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The Original Tea Room
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NaasPreacher (C4K)
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Okay. I have to come clean. In the last 5-6 years Ireland has copped on to coffee. There is even a Starbucks about 25 minutes from here. I do like fresh ground coffee and I got a coffee grinder for my birthday earlier in the month.
I do like buying the beans now and grinding the coffee.
BUT, tea is still number one by far in this house.
I do like buying the beans now and grinding the coffee.
BUT, tea is still number one by far in this house.
The three top beverages in England (not counting beer) is tea, coffee and Coke...and in that order. Coke was brought to England in the 30's, but didn't take on until recent years.
Coffee was deemed to be a breakfast drink, whilst tea was the chosen beverage for all other times, including "afternoon tea" at 4
M.
I got into the "American" coffee habit because few shops could actually make a cup of tea, and coffee was always on the stove top.
Oh, by the way, special thoughts to many in Western and Southern England suffering from great floods.
Cheers,
Jim
Coffee was deemed to be a breakfast drink, whilst tea was the chosen beverage for all other times, including "afternoon tea" at 4
M.I got into the "American" coffee habit because few shops could actually make a cup of tea, and coffee was always on the stove top.
Oh, by the way, special thoughts to many in Western and Southern England suffering from great floods.
Cheers,
Jim
following-Him
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A confirmed coffee drinker here. We grind our beans. I even hate the smell of tea.
Thanks Jim. We keep looking up. We are better off than most.
I have a praise report.
Rob has had a letter from the hospital to say that the MRI shows that there is no increase in the size of his brain tumour in the last 6 months. Now we have to wait for an appointment to see the consultant neurosurgeon. Our prayers are being answered!! Praise God.
Thanks Jim. We keep looking up. We are better off than most.
I have a praise report.
Rob has had a letter from the hospital to say that the MRI shows that there is no increase in the size of his brain tumour in the last 6 months. Now we have to wait for an appointment to see the consultant neurosurgeon. Our prayers are being answered!! Praise God.
mcdirector
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followinghim said:
That is a praise!
We can celebrate over coffee :laugh:
following-Him
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Quote:
"That is a praise!
We can celebrate over coffee :laugh:"
What a good idea!!!
We are relieved to know that there is no change in the past 6 months but we still have to wait and see what the consultant says. He may want to repeat the MRI in January before he decides on the treatment.
We know that our prayers are heard and answered and we continue to give Him the Glory and keep looking up.
Blessings
followinghim
"That is a praise!
We can celebrate over coffee :laugh:"
What a good idea!!!
We are relieved to know that there is no change in the past 6 months but we still have to wait and see what the consultant says. He may want to repeat the MRI in January before he decides on the treatment.
We know that our prayers are heard and answered and we continue to give Him the Glory and keep looking up.
Blessings
followinghim
Good news! PTL!
On the whole tea-coffee thing I tend to drink coffee when I'm out because experience has shown that, unless the person knows me well and how I like my tea (eg: at work) tea is mostly made in a way I don't like: I like it strong and muddy-coloured whereas most people - including cafes - do it weak and milky. I don't however like coffee first thing in the morning as I find the taste too harsh so will make myself a strong brew of tea to get me out of bed of a morning.
On the whole tea-coffee thing I tend to drink coffee when I'm out because experience has shown that, unless the person knows me well and how I like my tea (eg: at work) tea is mostly made in a way I don't like: I like it strong and muddy-coloured whereas most people - including cafes - do it weak and milky. I don't however like coffee first thing in the morning as I find the taste too harsh so will make myself a strong brew of tea to get me out of bed of a morning.
following-Him
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The expected rains were not as bad as predicted but we are going to accept our friends invitation to go stay with them for a few days. :wavey:
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We are back home now. We had a lovely time with our friends in Wales and we will go back and spend the Bank Holiday with them.
The water is back on but we are advised not to use it for drinking or cooking. The bowsers are still in operation and we can still collect bottled water.
I hope everyone here is ok ?
Blessings
followinghim.
The water is back on but we are advised not to use it for drinking or cooking. The bowsers are still in operation and we can still collect bottled water.
I hope everyone here is ok ?
Blessings
followinghim.
Top of the morning to my coffee drinking loyal British friends (and my non-British friends - also)!
In a few minutes I'll brew a concoction of white (pear flavored) - two green (manderin orange & blueberry flavored) - black (orange pekot) teas - place it in one of my eleven 52 ounce "Bubba Kegs" and enjoy it for most of the day.
White and green tea for the anti-oxidents - black, so it looks like tea - and the various flavors - cause it makes it taste good.
Since I found out the tea is beneficial for diabetics (I'm type 2) - I've been drinking the beverage.
