Coffee Gallery
What’s the best . . .
- What’s the best coffee brand?
- What’s the best coffee flavor?
- What’s the best coffee creamer?
- What’s the best coffee drink?
What’s the best . . .
- What’s the best time of day for coffee?
- What’s the best way to make coffee?
Where’s the best . . .
- Where’s the best place for coffee — near you?
- Where’s the best place to sip coffee?
What’s the best . . .
- What’s the best thing to eat with coffee?
- What’s the best thing to do after coffee?
. . . maybe it depends on your mood . . .
. . . maybe it depends on your week . . .
. . . maybe it depends if you’re on vacation . . . or at work . . . or at home . . .
It’s all debatable, but if it feels like the best to you, then it’s the best if you ask me.
Coffee Humor
“I don’t need to drink to be awesome. I’m already awesome. But it’s more fun when I’m awesome and awake.”
–Anonymous
*credit: Barista Life
September 19, 2019: Quote of the Day
“Coffee and love are best when they are hot.”
–German Proverb
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September 10, 2019: Quote of the Day
“Once you wake up and smell the coffee, it’s hard to go back to sleep.”
–Fran Drescher
Coffee Humor
“Why, yes, I could start my day without coffee. But I like being able to remember things like how to say words and put on pants.”
–Nanea Hoffman
August 30, 2019: Quote of the Day
“If you’re a new artist, practice your art and share it. Set up shop somewhere, whether it’s a street corner or a coffee shop. I got my start in a coffee shop that didn’t even have live music. I wanted to play in coffee shops that did have live music, but I didn’t have an audience.”
–Jason Mraz
Coffee Gallery
A Cup Collection
In my last apartment, my last permanent residence, I had about 15-20 mugs. I had a few solid colors, a few designs, and a few with inscriptions–varying from funny to inspiring. I lived in a decent sized apartment, but I had started to look at the collection and wonder when I would have enough.
I don’t like clutter, I don’t want to take up too much space, and I want to be practical; I only drink out of one mug so really one could technically be enough, a reasonable person might say two or three to take into account that one may break or one may be in the dishwasher. Okay. I can live with 2-3 mugs.
At this point, far below an alarming number–in my opinion–I had already given credence to the idea that I had a collection, and that I may be on my way to, or already have, a sizable collection.
This was a year ago, before all my travels, before I sold or gave away most of my stuff, and put the rest in storage. This was before I reduced my collection in order to embark on a sort of gap year.
Nowadays, I actually miss my wall of hanging mugs, I miss the variety, I miss having options; at the same time, I know that giving them up and/or putting them away was best. Sometimes less is truly more. We can live with less.
Furthermore, after reading about Mesude Islkll, I realize that my 15-20 mugs was not that much. I’m not a collector. I had a reasonable amount of mugs for my love, my work, and my coffee.
Who’s Mesude Islkll? A woman who has collected 3,000+ coffee cups. She started 12 years ago, and they’re beautiful, some are even antiques. Each one holds a special memory for her. It is her passion and it shows.
I loved my mugs and it was hard to let go. I do love adding another mug to my collection–and look forward to building a new collection. However, I definitely don’t have the time, space, or money to amass a collection like Islkll. And maybe what I’ve learned and discovered is the sweet spot, somewhere between my original 15-20, and her 3,000+ sounds like a decent figure for a cup collection 😉😂
I just have to figure out how much is appropriate . . . 25? 50? What do you think?
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