What is in your cup?

[cromag]

First mug of tea on a hot, sunny day.

[Stitchawl]

O the summer time is coming
And the flowers are sweetly bloomin'
And the wild mountain thyme
Grows around the bloomin' heather
Will ye go
lassie
go?

And we'll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the bloomin' heather
Will ye go
lassie
go?

I will build my love a bower
By yon cool crystal fountain
And round it I will pile
All the wild flowers o' the mountain
Will ye go
lassie
go?

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKfgKQIzc4s )

Good morning, everyone! Middle of summer... the fragrance of the jungle flowers in every breeze. The don't call Chiang Mai 'The Rose of the North' for no reason. A big pot of orchids sells for about $5 here compared with $150 in Japan, and there are giant flower markets everywhere you turn. But I still prefer my tea without any flower infusion, so this morning it's Taylors of Harrogate's "Yorkshire" tea in my cup. Strong enough to wake me up and keep me going! Going to on of the flower markets to do some photography with a friend who wants to learn some tricks to getting flowers to stand still long enough for a sharp picture when outdoors!





Stitchawl

[kindlekitten]

Love that song!

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

Love that song!

Didja listen to the way these guys do it? Really sweet!



Stitchawl

[ProfCrash]

Blue Spring Oolong. I am flaunting the rules and using my programmable tea kettle in the office again. It is on for a few minutes at a time and will be unplugged when not in use so as to prevent a fire from starting.

[CRussel]

Congratulations on the kettle solution. I just brought my old kettle in to the office for the same reason - I need to have more control over the quality and temperature of the water I use to make tea here. Even though I'm only physically in the office 4 days a month or so, I still need good tea! And this morning, it's Lion Mountain Keemun.

[Stitchawl]

Bombay Sapphire on the rocks!


Stitchawl

[Bilbo1967]

Pastis and water.

[badgoodDeb]

Okay ....... I'm guessing that's something different than "pasties" (yes, I note that yours doesn't have an 'e').

[cromag]

First tea of the day is almost ready.

[poohbear_nc]

Lots of ice water - summer roared back for a couple of days here ...

[Stitchawl]

Countryside was cold and still
There were three crosses on the hill
Each one wore a burning hood
To hide its rotten core of wood
And I say father, father I hear an iron sound
Hoof beats on the frozen ground
And downhill the riders came
Lord it was a cryin' shame
To see the blood upon their whips
To hear the snarlin' from their lips
And I cried mother, mother I feel a stabbing pain
Blood runs down like summers rain
And each one wore a mask of white
To hide his cruel face from sight
And each one sucked a hungry breath
Out of the empty lungs of death
And I say sister, sister, I need you to take my hand
It's always lonely when it's time to stand
He who travels with the klan
Is a devil and not a man
For underneath his white disguise
I have looked into his eyes
And I say brother, brother, stand by me
It's not so easy to be free

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=492YEJ3oyFE )

Good morning, everyone. How can such a mild mid-summer day mark such a dark day in history? On this day the Nazi concentration camp complex known as Mauthausen began, starting as a single camp, and growing into the largest of all the Nazi extermination complexes, as the Third Reich began its massive extermination of what they considered to be 'the undesirables.' 11,000,000 people were killed. And the world is allowing it to happen again... "First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist..."

So I'll drink my tea. Today it's Helladiv's "English Breakfast" tea. Not bad, not great. Drinkable without comment. Suitable for a morning like this. Almost apathetic.


Stitchawl

[cromag]

First mug of tea.

[CRussel]

Finishing off my mug of Lung Ching Dragonwell tea. Been a while since I had this China Green, and I'm reminded why it's so popular. A clean, green tea with a pale yellow licquor, and a slightly grassy nose. (Which gets a LOT grassier and bitter if you make it with water that is too hot - 175F is about right for this tea.)

[Froide]

Awful cola from the Duane Reade pharmacy next door (no time for lunch).