A Different Path Part Three
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I loved catching up here - gave me many smiles. Wonderful crabby tales.
I adore pizza, but thanks to the abuse my stomach suffered from drinking - tomato sauce is hard to digest.
It must be so gratifying to have such a wonderful relationship with your children.
I adore pizza, but thanks to the abuse my stomach suffered from drinking - tomato sauce is hard to digest.
It must be so gratifying to have such a wonderful relationship with your children.
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Thank you Kathy for sharing your story about your son. Gives me heart that maybe one of my kids will stop drinking....I think you are right to be a little concerned at the attempt at 'moderating'...but maybe he was young enough that it really was a time that he relied on alcohol. We always hope for the best.
I love that he was laughing at 1 week old. I'd love to hold my little bundles again when they were that new. But also the miracle that those little bundles turn into completely separate human beings to us is amazing. Sounds like you share the comedy thing with your son too, like I do. Treasure your day.xx
Sending love and hugs lovely lady.
I love that he was laughing at 1 week old. I'd love to hold my little bundles again when they were that new. But also the miracle that those little bundles turn into completely separate human beings to us is amazing. Sounds like you share the comedy thing with your son too, like I do. Treasure your day.xx
Sending love and hugs lovely lady.
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Even better by Ricky..is 'An Idiot Abroad'.. where he takes a red neck Brit to weird destinations, makes him do very strange things..and almost fall of his chair with laughter seeing the guy's face.
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Thank you, Sass!
My oldest son's drinking sounds OK for now, and I think my middle son's does, too.
Neither has felt the need to drink in my presence (except for my middle son, who enjoyed one beer with the crabs), which pleases me greatly.
At 8 am my oldest is going to make me this highly-touted special Spanish press coffee.
My oldest son's drinking sounds OK for now, and I think my middle son's does, too.
Neither has felt the need to drink in my presence (except for my middle son, who enjoyed one beer with the crabs), which pleases me greatly.
At 8 am my oldest is going to make me this highly-touted special Spanish press coffee.
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hope you liked the coffee...what if you don't???? then you wouldn't maybe want to disappoint the kid by being honest about it, nor would you likely want to be dishonest , and of course you would be grateful for the thoughtfulness and effort, but not so grateful that he does it again, if you didn't like it, and then....
ah yes, the real-life dilemmas of negotiating relationships and coffee!
good day to you, Kathy.
now i will google Spanish coffee press!
ah yes, the real-life dilemmas of negotiating relationships and coffee!
good day to you, Kathy.
now i will google Spanish coffee press!
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I'll admit, Fini--I was a bit apprehensive, because in the last year my body has gotten a lot less tolerant of coffee. Two cups makes me way jittery, and I feel like coffee that's too strong eats a hole in my stomach lining!
Plus I stayed up late last night watching The Office UK, so I had a really hard time waking up this morning by 8. But I did, and ventured into the kitchen to see my son unpack all his boxes and begin the process.
As it turns out, the apparatus he uses is all standard stuff commonly found in America; only the beans are from Spain.
His friends brought a big bag of them back after a vacation they took.
The first thing, he opened the bag and had me sniff them. Wow! They smelled deep and strong and very rich!
I was afraid they'd be like French or Italian roast (or the dreaded Starbucks), which are way too strong for me--but they really did have a lovely aroma!
He boiled the water in a Krups thermal
Plus I stayed up late last night watching The Office UK, so I had a really hard time waking up this morning by 8. But I did, and ventured into the kitchen to see my son unpack all his boxes and begin the process.
As it turns out, the apparatus he uses is all standard stuff commonly found in America; only the beans are from Spain.
His friends brought a big bag of them back after a vacation they took.
The first thing, he opened the bag and had me sniff them. Wow! They smelled deep and strong and very rich!
I was afraid they'd be like French or Italian roast (or the dreaded Starbucks), which are way too strong for me--but they really did have a lovely aroma!
He boiled the water in a Krups thermal
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I have tried to finish the coffee description twice, and both times it got eaten. He used a "pour-over kit," not a press, and the process was painstaking and long--about twenty minutes till the coffee was ready for us.
Suffice it to say that, much to my shock, it was absolutely delicious. Deep and rich, yet completely mellow and velvety, with no acid or ashtray taste.
I give it two thumbs up!
Suffice it to say that, much to my shock, it was absolutely delicious. Deep and rich, yet completely mellow and velvety, with no acid or ashtray taste.
I give it two thumbs up!
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