Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012

Listening to my coffee maker brew this morning, I couldn’t help but smile.  Before I moved, I fetched this coffee maker from the discard pile my ex had created in the garage.  Did the pot still brew coffee?  Yes.  So why did he discard it?  Probably wanted a slicker, shinier one that would be more impressive. 

But I liked my old coffee maker.  Always had and was sad when I’d returned from a trip to find it missing, just another of many casualties that ended up out in the garage to be donated.  The mentality that if it’s not broke then why replace it runs deep in my veins.  Always has.  I come from a long line of relatives with the same mentality that I just can’t help it.  And truth be told, I wouldn’t want to.

Back to why my coffee maker made me smile.  It’s a wonderful creation that brews a delicious pot of coffee and keeps it the perfect temperature till late into the night since it’s complete with an effective thermal carafe.  So why did it make me smile?  Well…this particular coffee maker sort of fell victim to the massive levels of hard water deposits at my old house.  The result, it takes a while to brew a pot of coffee.  But that’s not a bad thing.  

Since it takes so long to produce a pot of coffee, the beverage that results is a delicious concoction that tastes exactly as it was created—a super strong slow brewed mix that fills the air with an intoxicating aroma and tastes oh, so pleasing. 

Then there’s the sounds the coffee maker creates as it brews….

Tune in tomorrow to find out more about my charming coffee maker.  : -)