Tea? (Part 2)

[TheDoctor]

Coconuts come from Sri Lanka, the Indian ocean, the Caribbean, those sorts of places . Ginger can come from south Asia, East Africa and the Carribean generally.

I have been cycling in Burgundy, the Rhone Valley and the Rhine valley. It's like cycling down a wine list.

 

[HelenD123]

Of course, the Tea? thread appears to be a comfy arena of chitchat and hot beverages, but underneath it's a seething hotbed of passion. I've been secretly shacked up with one of the teatowels for months....

Well I've been doing my bit for the Tea thread's passion quota by being shacked up with Spandex all week. What's your contribution Arch?

I'll PM you about the job.

 

[potsy]

Well I've been doing my bit for the Tea thread's passion quota by being shacked up with Spandex all week. What's your contribution Arch?

I'll PM you about the job.

Sounds like she'll be PM'ing you back with that one Helen

Any Wagon Wheels left? Not had those for ages, not as big as they used to be are they?

Speicher- You know I meant you're always talking 'compost' not talking rubbish

If Longers does manage to grow biskits on the allotment I might be making a midnight raid on it

 

[Arch]

I like the idea of a biskit tree. Would it be like a cork oak - the biskits are actually stamped out of the bark? Very young trees could provide ginger thins, while old tough trees provide that sort of shortbread that glues your jaws together and comes in tartan tins at Christmas.

But plant some spuds, and you can at least grow your own crisps. And chips. mmmm chips. No, I have leftovers to use up, I'm going to do a sort of bacon and bean bake tonight.

I'm sure little bits of cotton will compost - it's a natural fibre after all.

I saw a programme the other day about spices, and how they 'make' cinnammon. The thin bark is peeled off, and then stuffed very tightly into rolls - very labour intensive, and of course the producers get about £3 for four giant stacks of sticks, hundreds of them, and we pay £3 for a couple of sticks in a jar.

I have a confession. I just made.... co**ee!

 

[TheDoctor]

Oh, be ashamed.
Said he, drinking his sugar-free Cream Soda.

 

[Speicher]

Any Wagon Wheels left? Not had those for ages, not as big as they used to be are they?

Speicher- You know I meant you're always talking 'compost' not talking rubbish

If Longers does manage to grow biskits on the allotment I might be making a midnight raid on it

Wagon Wheels, we spoke about them last week.

Look, Potsy the damage has been done you said I talked a lot of rubbish, I shan't tell you where the biskits are now.

 

[potsy]

Wagon Wheels, we spoke about them last week.

Look, Potsy the damage has been done you said I talked a lot of rubbish, I shan't tell you where the biskits are now.

Arch mentioned wagon wheels today, it's all her fault if I go and buy some now

Anyway-I said you talk 'mostly' rubbish, not rubbish all the time

 

[Night Train]

but underneath it's a seething hotbed of passion. I've been secretly shacked up with one of the teatowels for months....

I went and got a haircut, and some groceries, and some S and M pants. It's all excitement here.

I just come here to drink tea, I must be missing something, like the secret hand shake for access to the tea towels.

 

[Arch]

I just come here to drink tea, I must be missing something, like the secret hand shake for access to the tea towels.

Dammit, I had to go back and check I'd typed that right!

No secret handshake. Bringing some form of biscuit/chocolate/marshmallow combination on the other hand....

Wow, after a cafetiere to myself, I won't need stimulants until Wednesday....

Hey! It's quarter past five, and still light! I mean I'd probably bung an LED on to cycle, but it's a grey day. If the sky was clear!

Despite the snow, spring IS coming.

 

[HelenD123]

Despite the snow, spring IS coming.

Have you had snow in York?

 

[Arch]

Have you had snow in York?

Only falling out of the sky, not settling, although there was a 4x4 in Sainsburys carpark that had some slushy stuff adhering to the front, so there must have been some stickier stuff locally.

 

[longers]

Oh, be ashamed.
Said he, drinking his sugar-free Cream Soda.

Is it better than the full fat stuff? Which is as appealing to me as horse emissions. Sorry.

I took a wander over to the allotment this afternoon to have a nosey before the guided tour tomorrow. Very, very tidy.

Really tidy

I'm possibly mistakenly already equating that with steep rent but it looks it might be a goer.

 

[Arch]

I don't think I've ever had cream soda.

I've certainly never had horse emissions....

 

[longers]

I've certainly never had horse emissions....

I don't think it's an exclusive club but there was a thread in the cafe last night.

Feel free to change the subject!

 

[potsy]

I don't think it's an exclusive club but there was a thread in the cafe last night.

Feel free to change the subject!

+1 to this, I may have been a bit tipsy when I posted on there

How about growing some Fig rolls Longers?