tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post5296416492672446399..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: press pots, vices, happinessTess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-70027358130584862612011-10-02T11:06:22.653-04:002011-10-02T11:06:22.653-04:00I love my Bodum French press. I've even made ...I love my Bodum French press. I've even made tea in it. Good for you. Enjoy!A Brush with Colorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638723986208929476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-59687310746371383442011-10-01T12:53:11.926-04:002011-10-01T12:53:11.926-04:00And it didn't even affect your sleeping after ...And it didn't even affect your sleeping after all that switching back again? <br /><br />I have to say, I LOVE French press good coffee. There is a bakery about half an hour awy from me that serves fantastic coffee, served in French presses, ans well as the best cappaccinos in Northern Colorado I;d say. <br /><br />Now, I must go find myself brilliant find like this too. Good going.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712046924863763290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-29275041808551572922011-09-06T19:52:47.504-04:002011-09-06T19:52:47.504-04:00HA HA! We were without power for 5 days due to Ir...HA HA! We were without power for 5 days due to Irene and I thanked God for my French press every day! and my gas stove:)GailOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556665956317683667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-44421550403407078612011-09-04T11:01:40.324-04:002011-09-04T11:01:40.324-04:00Winston, you've had just as many cups this mor...Winston, you've had just as many cups this morning as I've had...thanks for the smiles...Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-48744941060264062382011-09-04T10:32:31.170-04:002011-09-04T10:32:31.170-04:00French press, Spanish fly.
Fly paper, digital pres...French press, Spanish fly.<br />Fly paper, digital press.<br />I-phones, you tube,<br />we all scream for Tarzan.<br />Cheetah bad, Jane good.<br />Jane Goodall, the more the merrier.<br /><br />Ah Coffee!Winston Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660986634479086490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-55365801850662025612011-09-02T20:16:08.870-04:002011-09-02T20:16:08.870-04:00Oh, I have a beautiful french press that sits up o...Oh, I have a beautiful french press that sits up on a shelf and doesn't get used 'cause I'm just too damned anxious with coffee. But I just love the smell of it. I also like sketching with coffee! The whole process of using the french press is appealing to me, which is why I bought the damn thing years ago...sigh.A Brush with Colorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638723986208929476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-38092117726860499442011-09-02T10:25:53.185-04:002011-09-02T10:25:53.185-04:00I recently stopped drinking coffee and I miss it s...I recently stopped drinking coffee and I miss it so much. I did it for the same reason and now I'm thinking decaf. I love my lonely French press. I think it is time for us to reunite.Kristen Haskellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07481526316071592146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-91144749904924219282011-09-02T03:47:07.719-04:002011-09-02T03:47:07.719-04:00I could never give up coffee or cigarettes ... we ...I could never give up coffee or cigarettes ... we call this a cafetiere ... I have a tiny one for making two cups of strong coffee ... care to join me ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-19977916303339127392011-09-02T02:45:21.623-04:002011-09-02T02:45:21.623-04:00Happiness and the little things...so true. I love ...Happiness and the little things...so true. I love reading about your goodwill store purchases...the little things in your life make me happy, too.Ken Devinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01659672111856249878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-79524266905697231642011-09-01T22:56:18.636-04:002011-09-01T22:56:18.636-04:00My sentiments exactly, and how I love to pop in th...My sentiments exactly, and how I love to pop in the little thrift shops. Tea is my cup of coffee, jasmine buds and the favored tea of the Czars, properly prepared, of course. No tea bags. It's early, but if I don't get back, have a Happy Labor Day at Willow Manor.<br /><br />Love the poem. We should all live by that.aurbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234712574405718245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-38340429980275576102011-09-01T20:46:31.284-04:002011-09-01T20:46:31.284-04:00Ahhhh...Nectar of the Gods....
I have yet to try ...Ahhhh...Nectar of the Gods....<br /><br />I have yet to try the French press but I do have a Corning electric coffee pot collection. They are from the 70's and part of my childhood as this was the coffeepot of choice by my Mother.<br /><br />A cup of White Castle coffee from White Castle is my ultimate when on the go.Penny Wolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-19721172955629292772011-09-01T19:27:25.441-04:002011-09-01T19:27:25.441-04:00I can boil water on the gas range when the power i...I can boil water on the gas range when the power is out...just have to light it with a match...I make fi-re!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-90011345691826198192011-09-01T19:02:22.620-04:002011-09-01T19:02:22.620-04:00we have a french press (altho we mostly use our el...we have a french press (altho we mostly use our electric coffee maker) but the rub is as i discovered last week - that when one always grinds beans prior to making coffee the french press is as useless as the electric coffee maker when the power goes off!<br /><br />fortunately i live close to a fun, hip coffee shop so i packed up the day's charges (ms t and brother bingo) and off we went for a morning at 'the root'.....mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-84958916867929263282011-09-01T19:01:54.942-04:002011-09-01T19:01:54.942-04:00Yes, you see, you do need electricity for your Fre...Yes, you see, you do need electricity for your French press coffee -- the water has to boil. And in my case, as I always use a French press, I need electricity also to grind the fresh beans. But they're great and if I found one, or two for $3, I'd buy them because I've found that if I break one it's very hard to find a replacement. <br /><br />Happiness ...? you have to stop and see if it's already there. If you don't stop and look you'll find out long after that you missed much of it.June Calenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00265808476144632255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-23707517290725922011-09-01T15:51:50.217-04:002011-09-01T15:51:50.217-04:00Nothing like a hot, fresh cup in the morning. Esp...Nothing like a hot, fresh cup in the morning. Especially now that autumn is, thank the Lord, almost here!Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-56906507072345386602011-09-01T15:41:00.128-04:002011-09-01T15:41:00.128-04:00Ooooh....so happy you have re-joined we coffee dri...Ooooh....so happy you have re-joined we coffee drinkers! I have a French Press too.... don't use it all the time.... but often, when it's just for me - it's wonderful! I love your Goodwill store....you always find the most wonderful treasures there!<br /><br />I raise my fragrant cup to you!<br /><br />Love,<br /><br />♥ Robin ♥Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15247046205493711677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-78962842704565635492011-09-01T14:39:56.295-04:002011-09-01T14:39:56.295-04:00It really is the little things...
