LaVazza Italian Coffee

They sell these 2 versions of Lavazza Italian fine grind coffee at the grocery store. The first one is packed in a blue container labelled 'crema' and the other is packed in a red container. They obviously have different flavour profiles as we much prefer the blue 'creamy full bodied' kind.  I'm glad I decided to try the blue kind.

Crema

Flavour Profile

The Restaurant Business

Coffee Salt

We received this coffee salt marinade as part of a gift basket for Christmas. I am interested in trying it out, something different.

Last weekend, husband M, son K and I went to a restaurant at the mall for a breakfast brunch.  It was bone chilling cold and snowed a bit.  The waiter told us the restaurant had been very busy over Christmas but  business slowed down considerably after that.  He mentioned that it is pretty dead in January.  The restaurant business must be tough.

Paint Party Friday - Sunrise over the Mountains

It's time for Paint Party Friday! Let's welcome the New Year with a 'Sunrise over the Mountains'. It is an ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") acrylic on canvas.

RIP Mom

Today marks the first anniversary of my mom's passing. RIP mom, you are in a better place now.

Scribble Picnic - New Year

Welcome to 2018, Happy New Year! How fitting that this week's Scribble Picnic theme is 'New Year'. My piece is an ACEO acrylic on canvas (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") entitled 'Winter Sunrise'. I think the sunrise theme represents a hopeful piece with best wishes to everyone for a beautiful year to come.

A Thoughtful Gift

Daughter L located a store that sells diabetic friendly foods. Her dad is diabetic and loves to snack, so she found a whole range of products for him as pictured below. It was the perfect gift and he is enjoying them.

Supermoon 2018

Daughter L gave me these lovely Crabtree and Evelyn lotions for Christmas. My skin gets really dry in the winter and I love Crabtree and Evelyn products.  It came with this lovely carrying case:

Happy New Year 2018!  I am filled with hope for a good year, let's fill it with positivity and I heard another good word last night, 'respect'.

Will you be watching the first supermoon of 2018 tonight?  I am thinking it might be too cold for me to venture outside!  Many New Year's Eve activities were cancelled yesterday due to the extreme cold weather (-22C or -7.6F).