Dogs, grief and gratitude

Our year ended on a sad note as we said goodbye to our sweet old girl, Sarah. She was our coffee-loving, bean crunching girl. We got her in 1999, the same year we bought our house. Howie and I both grew up with dogs and loved them, but as renters we’d not been able to [...]

DIY French Press Cozy

My favorite gift this Christmas was the French press coffee pot Howie gave me. The reason is twofold. First, I’ve wanted a French press for years. They make a fantastic cup of coffee. Second, he got it for an insanely low price. I love a bargain, and he found this Bodum 12-cup model at the [...]

Nothing says Christmas like turquoise owls, right?

I normally love Caribou’s Christmas displays and merchandise. But this year I really think they blew it. Turqoise, red and purple mice, rabbits and owls? They went for this “nature” themed stuff, which could be cute if done right. But these? I can’t think of the name of this style of comic art. Maybe someone [...]

Possibly our most important bags

This bag contains our essentials: Bunn coffee maker, Capresso burr grinder, airtight can for our Caribou beans, measuring carafe, coffee filters. We rough it camping. Oh, my gosh…we’ve become *those people*. LOL

RCP, Baby! Yeah!

Gimme an R! Gimme a C! Gimme a P! What’s that spell? Are Seepy! (Are you? I are seepy, myself). RCP stands for Regular Cold Press, or iced coffee; decaf is abbreviated DCP. It’s just how we label them when we leave the pitchers of cold water and ground coffee to steep. But I’m a [...]

Coffee week at Dave’s Garden

WARNING: Do not read this post after 2:00pm or you may not sleep well tonight! Recently, the writers at Dave’s Garden percolated and came up with these coffee-related articles . Enjoy! September 22: The Truth about Chicory by Sharon Brown We first tried coffee with chicory in 2001, when we met our friend Lisa. She [...]

Last chance to vote in Mutt Madness

There’s just 24 hours left to vote for your favorite of Sarahbou in the Furry Four! Heh. Ask yourself, “who haven’t I told yet about this coffee-loving dog?” Do it for the children. Hey, our mothers are still alive – we’re children, right? The only thing I won’t do here is try and guilt you [...]