It’s an incredibly gloomy and wet day here in Montreal. However, it’s warm inside and I’m content enough to laze about this afternoon. The warm temperatures and sun we had last week and the week before gave me lots of opportunity to go for walks and check out the little flowers and green bits popping up in the parks.
Today I wanted to write a bit about coffee. We’ve really been enjoying a coffee in the morning for the past few months, brewed on the stove top. Our coffee of choice lately has been from 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters, which is based in British Columbia. We buy it here in Montreal at Cafe Myriade, which is a darling & delicious cafe downtown, right in the midst of Concordia’s campus.
I am, decidedly, a tea person. But my relationship with tea is not exclusive–I do still enjoy coffee, though I try not to enjoy it in copious quantities, or more than once per day (usually). We have gone through a few bags of the above-pictured Organic Expresso, and enjoyed it greatly. It is strong yet smooth, and very perky. Perfect for those mornings when you must get up early, but would rather not. We are currently enjoying a milder and sweeter coffee by the same company–a fairly-traded Organic Ethiopian coffee called Sidamo. It is wonderful, with a complex, sweet, fruity quality. It is not overly bitter, and is very good without any sort of milk or creamer.
And here is my new favourite mug. I found this mug at a thrift shop several weeks (months? I can’t keep track of time lately) ago, and was so impressed by his happy-dog expression and tiny trunk that I just had to bring him home.
He's definitely a morning person (elephant).
So, how about you? Do you drink coffee? If so, how do you prepare it?
love,
meg xo
