my children, friends, family, co-workers, and visitors of all kinds, know that i love my coffee. new, old, freshly ground, from a bag, from a tin, just dripped, just perked, re-heated, from all corners of the world, as well as the local coffee shop, gas station, or grocery.
when i make my own pot of coffee, i love it strong, black, with a bit of cream. i love to heat what’s left, in the microwave, or on the stove, over and over, until it’s all gone. it gets stronger and thicker and more potent with time. my daughters have taken to calling it my ‘chernobyl blend,’ my version of ‘turkish prison coffee.’ at least i know i could survive most any coffee, most anywhere i may find myself, be it a prison, a truck stop, or at home in my own cottage kitchen. and that’s a life skill.
here’s wishing you a hot cup of coffee, however you most like it, wherever you may be, on this, the shortest day of the year. and if you’re in the neighborhood, stop by my cottage in the morning, for a cup of my own special blend. we’ll share a pot, and toast to the beginning of a return to the long and brighter days of sun. happy winter solstice!
If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee. –Abraham Lincoln
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
I will tip my cup o’ Dunkin’ toward your country cottage in Ann Arbor, Beth, to celebrate our love for coffee, the holidays ‘a coming and the slow but sure return of lighter days. Happy Winter Solstice!
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mark – and back at you with my finest chernobyl blend )
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I have grown to love vanilla flavoured coffee. Mmmm, I think I have a yen for a cuppa now …
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colline – mmm,,,,enjoy your vanilla )
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Glad to know I’m not the only one who reheats until the pot is gone!
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good2 – me too )
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If it started out as at least an average brew of coffee – then it is always coffee too good to waste! Reheat, reheat, until the java is all gone!
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merlin – indeed!
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I’m worried. Would I survive the palpitations from three day old sludge?
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david – i hope so, but there is no guarantee )
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Hope you are having a very happy Winter Solstice, with that just right cup of coffee in your hand.
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shoes – u2 and thanks )
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Ahhhh….nothing more soothing and wonderful than a hot cup of coffee. Here’s wishing you a new year filled with many more ❤️
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inspire – i agree and thank you, hoping the same for you and yours )
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🙂
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they say drinking coffee life that
will grow hair on bald patches,
so I’ll keep trying!
enjoy but
be careful 🙂
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smile – well, it may be true, never give up i say )
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Not a coffee drinker and your description (re-heating over and over) certainly sounds like quick a brew.
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ah, and now i’m afraid, i have made you even less likely to enjoy it in the future)
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Smiling. You have made it a virtual certainty.
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hahahahahahaha
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“quite”
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My wife goes to work around 5 or 6. So when I get up for the day around 9 or 10 the coffee has been on the burner for several hours. It is a special slow reduction blend by the time I get to it.
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yes, i understand. it takes it to a whole other level. kind of like a fine french sauce, reduced and distilled over time.
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Ah, nothing like a hot cup of Java, good to the last drop. Cheers!
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thank you and you too, michael
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I like mine with vanilla and/or hazelnut. One great cup to start the day. That’s it.
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ah, you have great discipline )
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Yes, I like my coffee too. I also like that you again let me know that you liked a post of mine. This time it was “River Congo – Excerpt 24” on papermudndme.wordpress.com. – Thank you and Aloha – pjs.
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Although I don’t drink coffee myself, you can add “night crew” coffee to your list. Most of my co-workers like theirs very strong….
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ty, night crew coffee is an excellent addition to the list )
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I’m a coffee skeptic, I must admit, although I’d be quite willing to invest in someone who had come up with a coffee which tastes the way coffee smells.
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somehow it tastes even better to me )
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Chernobyl blend? LOL. I love coffee too, but you seem to have taken coffee-obsession to a whole new level.
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apparently i have )
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Hopefully you won’t get the opportunity to try prison coffee, Beth! I would love to try the Chernobyl blend though, the stronger and the darker the better for me as well. A fun post on a snowy winter Solstice day here in Vancouver as well … Thanks for the smile …l
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i agree, and my pleasure )
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I had two hot cups of coffee……….and it was 80 here today.
