tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post1927632253424736654..comments2023-09-11T16:40:36.076+01:00Comments on The Art of Subtle Procrastination: The Ten Stages of a Forgotten Cup of TeaLeigh Forbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01651812577518625326noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-74499464664608137852009-02-28T05:34:00.000+00:002009-02-28T05:34:00.000+00:00I'm good all the way to #9. Except for #7 --- Milk...I'm good all the way to #9. <BR/><BR/>Except for #7 --- Milk in the tea. YUCK! It's <B>LEMON</B> in the tea, m'lady! Or a bit of honey (honey especially if you're a bear disguised as a human).<BR/><BR/>That gets me to #10. But it's not half a cup, it's the third cup. (I may be hopelessly gauche, making tea in a pot, bags or leaves. But some of us are so darned traditional that, well, we keep doing the same thing.) Lord, have mercy.<BR/><BR/>Then sit down and enjoy the view from the solarium. Once I look over the garden and our trees, and past the turret of the neighbour's house. I can see the river. Different view from yours; both nice, in their own ways.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-39899071199073650212009-02-13T02:18:00.000+00:002009-02-13T02:18:00.000+00:00Oh that is just so true of me! I do all those thi...Oh that is just so true of me! I do all those things, especially the finding it in the microwave several days later!!BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800917080090010655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-3572037550250811752009-01-23T22:54:00.000+00:002009-01-23T22:54:00.000+00:00B - Oh, to get so far...!Tim - Ha ha ha! I hadn't ...B - Oh, to get so far...!<BR/><BR/>Tim - Ha ha ha! I hadn't thought of that!Leigh Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651812577518625326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-14687488392794783292009-01-23T21:17:00.000+00:002009-01-23T21:17:00.000+00:00Step 0 : Fill the Britta water filter because it h...Step 0 : Fill the Britta water filter because it has run out. 30 minutes later remember to fill the kettle from it, and top up the filter jug again.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706025926645969962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-34297318949713774702009-01-21T17:20:00.000+00:002009-01-21T17:20:00.000+00:00the last half of 8, and all of 9. But I mostly dr...the last half of 8, and all of 9. But I mostly drink tea when I make it. <BR/><BR/>(the last half of 8 only, because I Don't Do Dairy, so don't need to add milk)<BR/><BR/>i wish i had wine right now, though!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12523875341438470968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-13446297155076800592009-01-21T12:05:00.000+00:002009-01-21T12:05:00.000+00:00Dotterel - No. Especially not if you throw the cor...Dotterel - No. Especially not if you throw the cork into the fire... ;-)Leigh Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651812577518625326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-88384108392463929662009-01-20T20:46:00.000+00:002009-01-20T20:46:00.000+00:00I'm with Queenie on this one - and it doesn't keep...I'm with Queenie on this one - and it doesn't keep, does it?Tim Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858684167484655029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-88520689064413410852009-01-20T14:36:00.000+00:002009-01-20T14:36:00.000+00:00Debs - Don't fret love. Just take the bag out, sti...Debs - Don't fret love. Just take the bag out, stick the milk in, and put the whole lot in the microwave for sixty seconds. It'll taste foul, but at least you won't have wasted anything ;-)<BR/><BR/>Troy - Something about that comment makes me want to stick a finger down my throat. It might just be the mention of hot sweet tea, of course...<BR/><BR/>TF - Ah, you are such a fount of wisdom, my dear; but I don't know that turning up on the school run smelling of Harvey's Best will go down too well...<BR/><BR/>Swerdnic - Well, I dunno. Try letting a small child make it!<BR/><BR/>Queenie - I did the herbal tea thing when I was pregnant, but it always left me feeling more thirsty. Beer often does the same, but that's just fine!<BR/><BR/>Sheepish - <I>[Stands to attention]</I>. Sorry, Ma'm. Will pay better attention in future, Ma'm. Promise.Leigh Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651812577518625326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-77897665629817748062009-01-20T11:58:00.000+00:002009-01-20T11:58:00.000+00:00I feel very sorry for you as you are obviously not...I feel very sorry for you as you are obviously not taking the art of making tea seriously enough. And leaving a cup half drunk is verging on blasphemy. Not that I'm addicted to tea you understand just thaat I know where my priorities lie!!!!!!!!!!!!sheepishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18252518055252342236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-54274392631449375632009-01-20T07:47:00.000+00:002009-01-20T07:47:00.000+00:00I drink herb tea, which helps, because there are f...I drink herb tea, which helps, because there are fewer stages (no milk) and at stage 9 I still finish it off because it tastes the same cold as hot. (NB the herb tea is not because I'm a new age nutter, it's because I'm allergic to caffeine.) (Apologies to any new age nutters reading this.)