Standard time

[redbird]

We are now back on standard time. I slept very well last night, though I'm not sure how much that had to do with the time-change: the clock said 9:15 when I woke, meaning I'd slept about ten hours, and it was a good, smooth ten (the night before I was restless, and hence did not sleep enough). Right now I'm at the point of feeling that things are vaguely off, because what the clock says doesn't match what my body is feeling.

I did a bit of balance and other exercise earlier. When did I turn into someone who feels odd if she doesn't exercise at least a little every day unless she's traveling? (My usual walking doesn't count, apparently.) Not that I never exercise on the road, but I don't feel the same need. (Though it may depend on the shape of travel; I'll tend to do a little when I'm visiting adrian_turtle, but not at Wiscon.)

I just tried out Twinings' lemon-and-ginger herb tea, which sounded very promising. It smelled promising. It tasted quite bland; with some honey it tasted mostly of honey. I am going to try brewing it a little longer, and with less water to the teabag, next time: the flavor wasn't bad, just weak.

Comments

[liv]

A lot of Twinings herbal teas taste of very little, sadly. You'd think it would be hard to go wrong with such strong flavours as lemon and ginger, but basically I only keep that stuff because sometimes guests want to follow social convention and join me for hot drinks, but don't really like anything with any stimulant or flavouring. What I do to obtain the thing that Twinings lemon-and-ginger promises but doesn't deliver is to buy ginger tea from Vietnamese retailers, and add a slice or squeeze of lemon. I think Vietnamese ginger tea is mostly just coarsely ground ginger, sometimes it has a couple of nuance-adding herbs too. It's delicious with honey, and I bet you could find some easily available near you.

[redbird]

That is useful, thanks: we can certainly find Vietnamese groceries.