Monday, March 3, 2008

More ways to save...and an ode to coffee

One of the very best sites I've ever visited in search of freebies, samples and great coupons --

http://www.moneysavingmom.com

Honestly, if you've got five minutes to check a blog every day -- this is the one to visit. The specials change almost daily, and I've already saved a pocketful of cash. You will, too.

One of the things that has gotten me through the past (not always easy) months is coffee. Yup. That first cup, dark and rich. We're just finishing up Trader Joe's Bay Blend -- fantastic -- dark but surprisingly mellow. Then it will be back to the staple, Boyers' Rocky Mountain Thunder. You can't use a really heaped tablespoon -- like we generally do -- or it can be bitter. But made in the drip pot then enhanced with a swirl of milk...wow.

I like it best in the early morning, when Dave has left for work and the house is quiet. The sun comes up gently, turning everything, including the mountains that are our daily view for three directions, pink. Then the sky turns its bright blue and the mountains settle down into their usual blankets of white.
The coffee gently steams...time for another warming swallow, and the paper. Contentment.

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