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Weekend Coffee Share

Mi madre está enferma. Ella está en el hospital. Yo estoy muy cansado hoy. Yo tambien estoy triste. For years now she had enjoyed the feel of the warm mug in her hands, the nutty bitter odour rising in a breath of steam, and the bitter flavour as it traveled over her tongue on the… Continue reading Weekend Coffee Share

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Beber, Leer y Visitar – Weekend Coffee Share week 1, 2020

Beber, Leer y Visitar – Drink, Read and Visit The instant coffee grinds that I spooned into my cup are a fine powder substance instead of the more pebble like grinds that I am use to. The hot water sinks down into them and slowly start to produce a soft toffee like colour. When I… Continue reading Beber, Leer y Visitar – Weekend Coffee Share week 1, 2020

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Coffee boil and bubble

The cauldron is heating up over an open fire and the red orange flames are licking the cast iron sides. The glacier water, no longer glacier, starts to bubble making a nice rolling and bubbling sound. Into the cauldron an aged hand pours a small bowl of brown beans previously ground by a mortar and… Continue reading Coffee boil and bubble