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Ruth wrote: "Here is a poll you may like to take:https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1..."
I took the poll...it was interesting to see how everyone else was voting as well! Surprising (maybe) that Longfellow is so far down in the list.
Margaret wrote: "Ruth, I LOVE jasmine tea!"Hi Margaret,
The the first whiff at the start of brewing is the best.πBliss!
Have you ever tried chrysanthemum tea?
If not, I highly recommend it.
Meg wrote: "I was just checking the Mt. Katahdin webcam a few minutes ago and the scene was so beautiful I snipped the picture! :) "
I would love to look out of the window to
such a view; beginning each morning in
contemplation from this perspective; from
the start will allay the small things in life
that magnifies itself.
Have never tried chrysanthemum tea, Ruth! Thanks for the recommendation! And I will remember to take a whiff at the start f brewing the nest pot f jasmine tea! Very exotic and lovely! This has been a busy week for me, so will catch up,with reading and other threads and comments soon! π. (I've rented a disposal bin for the driveway to get rid of years of accumulated stuff!). Getting lots of,exercise lifting, climbing stairs and throwing things into the bin!)
Margaret wrote: "Have never tried chrysanthemum tea, Ruth! Thanks for the recommendation! And I will remember to take a whiff at the start f brewing the nest pot f jasmine tea! Very exotic and lovely! This has be..."
Hi Margaret,
Jasmine tea it is lovely, the elegance of its fragrance,
how can one not smile at the genial beverage.
Congratulations on your long awaited clear out. πππ
Be sure to reward yourself after such an undertaking,
you certainly deserve it. π
Ruth wrote: ""To be or not to be.......... That is the question."
https://pin.it/35huamz"
A bear reciting Shakespeare...that brought a smile to my face, Ruth!! :D
Ruth wrote: "Can you guess what this is?https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVkCwRGWo..."
Hmm, I see a Confederate five dollar bill... Who did these belong to?
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Hi Margaret,
The the first whiff at the start of brewing is the best.πBliss!
Have you ever tried chrysanthemum tea?
If not, I highly recommend it."
Well now everyone has me craving a fresh pot of loose leaf tea! I'm taking a survey. Should I go with my Lady Londonderry(a black tea bits of lemon and strawberry in it) or Southern Peach?
Margaret wrote: "Have never tried chrysanthemum tea, Ruth! Thanks for the recommendation! And I will remember to take a whiff at the start f brewing the nest pot f jasmine tea! Very exotic and lovely! This has be..."
It must be nice to have all that done, Margaret! Hopefully you aren't feeling too sore now, though! :)
Doreen wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Ruth, I LOVE jasmine tea!"Hi Margaret,
The the first whiff at the start of brewing is the best.πBliss!
Have you ever tried chrysanthemum tea?
If not, I highly recomm..."
Hi Doreen,
Lady Londonderry looks to be a delightful choice, I'll
have to try that one. What brand is it?
Doreen wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Ruth, I LOVE jasmine tea!"Hi Margaret,
The the first whiff at the start of brewing is the best.πBliss!
Have you ever tried chrysanthemum tea?
If not, I highly recomm..."
I wish I liked tea. I drink it as medicine but that's about it! I did drink Mugwort tea a few times out of curiosity because I read that it gives some people really vivid, technicolor dreams which I thought would be fun to have...lol! The taste was actually pretty good - for tea. ;)
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Hi Margaret,
The the first whiff at the start of brewing is the best.πBliss!
Have you ever tried chrysanthemum tea?
If not, ..."
Honestly I think it's some English brand. I got it off Amazon
Meg wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Can you guess what this is?https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVkCwRGWo..."
Hmm, I see a Confederate five dollar bill... Who did these belong to?"
These are President Lincoln personal effects
at the time of his assassination.
One has to pause for a moment of respect after
viewing this photograph
Meg wrote: "Doreen wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Ruth, I LOVE jasmine tea!"Hi Margaret,
The the first whiff at the start of brewing is the best.πBliss!
Have you ever tried chrysanthemum tea?
If not, ..."
Meg,
You remind me of Jo from Little Women who drinks
wine for medicinal reasons- in the movie anyway.
Is it that you can't drink tea or you simple don't care
for it? Mugwort tea? How curious, did it work?
βπ€πHmmm?
For us, tea, like chocolate, lies between religion and
food group.π
Emma,Where fore art thou, Emma?ππ
Doreen wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Doreen wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Ruth, I LOVE jasmine tea!"Hi Margaret,
The the first whiff at the start of brewing is the best.πBliss!
Have you ever tried chrysanthemum ..."
Thanks Doreen,
I will have to look into that blend;
I like the prospect of new teas.
Ruth wrote: "Meg wrote: "Doreen wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Ruth, I LOVE jasmine tea!"Hi Margaret,
The the first whiff at the start of brewing is the best.πBliss!
Have you ever tried chrysanthemum t..."
LOL! Now I'm trying to remember if Jo drank wine for medicinal reasons in the book! It sounds familiar...
