It's Still Calling...

Good morning, Amanda,

I thought I'd write a little before I get ready for J's confirmation. As you know, with my family, it will be an all day affair. I'm just waking up now with my coffee, so don't expect clever...just some morning notes.

I had my toast this morning on my Tully's plates. Do you remember them? They have painted cafe scenes and inspirational quotes about the inspiring nature of coffee; one is Piazza Navona (where I can now say I've been!) and one from Montmartre. I believe I got them in a Tully's in downtown Seattle. (If you don't I'll have to take a picture--you know I'm not beyond that.) I had 2 mugs and 2 plates and the mugs are no longer. I used them every day so they chipped and faded and one broke, so the second took even more abuse and eventually I wrote it out of inventory. I am glad I still have the plates though. I just started using them again on the weekends when I actually sit and have breakfast with my coffee. I wonder what the others were in the collection that I didn't buy. Florence? London? More importantly, I get a little overwhelmed when I think of all the things that have served as positive affirmation, like a dream map--without design. The oldest example of that is the brass cafe that belonged to J's mom and that I coveted since middle school, which now hangs in my living room. I don't remember dreaming of a different world when I was 12, of sitting in outdoor cafes in Seattle and Newbury St in Boston and Florence and Rome, but I've been to all of those place and more....

There's a solo mug I have that I use when I use the Tully's plates because it matches a color in the plates and makes it look like a set. Today I happened to notice that the mug is also a color I associate with my heart chakra and love. The plate said, "When I drink coffee, it lifts my emotions and I am inspired." hhmmmm

It was great to talk to you yesterday after school. Happy hour, indeed...

Have a good day! Love, Barb