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A Brew to Kill by Cleo Coyle
Today I finished reading a book in one of the many cozy mystery series that I enjoy. This series is about a Coffee House in New York state. It is run by a woman who is divorced from her business partner, which makes for some interesting scenes. These books are filled with great coffee facts.
As always, another enthralling tale. There wasn’t as much description of the coffee creations, once the beans are roasted. Yet there was more about pre-roasted coffee. Where is it grown? Why there? The conditions of the people who pick it were described as well.
If you have any fondness for coffee and mystery novels, I hope you read this series.
Content
When I’m out and about, I often think of great content for this blog. However, I feel it’s rude at the time to get out my cell phone and text myself (yes, the person I text the most is me – no text, no get done) (yes, I feel it is rude to dink around on my phone, even for legit reasons, when I’m with others). So, when I sit down at night to work on this, that fantastic idea is completely and utterly gone from my head.
I used to have a fantastic memory! Details galore: clothes, dates, times, who, when, what, etc. Over the years (and I’m not THAT old), it has diminished greatly. I’m not sure if it’s from the migraines or the medications to prevent or abort them. Any which way, if I do drag out my cell phone with you, there’s a 90% chance I’m sending myself a reminder for something-or-other. Usually dates, times, and the like.
Just like the clouds in the sky, my memory of things just flits right on by.
Temptation
Temptations differ for many, but they are still there. In the photo below, I see at least four. Oh, where to start!
For me, there are two here: Onion rings and soda pop. Oh, the crunch of a crisp onion ring and the cool ranch dressing. So very delightful! Then, to wash it down with a sweet and ice cold cola, preferably with cherry flavoring, also known as grenedine. Such delicious sinfulness!
As you seek out a third temptation, there is the ash tray. Not only is this NOT a temptation for me, but it’s an allergen. No good comes from this. Although those addicted will say it calms them. Without it, stress is unbearable.
Lastly, the final temptation I see here is the tan elbow. So many believe a tan makes their appearance more beautiful. All I see is the temptation to allow melanoma into their lives. I’ve seen the treatment for this, and I don’t know anyone who tans who would want to endure that treatment.
Nope, there’s nothing good in this photo. All bad habits. Oh, wait, what is that around the edges of this photo? Why, I think it’s friends! Yes, indeed, there are friends surrounding this table. With friends, all good things are possible.
Morale of the Story: No matter how bad things get, or where our habits take us, there are friends.
A Little Help
There is this great shop in Marshall, Michigan where you can paint your own pottery. It has a variety of ceramics to paint, glass fusing available, and mud nights to create something from scratch. There is no sitting fee, so I only pay for the project completed, which includes all paints and tools. Of course, the owner is a delightful person and hires eccentric people who keep it a fun place to go.
Usually, I use the festive paints with dots or techniques that put a pattern on the piece, such as painting lace onto it for the design. But this rooster deserved better. He needed some real painting effort. One of the women who work there helped me out.
Meet my paint-by-number project! Denise, at the Fire House, helped me select some paints and then we put numbers on each area where each different color would go. She helped me work on the first half, but I discovered I was capable of completing the color selection and numbering on my own. As you can well see, my efforts were well worth it!
Morale of the Story: God gives us assistance daily, and it’s okay to ask His other works of art for assistance as well.
NOTE: By “Work of Art”, I mean you!
Not As It Seems … Or Is It?
I accessed Pandora Music today for the first time in years. While I enjoyed many of the songs, I was tickled to hear so many songs that I like due to just a few likes on the system.
There was one shock. Lady Gaga has a song called “Bad Romance”. Pandora tells me that the first few words are “Caught in a Bad Romance”. Oops! I thought it said, “I’m a better man”. Yep, I completely misunderstood ALL of the words. The song is totally different when I sing it: I don’t want a bad romance which makes me a better man. The meaning, I thought, was respect with good romance. Instead, it’s wanting drama, revenge, and, of course, bad romance.
At the same time, she says this: I want your horror, I want your psycho, I want your ugly.
So, I’m thinking it is still a good song, but with a different meaning. No one is perfect. Many feel horror, think they’re psycho, or believe they are ugly. To want to be with someone and love them despite these things can be a good thing. The goal is to have self love first and then be able to love another. But even when one loves themselves, sometimes they still don’t love ALL of their self.
For me, no matter the author’s meaning, this song means that there is love for all of us. No matter how we feel about ourselves. Just as God loves all of us … no matter how we feel about ourselves.
Are You Going to Tell Her Otherwise?
This is one of our sweethearts.
She’s in our guest room on the guest bed (inherited from my mom’s side of the family).
She’s right in the center, on both pillows.
The highest and softest point available to her in the room.
Are you going to tell her it’s not her room?
I value my life, so we’ll just let her think what she desires is true.
Humor Happens 