I just don't like tea that much...shocking, I know! :D And perhaps even more shocking, I'm not crazy about plain chocolate either. I love it with nuts or peanut butter though.
I did have dreams after drinking the mugwort tea but they didn't seem especially vivid. Thinking about trying it again this year. ;)
Meg wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Meg wrote: "Doreen wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Ruth, I LOVE jasmine tea!"Hi Margaret,
The the first whiff at the start of brewing is the best.πBliss!
Have you ever tried ch..."
Try it after reading Thoreau.
Ruth wrote: "Meg wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Can you guess what this is?https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVkCwRGWo..."
Hmm, I see a Confederate five dollar bill... Who did these belong to?"
Th..."
Oh my! Yes, a moment's pause to show respect for Mr. Lincoln is in order. <3
http://www.loc.gov/item/scsm001049/
Ruth wrote: "Try it after reading Thoreau...."Haha that could be interesting!!
"May is a pious fraud of the almanac.A ghastly parody of real Spring
Shaped out of snow and breathed with eastern wind..."
~James Russell Lowell
Lowell has it about right for this May, Meg! The sun decided to make itself known here in pat w out six thirty p.m today just to prove it is still there, we had some snow on the weekend-- so unusual in southern Ontario this late in May.Well - back to tea -- one of my favourites is Bigelow's "Constant Comment". Does anyone else like that? I used to joke with my husband that when he drank it he was constantly commenting! A little like Thoreau! Lol!
Margaret wrote: "Lowell has it about right for this May, Meg! The sun decided to make itself known here in pat w out six thirty p.m today just to prove it is still there, we had some snow on the weekend-- so unusua..."I was wondering whether you got snow too, Margaret! I guess we were lucky...we "only" got around 5 inches but some places around here got over a foot! Today was warm so it's mostly melted, but we're supposed to get more tomorrow.
Too funny about that tea!! :D
I just stepped out the door to help bring groceries in a few minutes ago and something big and black caught my eye, so I flew back inside for the camera! It was a big mama bear with her 2 cubs! Wish I could have gotten better pictures. Our lovely Japanese Knotweed was in the way, I was shaking terribly from excitement, and I didn't dare get any closer...as it was my mom said she wanted to clobber me! Lol
Oh my goodness!!!! I can't imagine!! I wouldn't be shaking with excitement, I'd be shaking with terror!! π
I would run inside and not come back out for the rest of the week! π±
Emma wrote: "Oh my goodness!!!! I can't imagine!! I wouldn't be shaking with excitement, I'd be shaking with terror!! π
I would run inside and not come back out for the rest of the week! π±"Lol! I was a little nervous too, but she only looked at me once and then kept on about her business so I guess she wasn't that concerned! I did change my mind about going for a walk though. :)
Haha! Yeah good choice. ;D
My goodness, Meg!!! I canβt imagine! Iβve never seen a bear in person but Iβm quite sure if I did, I would be freaking out. π It sounds like you had an interesting day!
The cubs are so cute!!! The mama though...looks like she's giving you the dagger eyes. Really cool pictures!
The cubs were awfully cute! It was adorable to watch them capering around. :) It was only the mama when I first went out and I was just thinking that it was probably a male as it looked like a really good-sized bear, when the cubs came running out of the woods! :D
And you waited that long to see that! :O ;D
So amazing to see the Mama Bear and her cubs, Meg!!! Just be careful when you go for walks!!!
Always for the pictures... ;D
Oh that's hilarious!!! Yep, those guys, that's me! XD
Emma wrote: "Oh that's hilarious!!! Yep, those guys, that's me! XD"There were a lot of funny bear episodes on that show...it's great! :D My favorite character is an Indian named Joe Two-Rivers who speaks Ojibway to the bears...and they understand him!
That's so funny! :D
Took a walk through bear country this morning...I must confess my heart was beating a little faster than usual! :D These are the great Maine woods! 
Didn't see any bears? ;D
Emma wrote: "Didn't see any bears? ;D"Nope, not a one! :D
Aww I'm sorry! πππ
Emma wrote: "Aww I'm sorry! πππ"Lol, I'm not really! My dad said when the mama bear looked at me and then continued about her business, she was probably saying, "Oh it's just that girl we see all the time in the woods looking at flowers...we'll have her for dinner next time she comes." :0
Haha that's hilarious! She probably was..... XD ;D
So if you don't see me on Goodreads anymore....
That would be devastating :P
Early American Literature
Books mentioned in this topic
North and South (other topics)Little Women (other topics)
Little Women (other topics)
The Deerslayer (other topics)
The Pathfinder (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Elizabeth Gaskell (other topics)Mark Twain (other topics)
Jonathan Edwards (other topics)
Jonathan Edwards (other topics)
James Fenimore Cooper (other topics)
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π€-I will have to narrow down some ideas."
I figure about the middle of the month is a good time to start taking nominations. That way we can decide and vote on the poll and still have some time to find the book. :)