Wednesday 30 March 2011

Java Java

My sister may remember this?

Before "coffee" became uber-popular in one fell-swoop of consciousness and chains over-ran, we had a favourite small place. It went out of business from all the chains - isn't that how the story goes?  The good honest brew.

The exterior and walls were just that shade darker than Yves Klein blue, and the rickety furniture barely held us, as we huddled small in the corner, amongst the working men and women pouring over the day's paper and gentry folk in their herringbone tweeds, unfolding their broadsheets.  A cloud of coffee warming the place.  The bearded philosopher, part-time barista, shaking down the filter, metal on metal, scrapping, and scooping a pile afresh of Java grind, then tamping it down.  Steam hissing, filling milk with velvet bubbles, daydreaming of the words he had in is head, that would look so good on paper.

Dont' you feel alittle nostalgic for Java Java?

10 comments:

  1. Although I don't drink coffee, I LOVE the smell of it. My favourite coffee shop closed its doors recently...it was so nice and cosy :(

    I love how you interpreted the coffee beans in your new cushion cover. It's fabulous!

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  2. Beautiful big coffee beans design, lovely.

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  3. I am a coffee snob and I freely admit it! Love it.

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  4. Gorgeous! I don't know what life would be like without coffee!

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  5. everything about coffee is fantastic, same can be said for this pillow!!!

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  6. I love the idea of coffee, the taste, not so much. Great interpretation.

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  7. Love that pillow . . . I'm not a coffee drinker but reading your post made me want to be. :0)

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  8. It is lovely to meet you, thanks so much for your visit. Your work is beautiful...colors and textures are so pretty.

    I'm not a coffee person but a tea drinker. Definately like the smell of coffee though, always have. Your pillow does remind me of the beverage. : )

    Ruth

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