http://www.coffeepop.co.uk Coffee break musing. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:03:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hot drinks are a lifesaver at this time of year. OK, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, unless you are stuck in the snow in a broken-down car, but I could not imagine leaving the house on a cold winter’s morning without at least one piping hot cup ... http://www.coffeepop.co.uk/2011/12/22/winter-warmer/ Hot drinks are an important part of every culture. If you travel to Morocco, you will drink mint tea. In Turkey, you will be served small sweet and very dark cups of coffee. In India, chai rules. The rituals for preparing and presenting coffee are different across the world. In ... http://www.coffeepop.co.uk/2011/09/30/project-based-learning-brewing-coffee-around-the-world/ Plan a coffee holiday. Plan 6 coffee holidays. The coffee growing regions of the world are both diverse and exotic, and if you are a lover of coffee, there is nothing better than organizing a one to two week exploration of a region. The brilliance of the idea is that ... http://www.coffeepop.co.uk/2011/09/30/travel-planning/ What’s the best way to lead an active life, in terms of what you put into your body? There are more schools of thought in this discussion than I could list here in a month of Sundays, but I think there are a couple of excellent front runners. One of ... http://www.coffeepop.co.uk/2011/08/25/alertness-awakeness-and-energy/ Irish coffee. That is about all I have to say. Irish coffee has solved my social problems and reintroduced a love of fun into my life. It is a difficult time and I work too hard, and working too hard makes you tired. When you are tired, you no longer ... http://www.coffeepop.co.uk/2011/08/12/coffee-parties/ A major supermarket just opened down the road from where I live. The local residents have mixed reviews. It is apparently the largest supermarket in Europe. It has been seriously disappointing. Instead of a huge range of interesting products, there are two aisles of crisps. The one good thing, though ... http://www.coffeepop.co.uk/2011/07/18/choosing-the-right-blend/ Millions of people drink coffee every day. No matter what you do for a living, you are likely to start your day with a cup of fresh coffee, even truck drivers in Inverness drink some coffee while waiting for the Red Diesel Inverness to be fueled into their trucks. But ... http://www.coffeepop.co.uk/2011/06/17/where-does-coffee-come-from/ I’ve recently found out that I have this horrible condition – adult ADHD or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. For those of you who have no idea what ADHD is, I will explain briefly. The main symptoms are: inability to concentrate and hyperactivity, which lead to anxiety and poor performance at ... http://www.coffeepop.co.uk/2011/05/24/coffee-and-adhd/ Or not, to be more precise. Sometimes I love renting. You find that there is something broken or damaged in the flat and you just call up the landlord, click your fingers and demand that he deals with it forthwith. Well, usually you ask him nicely, if there’s possibly any ... http://www.coffeepop.co.uk/2011/05/01/the-joys-of-renting/ I spent the other day in the local library. It was the first time I’ve stepped in a library for years. I think people have forgotten how useful and distracting they can be. I went in there during a lunch break, but what I didn’t realise is that my local ... http://www.coffeepop.co.uk/2011/04/04/lost-in-the-library/