{"id":3204,"date":"2025-02-01T21:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T05:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/?p=3204"},"modified":"2025-02-01T18:56:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T02:56:13","slug":"life-returning-home-to-the-smell-of-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/2025\/02\/01\/life-returning-home-to-the-smell-of-coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"Life: Returning Home to the Smell of Coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\tWeblog by A. Elizabeth Graves. iPhone photography and links to science-y and foodie topics.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

(Image above: Thursday evening image of the stormy sky above the bay before the arrival of current rainstorms; this image will be a future source of oil pastel color studies and related painful lessons!)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remain amazed that my new pour-over-imitation-chemex device makes such a pleasant cup of Sulawesi-Kalosi (Peet’s). It doesn’t beat Yosemite Dos Sierras, but I enjoy it still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It makes my house smell so nice<\/em>. Especially after being out in the rain while running errands. Warmth and coffee. Ahhhh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My errands included making the person at the hardware store laugh as she was ringing me up. She burst out unexpectedly while ringing me up with, “HAHAHA! You’re tall!” (I brought something to the counter that hangs from a very high hook, and she was impressed that I was able to get it on my own.) Reaching stuff FTW!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other accomplishments today include sleeping 11 hours (I am\/was a wreck), depositing a check I was sure I would never receive (a cleaning deposit from a place I lived a full year ago), cancelling a video streaming subscription, and signing up for a new audio streaming service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My next task: writing to my European friends and explaining the current state of affairs from my point of view. What? No, I can’t just send the poop emoji, but thanks for the suggestion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Image above: Thursday evening image of the stormy sky above the bay before the arrival of current rainstorms; this image will be a future source of oil pastel color studies and related painful lessons!) I remain amazed that my new pour-over-imitation-chemex device makes such a pleasant cup of Sulawesi-Kalosi (Peet’s). It doesn’t beat Yosemite Dos … <\/p>\n

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