What is in your cup?

[Javed]

Currently having some nice warm Tomato Soup!

[Stitchawl]

When I woke up this morning
You were on my mind
And you were on my mind
I got troubles, whoa-oh
I got worries, whoa-oh
I got wounds to bind

Sunday sunnyday, so good to meeeee!
Drinking lots of tea
So I had to ... er... make some fresh biscuits and Austrian bacon.
Not quite enough energy yet (from this damn cold) to go walking around the temples and gardens, but certainly enough for a ride through the mountains and visit the tea gardens in Uji. Maybe I'll bring along the Twin to show her where she was born? (By the way, her sister passed away when we separated them. I didn't want to burden you with sad news at the time.)

Originally Posted by Ivy

Have you guys seen this: http://teaapp.com ?
It is an iPhone app for tea lovers!

That looks like fun! Thanks for showing it to us, Ivy! Some karma for you!

Originally Posted by astra

I will ask my other half to buy a tin or two in duty free when she flies to Belarus in a few days.
I am ordering Ahmad English Breakfast and Twinings Prince of Wales if they have any.

{Chanting...} Black Tea! Black Tea! Black Tea! Black Tea! Black Tea! Black Tea! Black Tea! Black Tea! Black Tea! Black Tea! Black Tea! Black Tea!

Originally Posted by astra

A cup of Bancha Houjicha.
Off to visit our friends who recently set up a chicken house in the back garden and collected the first eggs
Apparently chicken produce eggs without cockerel assistance?!?

Originally Posted by maianhvk

sure! that applies to many species, human included

But... but... That seems to take all the fun out of it!

DOWN WITH PARTHENOGENESIS!
HELP STAMP OUT PARTHENOGENESIS!
PARTHENOGENESIS IS UNFAIR TO MALES!!

I'd better have another cup of China Black to help me relax...


Stitchawl

[CWatkinsNash]

Sickbed Mimosas: Ginger ale + orange juice.
I've been alternating that with a chamomile/green tea blend on ice.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by astra

A cup of Bancha Houjicha.
Off to visit our friends who recently set up a chicken house in the back garden and collected the first eggs
Apparently chicken produce eggs without cockerel assistance?!?

*pets* come set a spell with Auntie Kitten here a bit. we'll have a walk through the farm and discuss the birds, bees, chicks, pigs, frogs, fish and so on...

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

:
et (from this damn cold) to go walking around the temples and gardens, but certainly enough for a ride through the mountains and visit the tea gardens in Uji. Maybe I'll bring along the Twin to show her where she was born? (By the way, her sister passed away when we separated them. I didn't want to burden you with sad news at the time.)


Stitchawl

the horror!!!!!!!!! say it isn't sooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ohhhhhhhh! *sobs*

[maianhvk]

Originally Posted by Iridal

Hmm, you call that beer do you? Here in Belgium Heineken is also know as

Spoiler:

horsepiss

Well of course you didn't like it. Next time try some real beer. Perhaps what we call 'een bolleke':


In my cup: Coke zero decaf.

no what I meant was I didn't like its bitterness every kind of beer is bitter, right? I'd rather have wine.

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

But... but... That seems to take all the fun out of it!

DOWN WITH PARTHENOGENESIS!
HELP STAMP OUT PARTHENOGENESIS!
PARTHENOGENESIS IS UNFAIR TO MALES!!

I'd better have another cup of China Black to help me relax...


Stitchawl

let's just face the ugly truth like men

[Mortis]

All beer is an acquired taste and some days, right after drinking many bottles, I wish I had never acquired that particular taste, that and my taste for good Cuban cigars, Scotch, Rye Whiskeys, Porsches, Ferraris, Lambos and the worst Pitts', a life wasted, lived!

