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Let’s talk writing and sip coffee.

Welcome to book review twenty-five of fifty-three for this year’s virtual coffee shares. I’ve selected books related to the theme at Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils—coffee, books, and puzzles. Wake Up and Spell the CoffeeAuthor Samantha SilverPublished in February 2020Publisher is Independently PublishedAvailable in eBook (234 pages), Audio, and PaperbackVampire Mysteries | Werewolf… Continue reading Let’s talk writing and sip coffee.

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An audiobook sample to sip with your coffee.

Welcome to book review twenty of fifty-three for this year’s virtual coffee shares. I’ve picked books related to the Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils theme: coffee, books, and puzzles. A Page of MurderAuthor Penny BrookePublished in March 2021Publisher is Independently PublishedAvailable in Kindle (170 pages) and Mass PaperbackAmateur Sleuths | Cozy Craft &… Continue reading An audiobook sample to sip with your coffee.

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An icy coffee date—COFFEE 2024-47

Would you rather make coffee ice cubes or coffee popsicles? **November was the wrong time to ask such an icy question, but my answer is ice cubes because they would go well in an iced coffee.Would you rather breathe coffee air or expel coffee droplets when you breathe? **I would rather breathe coffee air. If… Continue reading An icy coffee date—COFFEE 2024-47

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I love peanut butter, but can it be coffee?

The Keurig bubbles and the flow of liquid follows. Within seconds an oily sweet-earthy bouquet fills the air instantly calling to mind peanut butter. A closer smell reveals bitter undernotes of coffee. This java tastes like burnt nuts. It leaves an oily smooth feel in the mouth. I’m enjoying another Cookie Jar Coffee today. It’s… Continue reading I love peanut butter, but can it be coffee?

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Holiday Coffee

Today I plopped a Keurig Holiday Coffee Blend pod into my coffeemaker. Best description of the smell and taste is bitter. It’s a plain, strong, black coffee. For those of you that enjoy a light roast coffee, this is anything but. I’ll drink the full cup and have a second, but I was hoping the… Continue reading Holiday Coffee

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The tea of milk & sugar

Good morning, can I offer you a cup of black tea? This morning, we will be sipping David’s Tea Breakfast Blend. The loose leaf looks like a collection of black splinters with occasional reddish-brown twigs mixed in. It produces a deep reddish-brown tea. I would describe the smell as classic, a classic tea smell. And… Continue reading The tea of milk & sugar

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Coffee and feeling good…

You know it, and I know it, that coffee scent makes you feel good and it helps initiate that wake-up process. Here is something I didn’t know but learned from an article in Psychology Today Canada, “Coffee makes us feel so good because it is able to tap into virtually every reward system our brain… Continue reading Coffee and feeling good…