When I was a child - mother would give us tea with sugar and milk - to help us feel better. I no longer put the milk in the tea - and cause I'm diabetic - I use fake sugar instead of the real thing.
Sheila - I'll be praying for Rob.
Jim - I've had three cups of coffee in my 58 years - two of them were in 1974 - one black - one with cream and sugar. Didn't like (hated) the taste of either - decided then and there that I wouldn't learn to cultivate a taste for something that tasted (IMHO) that bad. The third was a cup of flavored coffee - at my sister-in-laws home - I drank it all - to be polite - but my opinion of the beverage did not change.
I do think that the aroma of coffee is pleasant - especially at breakfast time. The smell of second hand coffee on someone's breath - is a completely different matter.
Enough about tea and coffee - ya'll have a great day!
Dan
In a few minutes I'll brew a concoction of white (pear flavored) - two green (manderin orange & blueberry flavored) - black (orange pekot) teas - place it in one of my eleven 52 ounce "Bubba Kegs" and enjoy it for most of the day.
White and green tea for the anti-oxidents - black, so it looks like tea - and the various flavors - cause it makes it taste good.
Since I found out the tea is beneficial for diabetics (I'm type 2) - I've been drinking the beverage.
When I was a child - mother would give us tea with sugar and milk - to help us feel better. I no longer put the milk in the tea - and cause I'm diabetic - I use fake sugar instead of the real thing.
Sheila - I'll be praying for Rob.
Jim - I've had three cups of coffee in my 58 years - two of them were in 1974 - one black - one with cream and sugar. Didn't like (hated) the taste of either - decided then and there that I wouldn't learn to cultivate a taste for something that tasted (IMHO) that bad. The third was a cup of flavored coffee - at my sister-in-laws home - I drank it all - to be polite - but my opinion of the beverage did not change.
I do think that the aroma of coffee is pleasant - especially at breakfast time. The smell of second hand coffee on someone's breath - is a completely different matter.
Enough about tea and coffee - ya'll have a great day!
Dan
mcdirector
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I've got a cup of hearty black coffee myself as I pull my chair up to the table to join my friends and look sceptically at Dan's cup. BUT I do know I'll enjoy mine and he'll enjoy his hehe
following-Him
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The weather is decidedly autumnal here in England. Really quite chilly for this time of year.
Now that Autumn is upon us people will have a bit more time to come in and chat.
I fancy doing some knitting but I also want to learn to crochet.
We lit the woodburner last night and that was so cosy. Nothing like sitting by the fire with a cup of hot something and a good book or some knitting.
Blessings
following-Him
Now that Autumn is upon us people will have a bit more time to come in and chat.
I fancy doing some knitting but I also want to learn to crochet.
We lit the woodburner last night and that was so cosy. Nothing like sitting by the fire with a cup of hot something and a good book or some knitting.
Blessings
following-Him
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Gayla, it most certainly does sound like a very good trade off!! LOL. Are you right-handed Gayla? I am not sure when we will next be over in the US, can you wait awhile?
I just love the yarns you have over there. I love browsing round HobbyLobby and A.C. Moore's. I just wish they had a coffee shop in their stores because they are so big.
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I just love the yarns you have over there. I love browsing round HobbyLobby and A.C. Moore's. I just wish they had a coffee shop in their stores because they are so big.
Blessings
following-Him :wavey:
hi there
hello there guys , im new here , following-him directed me here , i am kinda new to gardening also , my big project this summer was putting 20 square meteres of decking in my back garden and trying to fix the moss problem on my back lawn , hope to chat with you all real soon .:wavey:
hello there guys , im new here , following-him directed me here , i am kinda new to gardening also , my big project this summer was putting 20 square meteres of decking in my back garden and trying to fix the moss problem on my back lawn , hope to chat with you all real soon .:wavey:
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Hi soninme, great to see you posting in here. We are a friendly bunch.
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Hey, winter must be coming...I have received the first of the seed catalogues!! lol
following-Him
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Soninme, is your fuchsia bush in the ground or in a pot?
I leave mine alone all winter and then cut back around late March time. I usually leave about 2" on them. I try and give them a mulch in November around the crown to help protect them from the frosts and they generally survive. If the frosts are really bad and the bush is small enough I will put an old tub or bucket over to help protect them. If the bush was too big I might cut it back some in order to be able to put some protection over it.
Hope this helps
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following-Him
I leave mine alone all winter and then cut back around late March time. I usually leave about 2" on them. I try and give them a mulch in November around the crown to help protect them from the frosts and they generally survive. If the frosts are really bad and the bush is small enough I will put an old tub or bucket over to help protect them. If the bush was too big I might cut it back some in order to be able to put some protection over it.
Hope this helps
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following-Him