The Coffee House

Gary A. · Aug 23, 2017

JonA_CT said:
limr said:

JonA_CT said:

any of y'all have a good online tea purveyor?

My wife has been enjoying some fancy bottled tea at around $3 a bottle. I figure I can brew my own for cheaper...

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I've become a big fan of Harney and Sons, which seems to be more common these days even in grocery stores. They have an Amazon store, but their selection of loose teas isn't that great. If you're just going for your typical English Breakfast or Earl Grey type of tea, then they have the loose teas on Amazon. If you want to venture further and get, for example, pure oolongs or darjeelings, or different kinds of blends, then go to the website: Fine Teas by Master Tea Blenders Harney & Sons

I'm lucky enough to live within striking distance of a Harney and Sons brick and mortar store and cafe, so Buzz and I usually head up to taste and buy in person, but the website has everything they offer. I've tried quite a few of the teas at the cafe if you have any questions.

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I'll definitely check them out. Thanks! We have a Spice and Tea Exchange in Mystic...but I feel like if something is set up in Mystic, it's not worth the money you pay for it, haha.

Gary A. said:

JonA_CT said:

any of y'all have a good online tea purveyor?

My wife has been enjoying some fancy bottled tea at around $3 a bottle. I figure I can brew my own for cheaper...

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Gary recently planted/buried a tea bush. Mary Lou flavors a lot of her water with backyard stuff, Lemon Verbena, Tarragon, Mint, Lemon Balm, et al. Out here, there are a ton of tea stores in the Asian malls. Gary buys his black, green, oolong and pu-erh teas over the counter. Gary hasn't purchased tea online ... so no tips. But, when you make it to LA he'll take you on a tea buying tour.

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I really need to start an indoor herb garden. With some tree work the neighbors did, I get enough light in my kitchen now to make it happen. Some of those are probably too hearty for inside, though.

Tea stores in the Asian malls...sounds like I need to move to California. I bet you can buy galangal too...a critical ingredient to my favorite soup that I can't buy anywhere around here. (I've thought about asking the thai restaurant I normally buy my Tom Yum from if they have any I can take of their hands, but then they'd lose quite a bit of soup money during cold season).

Bangkok Market in Los Angeles for starters. Gary think it is relatively easy to get in SoCal. Gary grows his own ginger.

Gary A. · Aug 23, 2017

The ginger is blooming.

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jcdeboever · Aug 23, 2017

Rich Hill is dealing tonight for the Dodgers, masterful!

jcdeboever · Aug 23, 2017

Wow tough loss for Hill

Gary A. · Aug 23, 2017

Mary Lou and Gary are at the Bowl tonight, so he missed the game. :apologetic:

Frank F. · Aug 23, 2017

smoke665 said:
Frank F. said:

When my mum was buried, I took photos...

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That's something you don't see happening here anymore, and I'm not sure why. When I was younger it wasn't that uncommon.

I guess death is considered a kind of accident and people think it should not happen so they try to ignore the unevitable...

For me it was possible to take the photos at the buriel, because I was alone with her dead body at the cremation. I did take photos there two to contain and document my emotions: Krematorium

In our family people are normally buried in coffins, so the dead body is present at the funural. My mother who died in 2015 though wanted to be cremated and then buried in an urn. Her death was 1 Jan 2015, cremation 9 Jan 2015, buriel of the urn was end of February.

Very important was the use of a minimally invasive camera, the X100T

jcdeboever · Aug 24, 2017

Gary A. said:
Mary Lou and Gary are at the Bowl tonight, so he missed the game.

One of the best pitched games I've seen in a long time. One of the best games in a long time. Rich Hill is from Charlotte, MI. He is crafty, and I look forward to seeing him pitch in the playoffs, savy, crafty, veteran.