Saturday Surfing

Well, have you heard that Starbucks is closing 600 stores? It seems people don’t want to pretend that it is o..k. to pay huge prices for mediocre coffee anymore. The 600 stores closed translates into 12,000 employees losing their jobs and that is sad. The thing is? I don’t know where you are but here there are competing starbucks within literal FEET of eachother. There is a cross roads in a nearby town that has 4 starbucks. One in a grocers, one in a bookstore, one free standing. C’mon..that is ridiculous! Hopefully the guys that make the decisions will pull back and rethink their purpose rather than creating new, and more expensive hooks to get people in. This is a particularly interesting article about the whole thing from Boston.com.

Fort Worth Star telegram has a whole list of new medical reasons why you should drink coffee. Makes ya wonder if Starbucks is funding some of this research :::grin:::

If you are in the mood for a heartwarming story then read about the two sisters who had been separated and adopted by different families. They were reunited in a fascinating way…

Cooking with Gourmet Coffee has a coffee with espresso brittle swirl ice cream…I may have linked to it last week, if I am repeating myself chalk it up to old age. If I am repeating myself chalk it up to old age. If I am….

We are trying to schedule our annual family field trip to pick blueberries in East Texas but this summer has not been co-operating! Stephanie at Steph’s Cup of Tea has been picking and has the images to prove it~!

Frivolitea has a thought provoking post on slow food and craftism at her blog. I think she has a good point. Much of the angst in the U.S. right now about the economy and all has to do with the fact that we find ourselves unable to afford all of the junk we like to buy. I will not step up on my soapbox today but do read her post.

Do you remember the Marshmallow Puffs? They were sweet rolls baked around a marshmallow..the marshmallow disappeared during baking to leave a hollow, sweet treat. Alice has refreshed my own memory of them by posting a recipe and fantastic images at Tea In My Cup .

It seems to me that La Tea Dah is always up to something creative at Gracious Hospitality! She has made a beautiful Rose Syrup this week that looks wonderful and probably tastes even better.

I was visiting at Brenda’s blog, Coffee, Tea, Books, and Me and I kept reading thinking I will link to THIS post..no…THIS post..no..THIS one..and on and on..she is sharing pictures of her kitchen and some of her projects this week and I can’t decide which to direct you to.

A new blog that I am visiting is The Twice Remembered Cottage. It is peaceful and feeds my need for creative input and beauty.

That it for today. I know that I am not particularly chatty but I have somewhat of a troubled heart and I am not sure why. Have you ever just felt troubled inside but could not put your finger on it? Hopefully I will get some quiet time to review my thoughts today.

Have a wonderful weekend.

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