Its my new drink, I call it a ‘Cafe Frigetto’ ! Its espresso, ice, more ice, and real cream (yes, heavy whipping cream, not half&half)… and it’s ~~~~ frigid cold ~~~
Here’s how: In a pint glass filled to the top with ice, pour 2 or 3 shots of fresh brew’d espresso over, stir vigorously until ice stops melting and then more ice to the top. Lastly, a generous amount of heavy cream poured over it all…sinking & swirling down…never quite making it. Nectar !!!
Shortbread & espresso !
Each day, in the morning light, as I go into my kitchen, I hope to see the sunrise cast its blithe shadows on the wall.
Everything so penetratingly deeply glowing as if I am peering into the mouth of a firey oven . . . but then the light changes so fast, within only one or two minutes.
I then can see the form of the trunks and foliage from the fir trees outside the window, as shadow puppets performing a merry show, while the soft benevolent orange sun climbs up rapidly from the east.
The light which peeks in so intimately through the window early in the morning for only a few moments, so suddenly becomes aloof, and then the wash of the light of the day floods the room, so fast ! Then everything just looks and feels … well… brightening … yet fading.
This makes me realize how creativity works. When conditions are right, a window through which I feel intensity of life, of inner light perhaps, and a bulls-eye to be glimpsed, and aimed toward. But only moments later the light changes and does not show so clearly the target, and conditions wane, inspiration washes out. Inspiration is merely a flicker, really, when I think about it, when conditions are right. I must let my mind’s eye capture that flicker , let it be etched in, and hold it for as long as possible.
In between these flickering moments, I bide my time with the work which needs to be done.
Did you know that today is the Blue Moon ? Progress on the mossy sweater pauses as I am in for a bit of a little break from knitting, a little something non-knitting I’d like to bring to show you. Occasionally I get all worked … Continue reading
I am very delighted to share with you a little project which designed itself as I knitted it up just last night and this morning, using three shades of grey…
A little something for my Old Pioneer Jar Method of brewing tea…
And so, I made a cozy little Tea Cozy for my Jar Brewing method. It’s so adorable , I’m over the moon about it ! It reminds me a little of a Nepali or Tibeten Headress. I call it “Earl Grey”, as it speaks of it’s delicious namesake…
Earl Grey Tea Cozy. Whimsical. Playful. Silly! Do you suppose a standard 6-cup English teapot version is inevitable? Maybe, but for now, I am quite pleased to be presenting my own pioneer tea-brewing method and the cozy”Earl Grey” Tea ‘Jar’ Cozy!
