Where is everyone..?
Posted: 20:32 Mon 19 Jan 2015
Quiet here tonight isn't it? You'd almost think everyone was drinking Fonseca 85 slops out of saucers, somewhere South of the River.
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As this is a weekday evening, it is dry as always.djewesbury wrote:Hello André. Are you having anything or is this a dry evening?
Well I did have these two bottles of Riesling but now the temperature has dropped I put them in the car as anti-freeze.AW77 wrote:Owen, with all the wine you have at home I don't believe one word you say. There must be something to drink in your household.
That's another thing I don't believe. You English are too polite for such an offensive thing.LGTrotter wrote:Well I did have these two bottles of Riesling but now the temperature has dropped I put them in the car as anti-freeze.AW77 wrote:Owen, with all the wine you have at home I don't believe one word you say. There must be something to drink in your household.
Indeed not. It is not something I will open late at night and on a whim. I think that it deserves a warmish day, when my mind is clear and I can give it my attention. I tend to drink cheap wines when distracted and in low spirits. (The cooking brandy being the lowest of spirits).AW77 wrote:That's another thing I don't believe. You English are too polite for such an offensive thing.LGTrotter wrote:Well I did have these two bottles of Riesling but now the temperature has dropped I put them in the car as anti-freeze.AW77 wrote:Owen, with all the wine you have at home I don't believe one word you say. There must be something to drink in your household.
I would also suggest a lovely evening in May for your tasting. But isn't there a bottle of 5-year-old Madeira around? Like Blandy's Alvada (which I really like)? You seem to like Madeira, so no emergency supply in the house?LGTrotter wrote:Indeed not. It is not something I will open late at night and on a whim. I think that it deserves a warmish day, when my mind is clear and I can give it my attention. I tend to drink cheap wines when distracted and in low spirits. (The cooking brandy being the lowest of spirits).AW77 wrote:That's another thing I don't believe. You English are too polite for such an offensive thing.LGTrotter wrote:Well I did have these two bottles of Riesling but now the temperature has dropped I put them in the car as anti-freeze.AW77 wrote:Owen, with all the wine you have at home I don't believe one word you say. There must be something to drink in your household.
Indeed the Aspen. What can i say, i like trees, the smell, sound and colour of a forest, different depending on the predominating specie, season and time of day etc. Beats human made sensory stimuli any day. I suppose the handle has a nostalgic element as i don't often get the chance to indulge nowadays.LGTrotter wrote:It's the Aspen. Isn't there a bit of mythology about why it trembles?
Purely a rhetorical question I shall look it up myself.
I too like trees, which is why I noticed the the handle. Fortunately Somerset's full of them, not too many Aspen though. It's the noise and the quivering that intrigue me about them. One of my most effective ways of dealing with stress and troublesome questions is to walk through the beech woods with the dogs until all becomes clear.PopulusTremula wrote:Indeed the Aspen. What can i say, i like trees, the smell, sound and colour of a forest, different depending on the predominating specie, season and time of day etc. Beats human made sensory stimuli any day. I suppose the handle has a nostalgic element as i don't often get the chance to indulge nowadays.LGTrotter wrote:It's the Aspen. Isn't there a bit of mythology about why it trembles?
Purely a rhetorical question I shall look it up myself.
I wholeheartedly agree, ambrosia for the soul. I suppose those with a medical/health bent would also stress the positive effect of physical exercise whatever the intensity but to me it's more of a beneficial side effect when discussed in this context.LGTrotter wrote: I too like trees, which is why I noticed the the handle. Fortunately Somerset's full of them, not too many Aspen though. It's the noise and the quivering that intrigue me about them. One of my most effective ways of dealing with stress and troublesome questions is to walk through the beech woods with the dogs until all becomes clear.
Did you hug the trees and talk to them, too?LGTrotter wrote:I walked for a couple of hours through the woods today, most refreshing.