My Collection Of Spoons

My Collection Of Spoons

 

Most people I know collect one thing or another. I hardly know anyone who doesn’t have a tiny obsession with a strange object. Let me share with you the object that I love to collect: spoons. Yes, you read that right; I love to collect silverware. Many people are likely wondering why, out of all of the possible objects to collect in the world; I have chosen to collect spoons.

 

Well, great question. My answer began fifteen years ago when I took a traveling writer for a magazine. I got the opportunity to travel to all of these fantastic places throughout the U.S. and around the world. As I began my travels, my friends and family started asking me what I would bring them back from each location I visited.

One morning, I was in a coffee shop when it hit me with “spoons!” I wasn’t prepared for how traveling would cause me to bring souvenirs to friends and family. The idea had never crossed my mind. As I made my first road trip across the country, I began thinking of ideas in my head for what I could bring back from all of the foreign and exotic places I traveled, or even from the state next door.

An Invigorating Family Past Time: Sports Activities

An Invigorating Family Past Time: Sports Activities

 

If you feel bored, listless, and out of shape, you need a new pastime. Sports activities will get your blood pumping and help you get back into shape. Not only will you be getting good exercise, but you will be starting a valuable family pastime. Sports activities are a great way to spend time with your kids. So get up off the couch, put down that soda, and get out in the yard for a bit of touch football.

 

If touch football is not for you, why not play a little kickball with your kids. Set up a diamond similar to a baseball diamond. Now the pitcher rolls a large softball, like a playground ball, on the ground to the “batter.” The batter kicks the ball in kickball and runs to first base. Since the ball is soft, the fielding team can throw the ball at the runner to get him out. Since the kicker will almost always kick the ball and foul balls are rare, this is a classic game to play with young kids and others who are not very athletic.

If You Love Cappuccino….

If You Love Cappuccino….

 

A type of coffee called Fair Trade coffee produced a little differently than other types of coffee. By “produced differently,” we do not mean that the beans used are inferior or that the coffee produced will be different. The purpose of Fair Trade coffee is to protect coffee workers, and any coffee grower or producer in this organization agrees to make sure that the people who harvest and sort coffee products are treated fairly.

 

In the United States, we consume a great deal of coffee. Most people can’t imagine starting their day or finishing a meal without a cup of coffee. But we never think about how coffee beans are produced, harvested, and shipped. We drink it and take all of that for granted. But maybe we should think about fair treatment for coffee workers.

If You Love Expresso

 

If You Love Expresso

Coffee is grown in over seventy countries, from Indonesia to Brazil. Yet the total production of coffee is relatively small because it is such a fussy plant. Even though we call it a coffee bean, this is a misnomer. The little pod that is roasted, ground, and brewed is the fruit's seed that grows on the coffee tree. The coffee tree grows to twenty feet as a rule but can reach 45 feet. Most of these seeds come in pairs. One, called the peaberry, looks like cranberry with a sweet pulp and is covered with a silvery membrane. Coffee grows in a band of about 25 degrees to the north and south, near the equator that encircles the world. The concentration in this area is because coffee requires temperatures between 60F (15C) and 70F (21C) and rainfall of six inches per month or more. In addition, coffee needs specialized soil that is loamy and well-drained. High humidity found in mountain areas is also ideal. Diffused light and light breezes are also part of perfect conditions. Since oxygen is scarce at these altitudes, the trees mature slowly. All of these conditions cause the output of coffee to below.

 

A coffee bean can grow in lower altitudes, robusta or Coffea canephora, and it is also disease resistant. For these reasons, it is used for the majority of coffee. But coffee gourmets will insist on high-altitude coffee arabica.

Indian Recipes And Indian Spices: History, Present, And Benefits

 

Indian Recipes And Indian Spices: History, Present, And Benefits

For centuries south Asian region has been rich. Rich with its spices and food recipes. For years, the part lured various crusaders to invade the area. Beginning from the 14th century, the Moghuls invaded and ruled the Indian subcontinent for three centuries. And then came the extraordinary voyages of Christopher Columbus taking upon the long, arduous journey and Vasco De Gama of Portugal, all because of the lure of a wide variety of spices in the sub-continent.

 

Vast fortunes have been made and squandered, powerful rulers seduced, ailments cured, and nations discovered. All in the name of spices. Spices have always cast a spell on our imaginations. Spices flatter our senses; our sight with their vibrant colors, our smell with their enticing fragrances, and our taste with their distinct unique flavors.

You Can Be Romantic!

 

You Can Be Romantic!

Why do so many people believe that they don't have time or take the initiative to be romantic? 

Maybe most people don't think they are creative enough to be romantic. Everyone is creative! The definition of being creative has the ability or power to create. The word develop offers a much broader meaning than most people accept when it comes to the process of being able to come up with something original or well thought out.

 

Gifts traditionally romantic, like candy and flowers, are lovely, but sometimes you need something that goes one step further. If your spouse enjoys flowers, you don't have to settle for roses because they can sometimes become unexciting after a while! Present them with something completely original, such as a daisy or another flower where petals can be counted. Ask them to play the childhood game they love me, they love me not, and watch them pluck the petals as they go. However, don't allow for the possibility of them arriving at they love me not. Count the petals before you present the flower to your spouse and trim it so that there is an odd number of petals for the right outcome!