea, but overall Afternoon Tea's flavour is more versatile? encompass a wider range of sub flavours? It is like UVA Shawlands Estate is this flavour only and Afternoon Tea has this flavour and a few others making it more interesting.
I am not sure I make sense but don't know how to explain it

[ProfCrash]

Cran Grape Juice.

[dreams]

Being lazy and having a hot chocolate.

[wannabee]

Resches Pilsener

[Kevin8or]

I'm drinking a poor man's mocha: instant hot chocolate + one tsp. of instant coffee.

[CRussel]

Peet's Organic Darjeeling (a second growth blend) this afternoon, but then a glass of the Bowmore 18 this evening, thinking of astra.

[Stitchawl]

Taylors of Harrogate's afternoon delight, "Yorkshire Tea!" for two!


Stitchawl

[maianhvk]

More ice cream! This is called "Thunder": caramel, macadamia vanilla and stracciatella, caramel syrup, topped with whipped cream, hard caramel and peanuts!

[happyboy]

Heh.. a cup of cold coffee from breakfast, and a glass of julmust. Thinking of making some fresh coffee though... or maybe tea? haven't decided yet. Decisions, decisions! What was I thinking about? Kitchen? nah... back to book!