Friday, November 27, 2020

COFFEE AND COINS

 WE got into coin collecting 2 years ago. It is actually a bit of fun. 

Checking out coins in the hot Texas Summer and Autumn can be a challenge. The heat is bad news.

WE love to go through the coins on cold days and nights.

WE have OUR hot coffee on the table. You never know what you will find.

Coffee with everything!

Would you bury treasure?




Thursday, November 26, 2020

THE AVOVADO GREEN COFFEE MAKER

 It was in the 1970s that WE as kids noticed OUR grandparent's avocado coffee maker. It was a beautiful tall beast that would emit the sweet scent of java. It was Hills Brothers Coffee.

WE were not allowed to drink coffee because WE were children.

Grandpa's old house is locked up. It looks like museum. He passed away in 2005. Uncle Joe was the last person living there. He died in 2011. That is when the locks went on. 

Uncle Dom comes in from Alamo, Texas to look in  on the old place here in Mission, Texas.

WE live next door.

WE wonder where the old avocado coffee maker is. 

Last year WE smelled a ghostly scent of Hills Brothers Coffee coming from Grandpa's house. From the kitchen.

It might be time to try Grandpa's brand of cafe!


HAPPY THANKSGIVING


 A flood of memories rush my mind. Safe and happy past Thanksgivings offer comfort.

I remember as kids watching "The Wizard Of Oz" as the women of the house worked their magic in my grandfather's house making tamales.

Turkey was served at OUR house.

Grandpa and Grandma preferred tamales. House rules.

The adults had conversation and coffee on the side.

5heir brand was Hills Brothers Coffee.

I can still smell the aroma.  It danced around the living room and dared only go to the kitchen borderline.

It felt safer flying out a window towards the garden and corn field.

Have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving Day!

Wear A Mask Or Bandana, practice social distancing and avoid too much travel.

WE hope and pray for a vaccine, cure and defeat of Coronavirus.


Wednesday, November 25, 2020

FOLGERS INSTANT COFFEE


 It is good to the last drop.  It is FOLGERS.  OUR Dad's favorite brand still lights up the old house with its familiar aroma.

Dad used to store coins in the empty coffee containers.  Sometimes he would store small nails, screws and dice.

Now if WE could only find the Danish Dad brought home. It was Pecan danish. WE live in Texas so it better be pecan danish!

A Mollete from a Mexican bakery would do if Dad did not find danish.

Panederias have great Pan Dulce aka Sweet Bread! Enpanadas, molletes etc! Explore!

COFFEE CUP SPORTS BREAK

 Diego Maradona passed away at age 60.  Argentina's soccer superstar is mpurned by fans worldwide.

Strong Nescafe scores with its taste and power!

An Oreo and coffee hit the net all the time! 



COFFEE IN HEAVEN

 WE hope there is coffee in Heaven.

It would be hell without it!



COFFEE WITH AN INSTAGRAMMER: OLA_ SZCZPEK


 WE love Instagram.  Posting fotos is loads of fun. WE get a kick out of who likes OUR photographs. 

WE would love to have coffee with an Instagrammer.  It will never happen. WE will be tickled pink if it did!

Call it a coffee fantasy!

WE are following Ola_Szczpek from Rzeszow, Poland. She is a Circus Artist.  WE would love to have coffee with her! 

What brand does she prefer?

Does she even sip java?

Check out her Instagram page at @ola_Szczpek.

JAVA JOURNEY: ORO FINO COFFEE IN BUTTE, MONTANA

 Where can you Lasso Up some Tremendo coffee in Butte, Montana?

WE recommend ORO FINO COFFEE at 68 W. Patrk Street.

A Great name for a coffee joint!

Give Them A Shot!

It is worth the Java Journey!

Check them out on the web at:  wwww.orofinocoffee.com


Tuesday, November 24, 2020

JAVA JAM: EMMETT MCGRATH


 On the Java Jam WE are featuring EMMETT MCGRATH!  This man armed with a guitar and excellent songwriting skills gets his message across. 

Songwriting Matters.  Mr. McGrath is like a prize fighter in the ring to win. Check Out "Orange Man" where he takes on a fighter with a snarling tongue. 

This song takes on the current occupant of the White House.  President Trump would not get caught at an Emmett McGrath concert!

WE know WE would want to catch him Live!

Great Vocals, music and songwriting.

EMMETT MCGRATH with a knock out of the Orange Man!

100 Golden Crows!

JAVA JAUNTS AND HAUNTS

 WE had a crazy idea to travel across the America visiting 50 different coffee joints. One per state. 

WE would also hit some old java haunts! A caffeinated ghost....still alive! Wired!

I wonder if Greyhound Bus Lines would sponsor US?

Then the Coronavirus Pandemic hit!

Put that plan aside!

Let US focus on Clobbering Coronavirus!

As always:  Wear A Mask Or Bandana! Practice Social Distancing. Limit your outings to essential ones.

Coffee brings US Together!


COFFEESHOP BLUES

 Where do you get your java? Where did you get it before the Coronavirus Pandemic?

Are you now primarily a drive-thru customer?

WE used to hit the local Starbucks. Coronavirus has kept US away. WE sip OUR cup of Wow at home.

No flights of fancy on any outings. Essential groceries or a snack run to a Dollar General 2 minutes away.

WE live in the countryside. Luckily, WE live near a State Highway in Texas.

The Lone Star State leads the nation in Coronavirus deaths and infected.

Wear A Mask Or Bandana.

Practice Social Distancing.

Stay Safe. Stay Healthy.

Have some coffee with US.


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