O..k. I need a bit of rant space. This is it…
Several years ago Marc and I met a young man in a coffee shop. He was on fire to join the military and couldn’t wait until he was 18 and could do so. He talked to us a lot about it, knowing that Marc and I had been military. His face lit up, his eyes shone, and he was animated.
There was only one problem. Mama.  Mama didn’t want Sonny-Boy to join the military. She couldn’t bear the thought of him in danger, away from home…and so she constantly told him …read more

Just a quick note to let my readers know that Kettle and Cup is still Kettle and Cup even though you are being redirected. b5media, the network that has K & C, has moved and changed format. Looks different but it ’s still the same… Think of it as a virtual makeover, without all the construction noise and dust; just the detour.
They are still letting me write it, I am still going to be doing  all of those amazing reviews, cool coffee and tea recipes, and snarky Starbucks sarcasms that I always have.  No worries!
Just here.  Same blogs …read more

Writing blogs takes a lot of research. You read, in a matter of moments, what it has often taken me days to put together. I read alot of news reports, websites, blogs, library books…you name it.
The other night I was infusing MYSELF in a hot bath with a LUSH bubble bar. I was lying there reading an old Alexandra Stoddard book from my personal library, Living a Beautiful Life.
It is the book that opened my eyes to the need for beauty and ritual in our lives. Not just to be doing something but because those things …read more

 
Today is list day for me…12 baking skills to learn, 12 books to read to your kids, 12 projects to finish in the house…
So…in keeping with the theme here are 12 coffee & tea habits to cultivate in 2008.