Saturday 17 September 2022

Arcane

 Through my daughters I have become initiated into the world of coffee, coffee made in arcane devices with fanciful names. I have gone from thinking it a fad to becoming a willing participation in the rituals of coffee making and drinking. This week l was taken to Lowdown https://www.lowdown.coffee/


We sat outdoors, had coffee and a cinnamon bun. Both were splendid. Well worth a visit the next time you are in George Street. 

In other news l bought a fascinating book called “ Balkan Fabrications “  on a visit to Topping & Co. I thought l had survived unscathed and but this book jumped off the shelf and I could not say no. Here is a wee bit about it-

https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/st-andrews/a-celebration-of-dr-jeremy-howards-new-book-balkan-fabrications/

The armies of Ostmerk and Morava continue to move forward as I listen to podcasts about The Rings of Power whilst painting. 


11 comments:

  1. No see what happens when you start meddling with strange rituals!
    But coffee and cinnamon buns. Mmmmm!

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    1. Chris/Nundanket

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    2. Can’t go wrong with that combo!
      Alan Tradgardland

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  2. Enjoy your arcane rituals. I too get assaulted by books who demand to come with me.

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    1. It is indeed dangerous to enter bookshops on many levels…
      Alan Tradgardland

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  3. Ah yes, we all seem to have succumbed to the lure of coffee...again (as you will know, coffee shops were a big thing back in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries) Until about ten years ago, I probably drank two or three coffees a year (I still never drink instant coffee as it is dreadful stuff) but with the proliferation of cafes and Nespresso machines, I now rarely go a day without one. Still drink more tea than coffee, but only just!

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    1. Bit off tea currently but never off coffee.
      Alan Tradgardland

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  4. Cinnamon buns sound good, but you can keep the coffee. I'll take some tea or hot chocolate instead. :D
    Ah yes, getting waylaid by books. Been there many a time and they still manage to get me.

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    1. This malevolent book danger seems world wide!
      Alan Tradgardland

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  5. I dearly love tea, but found a nice iced coffee with hazelnut essence goes down a treat in the torrid heat of a Midwestern summer.

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  6. Iced coffee sans milk is something I enjoy in the summer too.
    Alan Tradgardland

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