Sunday Tearoom 11/30/08 Still marroned and need teaware?

[Victoria]

Yet I wouldn't be able to do it.

Coconuts and bananas would get old after awhile.

Coconuts, bananas and TEA.

In my cup this afternoon Shanlinxi oolong, another from an eBay vendor.

[Chip]

I think bamboo. Bamboo is already used in teaware/accesories.

Another movie that was also requisite reading when I was in school was also loosely referred in the poll options besides Castaway. Any guesses?

A nice start of the TeaDay with Chiran YM from O-Cha. The kitchen was full. Sweetie drank as much as I did. Wulong was shouldertop, Pyrit showed more interest than normal, Gandalf the Gray drooled, and Lili made a rare show.

Then some O-Cha matcha.


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[Geekgirl]

I'm going to guess "Robinson Crusoe," but it has been many years since I read the book, so???

[Victoria]

Another movie that was also requisite reading when I was in school was also loosely referred in the poll options besides Castaway. Any guesses?

I dunno, Tom Sawyer? That was waaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy before my time.
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In my cup this afternoon - finally a Silver Leaf Tea brand I liked from the batch I bought. This one is Chamraj Estate Frost.
Pretty tastey.

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[orguz]

Mouth chewing would be an option like betelnut chewing which stains one's teeth black. It's like tobacco chewing and plausible. I might give this a try.

[orguz]

I just took some TGY medium roast and started chewing, it tastes like TGY expresso concentrated and bitter.

[Victoria]

LOL, you should try a lighter roast.

[orguz]

Unfortunately that's all I have heavy and the medium roasts

[Chip]

Another movie that was also requisite reading when I was in school was also loosely referred in the poll options besides Castaway. Any guesses?

I dunno, Tom Sawyer? That was waaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy before my time.
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I'm going to guess "Robinson Crusoe," but it has been many years since I read the book, so???

Nope and nope, well, neither one intentionally. I have one intentionally. Does the chant "kill the pig" stir any fond memories of school days?

Gyokuro "Fujitsubo" is currently singing in my cup. Today, a rainy day here, I am packing up samples of gyokuro for a tasting. This is one of them, very good gyokuro from O-Cha. Must be an O-Cha day here?
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[battra]

Does the chant "kill the pig" stir any fond memories of school days?

Ah, sounds like Lord of the Flies (boars skull)! It wasn't requisite in Sweden though, I only had to read Strindberg.

Maruyama sencha from Maiko today - a good sencha which I could order again!

[laran7]

[quote="kongni"]I would definitely go for glass. Who needs to send a note in the bottle if I just found myself a new vacation spot with plenty of tea to drink! [quote]

Great answer!

I chose shells - I like the idea of the different shapes for different teacups. A tropical spin on the Mad Hatter's teaparty.

One of the old books described drinking from polished coconut shells that looked like tortoise shell (That's an option that wasn't considered). I think it was in Typee or Shipwrecked. I wanted to try that when I was a child.

I was lucky to find some ( bagged) Twinnings Darjeeling at work this afternoon.

[caligatia]

I went with coconuts. Although I'm sure I'd get bored while marooned, so I'd be making my own clay teaware (as well as building a spindle and seeing what local plant fibers could be spun into yarn -- I'd go mad without my knitting).

I managed to grab a cup of single-estate Assam this morning, but that's been it for tea today. Long long loooooong day of house-hunting. Drinking a margarita right now to recover.

[Rakuras]

I'd personally take some sand and make a heat pit to force it into some crude glass- especially if heat absorbing rocks like pyrite are nearby as mentioned by the other options. With glass I'd be able to make other objects to help me survive but I'd have to gauge how much wood and other materials for fire are available as I might be there for a while or might need to make a perpetual smoke pit to signal passing ships or planes. I've had far too much survival training to not consider just letting it steep to get the most nutrients out of it for the longest time, too, so a good, heavy steep from some form of tea would never go to waste and would be rationed. Sheesh, I over-thought this, didn't I? If it weren't for the diagrams and scenario notes I've already mentally made I'd feign that I was normal. Ah well.

In the cup today: nothing. Didn't have time before work nor after until just a few minutes ago and I've no craving for liquids or tea after those terrible energy drinks and their faux hydration effects.

[treazure]

Coconuts and bananas would get old after awhile.

But given some coconuts and bananas and some taro root you could make some home brew. Ya never know when survival skills come in handy. Add studying how other folks in so-called "third world" countries do things and you can have a little pick me up in your tea, however served, AND pit barbecue.

In keeping with the desert island theme, in my cup is a nice decaf Irish Breakfast Blend blended with a little golden rum. Since I should be a refined old Southern lady, I refrain from licking the cup dry, but go make another pot of tea and addendum and only lick the cup when I'm away from the windows.

Ta ta, all!

[Geekgirl]

Ah folks, I had quite a nice day, we went to the Portland Japanese Garden (pics in just a bit,) then out to a fantastic brewpub where we enjoyed pesto chicken pizza, and barleywine ale. Yum...

Now I'm back at home and just made a pan of Vanilla Spiced Chai from Tea Chai Te here in Portland. Wow, I've never had this one before and it is really delicious, like dessert!

Now I'm just checking in here, hope everyone had a great holiday weekend!