First Mug........

Morning all,

[iI don't know how people live without coffee, I really don't - Martha Quinn][/i]...... and Pappa G .....!!! ;0)

Up.....coffee on ......back to bed with the merchandise.....perfect start !!! Just what Sundays are made for ......giving serious consideration to extending this ritual to the rest of the week !!! ;0)

Some Coffee Trivia to browse over on a Sunday .........make sure you've got coffee in hand ( Tea for the weak !!!! )........;0)

? In December 2001 Brazil produced a scented postage stamp to promote its coffee - the smell was made to last for between three and five years

? When shopping for perfume, beauty experts advise you to take some coffee beans with you in your bag and have a good sniff in between smelling each perfume to refresh your nose!

? Sprinkle spent coffee grounds around the base of your garden plants and it is said to stop snails and slugs from eating them

? Two of the world's most powerful businesses, Lloyds of London and the New York Stock Exchange, started life as coffee houses

? Cappuccino is so named because of the drink's peak of foam which resembles the cowl of a Capuchin friar's habit

? Coffee was first known in Europe as Arabian Wine

? The heavy tax on tea imposed in 1773 on the colonies which led to the 'Boston Tea Party', resulted in America switching from mainly drinking tea to coffee. To drink coffee was an expression of freedom

? Normally, Italians do not drink coffee during meals. It is considered to be a separate event and is given its own time

? In Greece and Turkey it is tradition that the oldest person is almost always served their coffee first

? In the ancient Arab world, coffee became such a staple part of family life that one of the causes allowed by law for marital separation was a husband's refusal to produce coffee for his wife

Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, oil is the largest.

and lastly ........Black coffee with no additives contains no calories....perfect for the cake eaters !!!!! ;0)

Have a great day ;0)

TTFN ;0)