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  1. I’ve been adding a little 100% cacao (Hershey’s Unsweetened Cocoa found in the baking section of the grocery store) to make a mocha cup. Sometimes I add to some cinnamon to the cocoa. When I’m really feeling brave I add cocoa, cinnamon, ginger, and a tiny bit of cayenne for a warming kick. Crazy, huh? But good! Love the ritual, too. Just recently found out that my concoction plus vanilla, minus the coffee, is Mexican Hot Cocoa. Who knew!

  2. It is 2:00 and I just sat down to read today’s blog!…. my usual afternoon break would include a cup of locally roasted medium blend, prepared in our French press, but this afternoon I skipped out on the coffee as I had two this morning at a meeting ! Love my coffee as well! 🙂

  3. I just recently started brewing my coffee this way and love it! I don’t have a real pour-over device yet, so I simply put the filter into a small strainer and place it on my mug. Works great! Thanks for this happy, comforting little post. I could almost smell the loveliness! 🙂

    1. Ohhhh! I love coffee! If home, my usual is a classic brew, dark roast, with a little French Vanilla creamer. Depending on how dark I have it will determine if I add a teaspoon of sugar. Otherwise, my creamer will give me the sweetness I desire. If there was a scale, I would be more toward a bitter cup if coffee. Oh, and I’ll have to try that pour over method. I bet the aroma is to die for. Thanks for this post.

  4. Hi Shalene, I have only recently discovered your blog, and I just love it. From your honest words to your beautiful photography – such an inspiring place!
    I also have an afternoon (and morning) coffee ritual, which I love and relish! When I got married four years ago, my sister in law gave us a stove top coffee pot from Rome, where she was living at the time. Ever since then, I have made coffee using it, and about a year ago, I discovered the wonders of a stove top milk frother too, which changes everything if you like latte’s! Then, for my birthday last year, some friends bought me Monmouth coffee, which is made by a coffee company in London, and it is the best coffee I have ever tasted. Needless to say, I love coffee, and whenever I am in London, I have to make a trip to Covent Garden, just to stock up on Monmouth coffee : )

    1. Thank you Hannah! It looks fantastic! Are you in the states, and if so did you order it from the amazon UK site? I can’t seem to find it on the US Amazon site.

    2. I just checked your blog (beautiful by the way!) and answered my question about whether or not you’re in the states! I’ll have to see if I can find it in the states!!!

      1. Ah sorry you’ve had trouble finding this frother on Amazon US -I’m surprised! As you discovered, I live in England, hence the British link : )

  5. I am just sitting down to read this… I am the mother of an adorable 5 month old 🙂 I try to enjoy my coffee before she wakes and, until my parents sort of took up residence here, I used to brew my coffee the pour over method too! My husband doesn’t drink coffee, so it made sense to just make a cup for myself 🙂 I have a silicone foldable one that can go places 🙂 It’s perfect for travel or for home 😀

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