What Do You Drink When Feeling Blue?
Hi hivers. I hope your weekend is off to a great start.
When you’re feeling blue, what drink gets you up, happy and kicking?
For many, it’s a cup of coffee. For some, it’s a cup of tea, for others…maybe another drink. For me, I do need and appreciate a cup of tea but I also need a bit of fruit or something fruity to get me up and kicking.
Pear and persimmon flower arrangement.
Talking about fruity, here are some fruity specials that I’ve seen around town:
These tea specials were being offered at Mister Donuts. ”Redfull” and “Yellowfull” Tea.
The “red” had earl grey tea with strawberries and kiwi. The “yellow” had jasmine tea with pineapple, mango and passion fruit. How fruity!
I actually wanted to try one of these specials but missed them. Maybe they were good. I don’t mind a few cubes or chunks of fruits in my tea but if a lot, I’d probably rather drink a smoothie or just eat a plate of fruits. Still, I would have tried one. Maybe the experience would have changed my preferences.
Which would you go for? Red or yellow? We have to change the “blue”.
Strawberry Frappuccino
This strawberry 🍓 special is presently being offered at Starbucks. Prior to this, they had some banana drink specials.
Banana Frappuccino
More bananas🍌…
Dates and Cacao Soy Latte, Dates and Bananas Royal Milk Tea.
These specials were being offered at Tully’s Cafe.
Bananas are very nutritious. Somehow, from I was a kid, I’ve never really liked them. I eat more of them now as an adult but I’ve probably never craved them. Those banana specials however, look quite inviting.
Thanks for reading this post.
Happy drinking! Cheers. 😃
For me it's hot chocolate, ginger tea and coffee.
The bananas specials are really inviting 😍 I love bananas and I've always eaten them. A banana smoothie makes me happy and can quickly change my day from blue to sunlight yellow
😀Sounds good. I could drink some ginger tea right now. Loving your “sunlight yellow” description. Yes, I probably should have tried one of those banana specials. Enjoy your banana smoothies and have a bright, shining weekend.
Thanks for stopping by. Cheers
Have a great weekend 🌞
What's in the first cup pictured above? Is it coffee, or a flower?
It's a cup of coffee but they're many perspectives eh. It could be a flower, a heart, 3Cs…
Whatever your perspective, I hope you're having a great day and not a blue one. 😃Don’t get me wrong, I love that blue cup and saucer. Lol
I see. Lol
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Hiya 😁
I tend to go for coffee or a glass of red wine. I like my coffee black, but if I'm at a cafe, I always go for a cappuccino
For red wines, I like a sharp, peppery Shiraz. That goes down very well, and picks me up nicely 😅
😃 Hi @millycf1976. So it’s coffee or red wine for you.
In my first year of moving to Japan, I had at least 2 cups of black coffee a day. That’s how my co-workers had it except that they had 4-5 cups. They paired it with some lovely snacks. At first it was hard for me to finish a cup because prior to that, I hardly had coffee and having it black, wouldn’t have been my preference. There was one particular co-worker who understood me very well and helped me with translations. We had a good connection. There were days when I felt homesick and just wanted to express myself in “my own language”.
She would make me coffee. With her, it was so easy to relax, talk my blues away and finish not only a cup but at least 2 cups of black coffee.
Lol!! I like the term “picks me up nicely.” Hehe!😂
It's funny that you mention wanting to communicate in your language. While living in the Philippines, I missed the expressive nature of Jamaicans, and their funny and unique termination and delivery. Just thinking about it makes me chuckle. I love that there's no PC in Jamaica and people say exactly what's on their minds good or bad 🤣
That was one of the hardest cultural adjustments for me in the UK and the Philippines. In Holland I was ok because the Dutch tell you exactly what they feel... hence the term "Dutch Courage" which people debate about and say that they only have courage when they are intoxicated - not true:)
They are pragmatic thinkers, so they see no point in beating around the bush.
😂🤣Oh how I love and miss the expressive nature of Jamaicans and the humor that comes with it as well. Maybe we don’t call it “Jamaican Courage” but there’s no playing with saying things as they are. 😂🤣🤣
Sometimes there’s just no bush to go beating around. No time for bush. Haha!!
It’s really interesting though to see and experience the similarities and differences among the various cultures and countries. Such experiences help us to understand people more,show us how adaptable we are and help us to know our limits.
Reverse culture shock is another thing…lol!
Yep! I do worry about that with the crime. I'm pretty street smart and all, but Jamaica is on another level where that is concerned, so I'll have to prepare myself mentally and emotionally.
I think I'll always be able to handle the sharp edgy tongues of Jamaicans though 🤣
Crime and corruption- if all that could just go. Such a lovely place. Being away for too long and watching the news can make one paranoid as well. I’d like to believe it’s not as bad as it seems but it’s really hard to set a gauge and clearly there is some truth to the statistics and stories.
😂😂I’m happy I’m accustomed to it. It gave me thicker skin and prepared me for different situations.
I’ve also had a few moments here where I’ve had to roll back the blades from my own tongue. 😂😂They are quiet and most times relaxed but have been provoked. 🤣🤣I’m finding this funny.
Looks delicious.... Excellent place....
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