A Nice Cuppa

Shake up that summer snowglobe of places you can visit all over the world within a simple cup of tea.
Enter stage left “Tea Ices!” Is it hot enough for summer snowflakes?
English Breakfast or Earl Grey pearly creamy sorbet? I try to escape the heat and envision myself on a trip to Harrods, all crisp […]

Not too long ago, I was in line at a Starbucks in a thruway rest stop. While I stood there trying to rationalize paying over $3 for a single-serve Caffe Mocha, I thought I’d take the edge off my consumer guilt by checking the packaged goods on display for Fair Trade logos.
At first glance, I was […]

How completely fantastic are these cups??

The stainless steel cup has a polished mirror finish. The porcelain saucer is printed with distorted images or words. These graphics can only be viewed correctly though the curved, reflective surface of the cup. The image is indecipherable when the cup and saucer are separate. ~from anamorphicseries.com
I love, love, love […]

Boulder, Colorado.  Some people may think of the television show Mork and Mindy.  Others may think of the JonBenet Ramsey murder case.  And many may think of the mountains that lie just west of the city.
But when I think of Boulder, I think of tea.  After living and/or working in Boulder for the past ten years, […]

Hooray! Today’s the day we unveil our first photos from A Nice Cuppa… Coffee on flickr.
We had many amazing entries… a HUGE thanks to all who contributed!
I have chosen our top seven that are proudly displayed below…

Erin Cooks, CK Cooks: French Press Coffee

CR8ON M, See You Next Wednesday

Jenni_Simmons, Oh, the Aroma

megmarie81, latte

sweetplovest, Coffee Time Mosaic

Sweetnicks, […]

A few days ago, Starbucks announced that its profits for this year’s third quarter were substantially lower than they were last year at this time. This may not sound like big news, but it’s the first time the coffee giant has reported a quarterly loss since it went public in 1992. The losses are forcing […]

I cannot believe how many people have responded to the coffee photo idea! And I can’t wait to show off many of the photos that have already been submitted.
Make sure to get them to me by Noon on Fridays to be considered for the Featured Posting the following week!
Until then… here are a few of […]