[TenaciousBadger]

Oi, this is going to sound like a terrible tea name: St. John's wort tea. With a squirt of lemon and sugar. Cold by now.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

the horror!!!!!!!!! say it isn't sooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ohhhhhhhh! *sobs*

Yes... I'm afraid it is true. While she is thriving, her sister just withered up and passed away. And worse yet... are you sitting down?.... today, we rode over the mountain through the Uji tea gardens and there were orphans everywhere! Both sides of the roads! Everywhere there was a crack in the road, or a small patch of flat ground, another baby was grasping for space and food. Scattered and abandoned to the elements, to be ignored and unloved. It broke my heart, I wanted to take them all back home with me, but what could I do?!? WHAT COULD I DO????

Originally Posted by TenaciousBadger

Oi, this is going to sound like a terrible tea name: St. John's wort tea. With a squirt of lemon and sugar. Cold by now.

St. John's Wort is a gift from God. I used it to quit smoking. Worked like a charm! Feel better soon!
Twelve years, seven months, three weeks, six days, 10 hours, 38 minutes. 138,673 cigarettes not smoked, saving $41,601.99.


Stitchawl

[Mortis]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

St. John's Wort is a gift from God. I used it to quit smoking. Worked like a charm! Feel better soon!
Twelve years, seven months, three weeks, six days, 10 hours, 38 minutes. 138,673 cigarettes not smoked, saving $41,601.99.


Stitchawl

Funny how we can come up with the exact time we quit smoking (336 days, 4 hours and 55 min).

[Iridal]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

no what I meant was I didn't like its bitterness every kind of beer is bitter, right? I'd rather have wine.

If you don't like the bitterness, try some fruit beer. Kriek for example. That's my favourite Although Lindemans Kriek is even better than BelleVue Kriek!

Originally Posted by Mortis

All beer is an acquired taste and some days, right after drinking many bottles, I wish I had never acquired that particular taste, that and my taste for good Cuban cigars, Scotch, Rye Whiskeys, Porsches, Ferraris, Lambos and the worst Pitts', a life wasted, lived!

I'm not much of a beer drinker myself, although I do enjoy a nice cool beer on a hot summer day. I'm Belgian after all

In my cup: plain water since I just go back from a 5K run.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by Mortis

Funny how we can come up with the exact time we quit smoking (336 days, 4 hours and 55 min).

I have an app loaded into my computer called the "Silkquit Meter." It actually tells even more information, but I removed it for my post. When I hit Ctr and + together I get;
Twelve years, seven months, three weeks, six days, 12 hours, 15 minutes and 49 seconds. 138675 cigarettes not smoked, saving $41,602.59. Time used for a better purpose: 1 year, 16 weeks, 5 days, 12 hours, 15 minutes.

I found it to be one of the most effective quit aids I ever had. Like most long time smokers (43 years at a pack and a half a day of unfiltered menthols) I'd tried quitting countless times. When I finally found what I needed, the rest was just work to do... And so I do the work... One day at a time, keeping track with my meter. What amazes me is that 'time used for a better purpose...' That's calculating 5 minutes that would have been spent smoking each cigarette. And it comes to over a year in just the past 12... That's a lot of time sucking smoke into my lungs!

If anyone is trying to quit smoking and would like some help and information, pm me.

I'm better off sucking tea into my stomach. Right now, Fortnum & Mason's Ceylon tea! Good stuff!


Stitchawl

[astra]

A cup of Genmaicha.
Like it. Pleasant cuppa

[Aurora W]

Coffee today, with sugar and Peppermint Mocha creamer.

I know it's not tea - but allergies are raising havoc with me right now, and coffee always seems to help in the morning...and I need to go buy some Earl Grey Creme today.

[kindlekitten]

no! not all beer is bitter! try Guinness! TMI a little, but be careful with the fruit beers, gives me the runs something fierce!

cold water with limes, mint and lavender from my garden

[Latinandgreek]

Originally Posted by TenaciousBadger

Oi, this is going to sound like a terrible tea name: St. John's wort tea. With a squirt of lemon and sugar. Cold by now.

I like st. John's wort tea. In Croatian it has a nice name: Our Lady's grass. It has been shown to help with mild cases of anxiety and even depression.