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Coffee or Tea?

Are you a coffee-lover? Or do you prefer tea? What did your parents drink? Do you remember your first cup? If coffee is your beverage of choice, how do you drink it? Black or with sugar and cream? Espresso or cappuccino? Is Starbucks a daily destination? Or if tea is your favorite brew, do you like it loose or in teabags? Green, herbal, or Lipton’s? Or do you like to drink it iced with a sprig of mint? Do you have any happy or any unhappy beverage memories? Think back about Coffee or Tea? and share forward!

by Khati Hendry

My mother was out on some errand, and Susan asked if she could have a cup of coffee. That seemed important to her (we didn't [...]

A Cup of Tea in Ireland

by Dana Susan Lehrman

A Cup of Tea in Ireland Twice I travelled to Dublin to study at the James Joyce Summer School. There we students were housed [...]

Hermine’s Morning Joe

by Dana Susan Lehrman

Hermine’s Morning Joe I happen to be a tea drinker, but I do like the smell of coffee brewing, and when the coffee smells [...]

Coffee or Tea?

Are you a coffee-lover? Or do you prefer tea? What did your parents drink? Do you remember your first cup? If coffee is your beverage of choice, how do you drink it? Black or with sugar and cream? Espresso or cappuccino? Is Starbucks a daily destination? Or if tea is your favorite brew, do you like it loose or in teabags? Green, herbal, or Lipton’s? Or do you like to drink it iced with a sprig of mint? Do you have any happy or any unhappy beverage memories? Think back about Coffee or Tea? and share forward!