What is this? I love chestnut!Cinnamon Kitty wrote:
I had Chestnut tea earlier today.
Jan 10th, '09, 20:42
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Having pomegranate vanilla rooibos now and currently not reading anything. I did have a few books I am interested in; might just be getting them tomorrow:
Resident Evil: City of the Dead (Resident Evil Series #3) by S. D. Perry
and
Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series #2) by Laurell K. Hamilton
(I have a fascination with zombies/undead stories for some odd reason heh)
Resident Evil: City of the Dead (Resident Evil Series #3) by S. D. Perry
and
Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series #2) by Laurell K. Hamilton
(I have a fascination with zombies/undead stories for some odd reason heh)
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Just got back from Powell's! 
Picked up:
Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked
Ackerman The Zookeeper's Wife
and Pat Frank Alas, Babylon, which is one of my favorite books, that I loaned out and it never came back. I saw a copy on sale and grabbed it, so I might start reading that.
Just finished The Dark Tower series by Stephen King, and I have MIXED FEELINGS. heh.
Also reading The Sandman, Absolute Vol 4., and the Lucifer series of graphic novels. Listening to Altered Carbon on my iPod.
Sometimes it's hard to keep stories straight, especially if I'm reading too much in the same genre, but right now I have a good mix. LOL! Hubby bought me a new bookcase over the holidays because I ran out of room, and the Poppets were standing on top of all the books. Maybe I need to have a book garage sale... nah.
Not drinking any tea at the moment, because I can't decide what to start on. I feel like having some yummy puerh, but that's an investment of time and I want to watch TV.
Picked up:
Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked
Ackerman The Zookeeper's Wife
and Pat Frank Alas, Babylon, which is one of my favorite books, that I loaned out and it never came back. I saw a copy on sale and grabbed it, so I might start reading that.
Just finished The Dark Tower series by Stephen King, and I have MIXED FEELINGS. heh.
Also reading The Sandman, Absolute Vol 4., and the Lucifer series of graphic novels. Listening to Altered Carbon on my iPod.
Sometimes it's hard to keep stories straight, especially if I'm reading too much in the same genre, but right now I have a good mix. LOL! Hubby bought me a new bookcase over the holidays because I ran out of room, and the Poppets were standing on top of all the books. Maybe I need to have a book garage sale... nah.
Not drinking any tea at the moment, because I can't decide what to start on. I feel like having some yummy puerh, but that's an investment of time and I want to watch TV.
It is one of Adagio's holiday teas. Unfortunately, I think they are only carried from Halloween to Christmas, or at least for a limited time around the holiday season. It is a really pleasant black tea with a nutty, creamy, almost vanilla taste, though not over powering. The flavor blends really well with the tea base and I find that it has a pleasant bitterness to it at some points that balances out some of the sweetness. If you want to try it, let me know. I have a good sized stash of it!gingko wrote:What is this? I love chestnut!Cinnamon Kitty wrote:
I had Chestnut tea earlier today.
Ending today with Hoji-cha from a local tea house.
Jan 10th, '09, 23:47
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Thanks Cinnamon Kitty. That's interesting, but maybe not what I want. I thought it was mixed with something like chestnut powder or chestnut extractCinnamon Kitty wrote:It is one of Adagio's holiday teas. Unfortunately, I think they are only carried from Halloween to Christmas, or at least for a limited time around the holiday season. It is a really pleasant black tea with a nutty, creamy, almost vanilla taste, though not over powering. The flavor blends really well with the tea base and I find that it has a pleasant bitterness to it at some points that balances out some of the sweetness. If you want to try it, let me know. I have a good sized stash of it!gingko wrote:What is this? I love chestnut!Cinnamon Kitty wrote:
I had Chestnut tea earlier today.
Ending today with Hoji-cha from a local tea house.
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I'm reading books by Oliver Sachs lately - A Leg to Stand On and Island of the Colorblind. Also , Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.
I keep a rotating batch of (recent) old New Yorker Magazines around - and constantly am dipping into them for short stories and authors I am unfamiliar with - I wish I had time to devote to reading longer things. Books on herbs, spices and cooking are a constant in my life - even annotated recipes are short!
I had "Earl Greyer" tea tonight out on a date. Served in a tall decorated styrofoam cup. It was awful. I'm spoiled now.
I keep a rotating batch of (recent) old New Yorker Magazines around - and constantly am dipping into them for short stories and authors I am unfamiliar with - I wish I had time to devote to reading longer things. Books on herbs, spices and cooking are a constant in my life - even annotated recipes are short!
I had "Earl Greyer" tea tonight out on a date. Served in a tall decorated styrofoam cup. It was awful. I'm spoiled now.
Just got Wind in the Pines - Classic Writing on the Way of Tea as a Buddhist Path in the mail today and hoping to dig into it this weekend.
Strongly 2nd the recommendation of Anathem or anything else by Neal Stephenson
-Mucho
Strongly 2nd the recommendation of Anathem or anything else by Neal Stephenson
-Mucho
I have just started the Kurt Wallander series of mysteries by Swedish author Henning Mankell. I've been hearing about this series for a while so I thought I'd jump in.
I am a huge fan of mysteries and the first in this series ("Faceless Killers") did not disappoint. While I found the translation to be a bit labored at times, the story and the characters were all very well done. PBS is going to present these books on their series Mystery! sometime this spring with Kenneth Brannagh in the title role.
Drinking, as always, and fat and chewy Assam.[/u]
I am a huge fan of mysteries and the first in this series ("Faceless Killers") did not disappoint. While I found the translation to be a bit labored at times, the story and the characters were all very well done. PBS is going to present these books on their series Mystery! sometime this spring with Kenneth Brannagh in the title role.
Drinking, as always, and fat and chewy Assam.[/u]