There used to be a pot of tea on the side of the Rayburn hob in the kitchen of the farm when I was growing up ... the tea was so strong it upset my innards ... that's why I took to coffee ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Coffee for me, tho never instant. Drink a few tisanes of mint and "réglisse" which is the woody liquorice stick we could buy to chew when I was a bairn. I might drink one cup of proper tea a year such as Darjeeling or Assam. My gran in Seaham didn't have a fridge until the 60s so used what we would call bull's milk (sterilised, homogenised, full fat) in her tea and that was ghastly, as was the strength of the tea.
@Nollie - I did the weekly shop this morning and did not buy any chocolate and OH is grumping. Been dieting for 5 weeks and lost 4 kilos so I bought a teeny one as a treat last week and now he's expecting it. He'll have to wait another 3 weeks!
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Talking of being scroogeily greepy, the shrinkage of snacks continues apace. Just bought myself a snickers bar during the SM shop, an attack of nostalgia. It was only 50g and cost 95 cents 😮
Whenever I see "SM" I think sado-masochism not supermarket. Puts posts in a whole different light. Whether you experience delight or terror at the smaller size snickers bar is down to which 'side' you support.
I like a 'hefty' tea. I used to like it weak and wishy washy with lots of milk, when I was growing up. Total opposite now, although I still like a decent amount of milk. The red stuff though. 'White water' the girls call it. Anything else in tea tastes like cream to me.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My wife is suffering from lack of sleep due to the baby having a growth spurt and being constantly hungry. Coupled with being stuck at home with each other 24/7 I'm having to tiptoe around to avoid enraging the beast. Chocolate may be the only thing that saves me from being beaten to death with a Fisher Price fire engine. I'm keeping 2 bars of Divine's finest aside in case we run out of everything else. It's a dangerous game as hiding chocolate is almost as great a crime as running out of chocolate in this house.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
@Nollie - I did the weekly shop this morning and did not buy any chocolate and OH is grumping. Been dieting for 5 weeks and lost 4 kilos so I bought a teeny one as a treat last week and now he's expecting it. He'll have to wait another 3 weeks!
Whenever I see "SM" I think sado-masochism not supermarket. Puts posts in a whole different light. Whether you experience delight or terror at the smaller size snickers bar is down to which 'side' you support.
I hope I get some skimmed milk, Tesco showing it’s in stock but that could change.
Are you training him up like the dogs @Obelixx?
I like a 'hefty' tea. I used to like it weak and wishy washy with lots of milk, when I was growing up. Total opposite now, although I still like a decent amount of milk. The red stuff though. 'White water' the girls call it. Anything else in tea tastes like cream to me.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Good luck with that @wild edges!
We can't go out for anything just now as we all have to self isolate. Hey ho.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...