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i understand completely, andra )
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love the smell and taste of coffee – can’t get going in the morning without a mug or two of strong black coffee 😆
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i completely agree )
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what about that cajun coffee with chickory added to it. Do you like that because i would rather drink the hot dog water after my mom would boil them years ago. Other than that i love coffee
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i’ve never had that tomnardone, but you’ve really made it sound delicious.
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My Dad used to reheat his coffee too…great memories! My friends know me as their “coffeeholic” friend. Couldn’t live without this food group! Guess it’s in the genes or the beans! Merry Christmas!
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ah, your dad is a man of class, and i love your rhyme. thanks )
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Yay for sun!! Wishing one day to share over a cup of coffee ;0) In the meantime, here’s to spring brewing in the mix… May seem like forever, but slowly and surely, it is coming!!
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yes, you are right, and there will be 2 more minutes of daylight today in the northern hemisphere, we are on our way back! it would be wonderful to share over a cup of chernobyl )
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You need some Hot Lava Java, made by Taylors of Harrogate – so strong it ranks a 6 on the strength guide – it’ll have you twitching like a maniac! I always stock a couple packets of that for emergencies – Percol’s Rocket Fuel does the trick if you’re in a hurry too!
Turkish Prison Coffee! That’s funny!
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ooh, those are my kind of coffees!
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😀 Of course nothing quite beats killing your own beans in a grinder!
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I’ll bring my own green tea but bet I can keep adding hot water to the same bag long after your Chernobyl is history. Oh, our lovely rituals!
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perfect jackie, that would be great. and yes, the rituals of life….
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I microwave the leftovers in the pot all afternoon.
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excellent
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Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for the New Year! With love Maxima
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thank you so much, and to you too, maxima ) beth
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That is most definitely a life skill! I’ve become more open minded in my old age but I used to love brewing French Press so strong and dark that my boss called it “war time coffee” and insisted he could get his pen to stand up straight in it. Now I’m too lazy to press coffee and go for the keurig 🙂
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yep, i understand the draw of the strong brew, and love the war time label )
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Beth, I am a coffee drinker, but I like mine light.
Happy Holidays to you and your family!
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i won’t offer you a cup of my chernobyl then, i’ll go easy on you, and happy holidays to you too )
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Beth – I have to agree with ‘fingerprintwriting’ above. I do love my coffee but I’m oh so picky. Everywhere my career sent me – there was always room in my luggage for my little coffee pot and foreign adapter plug (before I was smart enough to buy a pot for use in 220 amp countries). I never put anything in my coffee and then I met Tom. I’ve been drinking it with a little creamer ever since. I bet your Chernobyl coffee would put Navy coffee to shame.
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Lovvve coffee. Black. That Lincoln quote throws me. What was the context and… I’m not even sure what it means…
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yes, coffee is a good thing ) as for lincoln, i think he didn’t like what he was served and was looking for a way out of it perhaps? happy christmas to you michael ) peace, beth
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This was a sweet and antique looking card that warmed my heart! I love coffee but am addicted to flavoring, sweeteners and cream! When I smell the delicious aroma of coffee, I am like Pavlov’s dog, I salivate!
Thanks, sorry I was on hiatus from blogging for a few days! I have some catching up to do!
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thanks, and no worries, welcome back robin )
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I share a similar relationship with tea…My tea 🙂
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i understand )
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If it is coffee bring me more. Bright 2014
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i agree and u2 )
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I love mocha lattes, but sadly not to often. A nice espresso on a cold winters day hits the spot. love the image on this post. Just started following you.
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ah, i understand, glo, something about coffee is wonderful – thank you so much for reading and following, and i look forward to reading more from you as well ) best, beth
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What a wonderful warm and cozy painting.
I can almost feel the welcoming heat from the fire.
I am sure that Santa appreciated that little cup of kindness on a cold winter night.
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yes, i am quite sure he did )
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just happened upon this lovely read by chance. i love your life skill, i just drink mine cold — but i can’t do instant. cheers to you. m.
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