We all need to s...It really is the little things...<br />We all need to slow down and enjoy them. Great post!Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-28188211884122060802011-09-01T12:54:23.430-04:002011-09-01T12:54:23.430-04:00The French Press is a critical element for my Mobi...The French Press is a critical element for my Mobile Man Cave. A little propane stove to heat water, coffee and the press. Simple. Light. Very mobile.Michael Lockridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06748256055779697021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-70985593908046294512011-09-01T10:41:26.239-04:002011-09-01T10:41:26.239-04:00Anon, Starbucks and Mickey Dee's...you're ...Anon, Starbucks and Mickey Dee's...you're clever, alright...Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-76490048415380996262011-09-01T02:32:57.102-04:002011-09-01T02:32:57.102-04:00The coffee press is my favorite way to have coffee...The coffee press is my favorite way to have coffee. The words about the simple things for happiness, I agree with completely. It was a nice reminder.Anthony Ducehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17476865809734682418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-31121746065464335662011-09-01T01:10:16.105-04:002011-09-01T01:10:16.105-04:00it's the hot water
part
that needs power
life...it's the hot water <br />part<br />that needs power<br />life needs power<br />java is power<br />but french press <br />we ruled out in the <br />hurricane prep department<br /><br />we settled for diet coke,<br />Starbucks, <br />with more corporate clout and generators to keep the brew flowing,<br />or rent a car and find McDonald's drive-through within 50 mile radius.<br />who said Manhattanites aren't <br />cleverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-23752136283697171832011-08-31T20:29:35.120-04:002011-08-31T20:29:35.120-04:00well, while i'm not nor have i ever been a cof...well, while i'm not nor have i ever been a coffee person i do think at times of all the reverence that is paid this little dark smokey elixir - but, alas, as a child every morning we were awakened to the sound of the bubblebubble perkperk percolator that was always set out with the china and silver for our parents' morning ritualistic cup - for me, though, it was the smell of it - it made me deathly ill but i dared not tell anyone - and so i suffered in silence [yes, really] - and hence, my never ever having had any desire to taste it - i cannot bear the thought - <br /><br />and so i came to find my liquid caffeine refuge in dark rich chocolate - with just enough white silky cream to make it velvety soft and sensual - and the fragrance? be still my heart! and on a cold chilly night, how divine to wrap one's hands round a big steamy cup of something that truly is heaven sent/scent - well, for me, anyway!<br /><br />neat post, as always, lady!GYPSYWOMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042621041213415958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-65478307954811739522011-08-31T14:20:21.086-04:002011-08-31T14:20:21.086-04:00Is this a little bit like a cafetierre?Is this a little bit like a cafetierre?The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-4531338919207211852011-08-31T13:33:46.894-04:002011-08-31T13:33:46.894-04:00Just a minute--I need to get a cup of...My daughte...Just a minute--I need to get a cup of...My daughter uses a French Press, and I LOVE it--except that I haven't found one in 'four-liter' size. <br /><br />Sure never found ANY for 3 bucks, though! Love reading about your beautiful museum--I mean The Manor!<br />PEACE!steveronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010875412308487592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-85408089247423440892011-08-31T09:05:25.874-04:002011-08-31T09:05:25.874-04:00I bought a french press after watching the British...I bought a french press after watching the British series "As Time Goes By" (stars Judi Dench, one of my all-time faves). Every scene of her in the kitchen featured this neat-o coffee making thingie, which I researched and then bought.<br /><br />Love french-press coffee! It's especially cool because you can really control how strong you want to make it.<br /><br />As far as coffee and my sleep patterns, I find that as long as I drink just one cup a day, first thing in the morning, all the caffeine is out of my system by bedtime. If I drink coffee after four or five in the afternoon, then I'm awake all night. Sometimes I give in to temptation at work, during the 8PM slump, but I always regret it when I'm staring at the ceiling at 2AM!<br /><br />Yummy coffee trick: Shake a little cinnamon into your coffee mug before pouring in the coffee. Delicious!Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.com