<BR/><BR/>I think Tom F has a good point, well made. Although I'd be heading for the wine with the corkscrew.Queeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988379866736219329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-18403452707008572762009-01-19T23:17:00.000+00:002009-01-19T23:17:00.000+00:00I don't drink tea! yay! You can't really mess up s...I don't drink tea! yay! You can't really mess up squash can you?<BR/>LxSwerdnichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267728013234163425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-33558451862785825522009-01-19T20:21:00.000+00:002009-01-19T20:21:00.000+00:00The answer my friend is to bypass the old kettle m...The answer my friend is to bypass the old kettle marlarkey and go straight to the fridge and open a tin/bottle of beer ;-) Amber nectar TFx<BR/><BR/>The word verification is OPTIN :)DABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10596811034169293653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-20888329307780322472009-01-19T19:12:00.000+00:002009-01-19T19:12:00.000+00:00Oh I can't drink tea without sugar in it. It has ...Oh I can't drink tea without sugar in it. It has got to be hot and sweet, just like me.Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279890687481412751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-3671948195688668422009-01-19T16:52:00.000+00:002009-01-19T16:52:00.000+00:00Definately No 6. I'm always doing that, and get s...Definately No 6. I'm always doing that, and get so irritated with myself.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-20742066871851211972009-01-19T16:46:00.000+00:002009-01-19T16:46:00.000+00:00JJ - That you've learned to like cold, black tea?C...JJ - That you've learned to like cold, black tea?<BR/><BR/>Captain - White, no sugar. Thank you!<BR/><BR/>Lane - I think reboiling the kettle increases the mineral content of the water. Useful if you suffer anaemia, perhaps ;-)<BR/><BR/>Lily - Tea is <I>never</I> too much trouble!!<BR/><BR/>Helen - I fear that you might need more practice before you're eligible for tea-making classes ;-)<BR/><BR/>Claire - Arrrgh. Tea that someone else has made for you tastes <I>sooo</I> much nicer than tea you've made yourself. Do try, at all costs, to drink it - yes, even if you don't know it's there.<BR/><BR/>Bernadette - No.4 is an honourable point of failure, but frustrating. I hope you find your way past it soon ;-)Leigh Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651812577518625326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-8266330745167989972009-01-19T16:33:00.000+00:002009-01-19T16:33:00.000+00:00I am at 4 as we 'speak', having decided to check m...I am at 4 as we 'speak', having decided to check my e-mails while the kettle boiled and then deciding to check the blogs and...<BR/>That was 25 mins ago so I'll have to boil it again now.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288574214855156268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-27200118406142543122009-01-19T15:39:00.000+00:002009-01-19T15:39:00.000+00:00I'm an 8 and 9 girl, especially if someone else ha...I'm an 8 and 9 girl, especially if someone else has made it and forgotten to tell me.claire phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313963622279623204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-3244813365896858572009-01-19T14:33:00.000+00:002009-01-19T14:33:00.000+00:00I started to make a cup of coffee at ten this morn...I started to make a cup of coffee at ten this morning. I still haven't had one. In fact I haven't progressed beyond the kettle boiling stage.HelenMWaltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182100572365505905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-11692070518334663912009-01-19T13:58:00.000+00:002009-01-19T13:58:00.000+00:00I drink coffee and never have any of these issues....I drink coffee and never have any of these issues. Maybe tea is just too much trouble. If all else fails pop to starbucksCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653762974885767334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-49861562460378012562009-01-19T12:51:00.000+00:002009-01-19T12:51:00.000+00:00I fail at no. 4 all the time and repeatedly boil t...I fail at no. 4 all the time and repeatedly boil the kettle. Not only wasteful but probably does something horrible to the water.<BR/>Shame on me:-(Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-79005151423148160492009-01-19T12:41:00.000+00:002009-01-19T12:41:00.000+00:00Is your mind on something else, by any chance?May ...Is your mind on something else, by any chance?<BR/><BR/>May I recommend that you get someone else to make your tea for you, and to bring it to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635396742633632585.post-31179138479602214392009-01-19T11:57:00.000+00:002009-01-19T11:57:00.000+00:00I only ever fail at point six ... very rarely and ...I only ever fail at point six ... very rarely and not at any place before it or after it. <BR/><BR/>I hate to think what that says about me.Jenny Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.com