I like love coffee and I like clever design ideas, so when these two things come together, I am especially satisfied. Take this bag of Caribou Coffee, for example. At first glance I took in the color combinations of two shades of brown and light blue on a canvas-textured light brown background. Soothing colors that … Continue reading
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Yawning For Coffee
Coffeeholics (Bill), early risers, up-all-nighters, and anyone who feels like a bear in the morning, this is for YOU. Douwe Egberts, the Dutch coffee corporation, has created a coffee machine that dispenses coffee when a person – get this – yawns. The machine uses facial recognition software to detect yawning and then, voilà, dispenses free … Continue reading
It Was Long Ago
It Was Long Ago By Eleanor Farjeon I’ll tell you, shall I, something I remember? Something that still means a great deal to me. It was long ago. A dusty road in summer I remember, A mountain, and an old house, and a tree That stood, you know, Behind the house. An old woman I … Continue reading
Popcorn Words
All words are pegs to hang ideas on. – Henry Ward Beecher And some words certainly carry a hefty load of ideas! For example, the word “love” can be interchanged with the words “compassion”, “romance”, “friendship”, and “affection”, to name but a few. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Other words are … Continue reading
Getting What You Order Or Wanting What Is Served?
So we’re sitting in one of our favorite local diners… …ready to re-charge with a hearty breakfast before taking a 5-hour Presidents’ Day trek to Connecticut (we’re driving family members to meet up with in-laws). Our server, a recent hire at the diner, brings out the food and everything looks appetizing and delicious – eggs … Continue reading
There Is Nothing Better Than A Friend
There is nothing better than a friend, Unless it is a friend with Chocolate. …Or chocolate milk or brownies or anything chocolate-y, for that matter. Chocolate is a true mood-elevator and instant happiness-bringer. Now it’s you’re turn…how would YOU finish the quote? “There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend … Continue reading
The Simple Pleasure of the Leisurely Breakfast
This morning as I hurried to organize my lunch supplies for work, start the coffeemaker, put bread in the toaster and wrangle a bowl of cereal, I remembered, with only minutes to hastily consume my breakfast and still manage to be late for work, that one of my favorite simple pleasures in life is breakfast … Continue reading
The Simple Pleasure of a River Day
At A Breakfast Meeting Over the Holidays Our two year old granddaughter, River, was visiting with us the other day. You see, Thursdays are “River Days”, which means that Pop-Pop and River hang out and spend the day together while her mom is at work. They eat interesting combinations of foods, play, watch Caillou (her … Continue reading
One of My Simple Pleasures: Quick Sticky Buns
The great thing about simple pleasures… is that they’re, well, simple, of course! While the all-time simple pleasure that tops my list is a freshly brewed cup of coffee accompanied by a crossword puzzle or a good book, another really simple pleasure I enjoy comes from the November 2007 issue of Real Simple magazine: a … Continue reading
Thanksgiving, Turkeys, and Teamwork
A Happy Little Turkey Thanksgiving Day is a major production at our house. We usually have about 20 guests, so we borrow tables and chairs and rearrange our furniture to create enough space for everyone to sit in the dining room. Moving furniture and setting up is a lot of work, but somehow we always … Continue reading
Simple Pleasures 