Morning Cereal & Coffee

Today's selection is a sweet little bowl made by Kari Therrien. I met Kari in NH when she was a BFA student at the NH Institute of Art. The mug is a NEW acquisition. It is a collaborative mug from the "250 Mugs on the Wall" exhibition at the NC Pottery Center. Hitomi Shibata did the deco work, Josh Floyd added the handle... I have no clue who threw the body of the mug. It is my new favorite.

struggles in the life of the gypsy potter...

we are very fortunate to be staying with our friend roni this week while we dismantle the gas kiln... she has a lovely home on bow lake. staying in other peoples homes has it's challenges.
 roni has one of those keurig (sp?) one cup at a time coffee makers.  jeff and i drink WAAAY to much coffee to use that.  we have bought 2 boxes at $7.95 ea. in the last week. YIKES!
yesterday we saw a french press in roni's cabinet...  so last night we bought some coffee.  i woke up this morning realizing i had never used one before... the internet is a wonderful thing...

i found some directions...

then couldn't open the can of coffee because i had no clue how to operate this can opener and didn't want to have to find directions for THAT online!  luckily i rummaged through the drawers and found the old fashioned kind. being a lefty i am somewhat can opener challenged anyway... so i have a good excuse.

here we go!

ahhhh.... two steaming cups of coffee

meesh mug on the left... roni brown mug on the right (yep... she's a potter too!)

so the first round of coffee was a little week... the next one will be better.  BRING ON THE DAY!!!

morning coffee

...you've surely read my posts about ALLLLL the pots in my cupboards... choosing a mug for coffee in the morning always takes careful consideration. do i want(or need!) a BIG mug or am i in mood for something petite... porcelain? stoneware? wood fired? textured? so many things to take into consideration when you are first waking up in the morning. so here is today's selection...

wood fired mug by bill van gilder, gapland, md

bill and john zentner were in the pottery making business together many, many years ago

the handle on this mug is great and i love how my lips feel on the rim - it is only glazed on the inside and is kissed by wood ash on the outside.

the coffee tragedy

as i was drifting off to sleep last night i suddenly remembered what i forgot at the grocery store...COFFEE!

typically coffee at this house is hazelnut from Caffe Kilim in portsmouth but when we run out and can't get there we settle for grocery store coffee (either cafe bustelo or something from green mountain).

did we settle for tea this morning?... nope, couldn't do it. i don't mind tea but typically that's an afternoon drink for me. soooo i throw on some clothes and head down rte 4 to the mobil gas station/convenience store that also has a dunkin donuts store inside.

i really dislike (and i mean REALLY dislike) dunkin's. you know i am desperate when i go there. it's really too bad this town doesn't have a nice little coffee shop...

...but we made the best of it and poured our coffee from the yucky styrofoam cups into beautiful handmade mugs...and i treated myself to an everything bagel with LOTS of cream cheese.

...and how was YOUR coffee today?