In the 1970s my aunt and uncle, who had the “money” in the family bought a car that talked to them. A velvety voice told them to buckle up, lock their doors, and when it was time to get gasoline. After a month my uncle, old fashioned farm boy that he was, opened the hood, found the wires and put an end to “Harriet”. She never spoke again. No one missed her, least of all my uncle.
Imagine getting a coffee pot that talked to you. You get up in the morning place your order with the coffee pot and magically …read more

I love this unique coffee mug. Seriously.

Not sure I could drink out of it..but I love it.
image: Corntopia

I love this mug!
It looks to me like you would have to be especially careful with it when washing but just look at it!  I can imagine drinking a steaming cup of coffee from this in the dead of winter, the chill winds howling outside. O.k., yeah, most of the time it is 50F here in the winter but it is my fantasy, o.k?
Anyway, this mug looks like it would bring summer to Alaska in January. I just love it. Butterfly mug is available at Central Crafts

That is  a seriously cheerful mug.
Image: via Central Crafts

When a saw the Smoked Coffee at Coffee Beans Direct I wasn’t sure what to expect.  I knew I wanted to try it but I was sort of expecting a burnt flavor.
Now, y’all know here in Texas we KNOW smoked.  We smoke almost anything here..Brisket, ribs, roadkill…..
No..not really.  Just wanted to see if you were paying attention.
Anyway I never thought of smoking coffee.  I never heard of smoking coffee. So when I read the description I wanted to try it.

The way they do this is the coffee is first custom blended and then roasted.  The roast coffee is then taken …read more