Coffee
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The GSI Javagrind revisited.
In May I reviewed the GSI Javagrind and was quite enthusiastic about it. Unfortunately it only took one more use of it to change my mind. The other night I took the Javagrind and (reluctantly) GSI's french press over to Leah's parent's tent at Victor Bay, determined to have a good cup of coffee while
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Coffee to go
For an update on the Javagrind, which failed on its second use, please go here. Earlier this winter I bemoaned (to no one in particular) "what this country needs is a hand operated coffee mill for camping." What I didn't realize at the time was that one already existed. The GSI Javagrind ($17.50 at Mountain
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Coffee, clones, and cartography
I heard of a writer, whose name I don't recall, responding to a question about writer's block something along the line of "You know, my father was a trucker but he never had 'trucker's block'". And I suppose its true to a point, but just like there are days when his father probably rued climbing
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Roll up this rim, and the earth wins
It is time for one of Canada's most well known promotions, Tim Horton's R-r-r-roll up the R-r-r-rim to win. So I thought it was an opportune time to point you towards the coffee you should be drinking, iconic Canadian Businesses and contests aside. Let's talk about what we'd like to do today while we drink
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Committees, coffee and clouds
Okay, I've been a bad blogger. And I can't help it. Well I can, but I've been occupied of late and tired, and so when I sit in front of a blank composing screen my mind matches it, blank. I actually almost fell off the office chair a couple of days ago when I fell
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2008 Weblog Awards
Voting for the 2008 Weblog Awards has now opened and a friend of mine is in the running for Best Food Blog. Julie's amazing blog on sustainable coffee and the impacts of our coffee choices on both the environment and our palates, Coffee and Conservation, is one of the nominees. Please take a moment and
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Public Service Announcements
Megan, she of Reflections in The Snow-covered Hills, has changed her blog's address. With the change in locations comes a great new look. If you're a fan, (and really why wouldn't you be?) make sure you update your link/feed. I know that several of my readers are Tim Horton's fans. Timmy's is by far the