There was a woman in my cup! And a fish, a tree and perhaps a guru, I'm not sure. My newest friend, met, coffeed and instantly loved on Tuesday, is from Turkey. We had only begun our conversation it seemed but had actually been together two hours already, sipping from tiny cups the exquisitely rich brew she had made for us.
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No woman or fish in this cup,
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And then she told me about drinking the last of the liquid, putting the saucer on top of the cup, turning the whole thing toward me (it has to be toward the person) and making a wish, if I liked. The upside down cup sits nested on its little plate until the bottom is cool to touch.
When my cup was no longer warm, I turned it over to look inside. That's when I found the woman (she was blonde) and the tree and who knows what else. Exploring for a definitive guide to the symbols dribbled in empty coffee cups was certainly the most unusual of
Things I get to do today. All of this leads me to my next project--getting some finely ground Turkish coffee.
Howdy Handy Andy! Congrats on making a new friend!
ReplyDeleteTurkish coffee is delicious! Shared with a new friend and it's all the sweeter! Thank you for your note today at Dandelion House! :) It's nice to * meet * you too!
Deb
The friend is always the best part. But friends come with additional blessings--my first Turkish coffee!
DeleteWhat's in the Turkish coffee? LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteThe coffee grounds are processed until they are powder fine. Coffee and water and nothing else--other than magic and wild imaginations and witches (it's getting close to Halloween)!
Deletegood morning, coffeed-up andrea! my choices for coffee in Istanbul restuarants were either Nescafe or Turkish coffee, not ideal. much as i like and liked Turkish coffee, boy! did it give me an energy surge! and i haven't ever had a cup of Nescafe, not any kind of crystal-dried coffee that requires hot water to be poured in to make a cup of coffee-colored, semi-favored morning drink. finding a Starbucks in the old part of Istanbul was a treat since i could, at last, have brewed coffee in the morning which gave me a lift, but didn't send me up into the stratosphere higher than the Austrian sky diver just parachuted down (was that 24 miles?). in the new part of Istanbul there were many, many coffee shops from around the world, not just Starbucks, where brewed coffee as well as Turkish coffee could be drunk. if your friend doesn't know where you can get some Turkish coffee already powdered, let me know; i have a source in Turkey who may be able to get us the real stuff. or perhaps you should go visit him? or me? or both? or the two of us go to see him? whaddaya think? love, karen and wee robbie
ReplyDeleteAh, Karen, I had the extreme gift of being able to ask for decaf coffee. No sky diving for me, no sir. Gary connected me to my new friend. He gave her my contact information when she moved to Oregon in the summer. We are just now connecting. She says that Whole Foods has a grinder that does Turkish, so no need for a trip this week. But later maybe. Adana is close by, right?
Deleteyes, oh yes , Adana is just a quick trip down the way, and then we can spend some time on the Mediterraean and visit some sights too. those "old" countries are tiny!
ReplyDeletelove kjr and wr