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| Dad at times is all nice and brings Mom and I coffee with flowers<3 |
Caffeine is known for its power to maintain and fill you with energy to get through the day, but in this particular and most peculiar incident, you will realize the how great the power of a routine is. She would have lunch every day at noon and like all Dominicans, would top it off with her coffee. This all would occur before heading to work and she still had time to catch a short nap. Notice the ritual of lunch, coffee, and then nap, being done constantly for more than a year. She later moved out and to a different job, but still her love for coffee remained. She did notice one thing: her lover (the coffee) had dramatically changed from being an upper to being a downer, a sleep-inducer. The body had adapted itself to realizing that after the short sips of coffee, a nap would come and so years later, her body still continues to do so. She drinks coffee before naps now, to induce her dreams.
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Most specialty coffee in the DR is exclusively shade-grown, under native Guava and Macadamia trees, protecting them from the harsh Caribbean rays of the sun. Since the coffees come from small, family estates, it is typically organically grown and hand-picked, maintaining the best quality of the beans. A few examples of Dominican coffees at its finest are: Café Santo Domingo and Café Induban. So, if you visit, remember to always say yes to the coffee and bring some local coffee home, as to be able to enjoy the Caribbean during the cold winter months.
Hoping you all are having a great week. Thank you for stopping by, reading, skimming, looking at coffee pictures and/or commenting. #gratefulbaker
I am a big coffee fan!Like Colombia…wonderful coffee!
What great info! I definitely love my coffee sweet with a dash of cream =)
oh man reminds me of costa rica awesome coffee send some to me or do a coffee giveaway!!
I loveee coffee, and you presented so well..what a gorgeous photos..wonderful!
I am so addicted to coffee! I love a good cappucino!And iced! And espressos! OMG I love coffee!
How nice of your Father! I LOVE coffee. Each morning I sit and drink my cup while I catch up on emails and blogs. I used to brew coffee much the same way, on a stovetop espresso pot served with warm milk, but now I use a french press, with a bit of cream added.
Your pictures are all so pretty!I think the offer of coffee is a wonderful custom and I would never turn it down!
wow I love the custom of being offered coffee, my husband and I would fit right in and say yes :-)….I will confess we have an espresso machine which has an auto tamper…..I would embrace coffee being made in the Dominican Republic though 🙂
oh my goodness, that cappucino looks HEAVENLY!! i used to be a coffee aficionado before i had to give it up. LOVE it without milk or sugar. just cafe solo here. 🙂
and you have guava and macadamia trees??? goodness, i would be in paradise over there. i would prolly be picking them off the trees…heehee.
Too funny-You’re talking coffee and I’m talking tea today 🙂 Loving your pictures, especially the bougainvillea and that delicious looking cappuccino. BTW-I take my coffee w/ milk, no sugar, and only before noon, unless I need to stay up late. My husband can drink an espresso right after dinner and go to sleep right away. I’d love to come visit the Dominican Republic one day and sample the coffee 🙂