*pokes at my LJ*

[jmc_bks]

I've spent most of this week doped up on DayQuil and NyQuil.  When I'm not a zombie going through the motions of work, I'm falling asleep on the couch or the train or wherever I sit down for more than a few minutes at a time.

My pretty new tea pot arrived today.  It's a sunshiny yellow, which I love.

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[anonymous]

Get better! I can only do the Quils for 2 days so I can't imagine how you're getting through. And yeah, I'm betting the med head is giving you a bunch of reasons to not want to do anything.

I love your yellow Tea Pot. In our house we have a blue KitchenAid mixer, two red cuisinart (damn they are heavy and I have never used them) pots and a cobalt blue toaster that was a small fortune. Hubby loves color because he is colour blind so when he sees colour he is very excited. And now thinking on it, I don't believe I have anything yellow and I must remedy that as soon as the budget allows!

Oh and our every day table ware is Denby Harlequin - red/green/blue dishes and everything. It's discontinued now and there are plenty of knock offs but we were so ahead of our time 15 years ago when we picked it ;)

CindyS

[jmc_bks]

I had to go look up Denby Harlequin -- very pretty!

TEA POT TWINSIES!

[anonymous]

That's my tea pot! I have the sunshiney yellow one, too! I bought a soothing blue and a cheery yellow, and we used to have tea breaks at my old-old job with the peeps, but when I left I took one with me because I needed a tea pot at home. I naturally bequeathed them the blue and took the yellow because I couldn't live without its happy presence in my life.

Hey, where did you order it from? I can't remember where I ordered mine, and I'd like to get another as a gift for someone.

Re: TEA POT TWINSIES!

[anonymous]

Sorry, that's me. Beth.

Re: TEA POT TWINSIES!

[jmc_bks]

Hi, Beth.

Cooking.com had it in blue, but I found the yellow one on Amazon.

[summerdevon]

How you feel about Medicus --that's how I feel about Edith Wharton books. When I'm sick, I reread books.

Our book failed to grip, eh?

So this new Kelly is a western? She's written them before, sez wikipedia.

[jmc_bks]

I haven't read your new book yet, it's still TBR.

Yes, a western, which is fine -- I loved her Here's to the Ladies. But this one is published by an LDS press, and is purportedly a little bit of a departure from her most recent Regencies. Kelly has written about it and fan reactions on her blog.

[oracne]

New Kelly? The Admiral one?

[jmc_bks]

No, her new western, Borrowed Light, from an LDS press.

[oracne]

OMG I had missed that one. Thanks! Must buy.

I've gotten enough out of her Regencies, most of which I got used, that I'm totally willing to pay money for a new book of hers, even if I might not like it.

[jperceval]

Hope you feel better soon!

Please give me a report on the tea pot. I've been looking for one for ages. I was about to order one a few months back, and the place was out of stock, then up and went out of business.

[jmc_bks]

Thank you!

The reviews online were a little mixed: some people said the handle got too hot, while others loved it. We'll see.

[jmc_bks]

I used the teapot over the weekend and was pleased with it. It's 32 oz, which was three large mugs of tea. The bottom of the handle did heat up -- I only noticed because I checked. The way I hold the handle is oriented toward the top/curve, so the warm bottom part didn't make a difference to me, but I can imagine that it might bother others depending of the grip they use. The pot stayed warm for a while, and was easily cleaned, especially the spout. All in all, I'd say it was worth the price.