A seahorse!
A butterfly!
A witch?
A flower!
Richard! 
Heart!This is starting to sound like the roll call for Captain Planet or some such.
Teddy bear!
Black cat!
Squiggles!
Bunny!Who feels like a coffee now? Ha ha.
Anyway. Reasons Green Ink has been quiet lately:
- London has been experiencing some beautiful weather lately, especially on the weekends - and hence staying inside in front of a computer hasn't held much appeal!
- I've been working on an article for a friend's magazine
- I've been reading a lot
- It was my birthday on Tuesday and the celebrations spilled over into several days! It was the best birthday ever (more on that later)
- Work has zapped quite a bit of my energy
- I've written posts but then was worried they were just stupid/boring so didn't post them
- I've had a few existential crisises - in my head only, of course, but it has affected my motivation slightly. Funny that I've just posted heaps of coffee pictures and I'm reminded of a line in the early seasons of Friends where Rachel says, "everyone I know is either getting married, or getting pregnant, or getting promoted....and I'm getting coffee! And it's not even for me!!" I need to make a list somewhere of my Top 10 Motivators and drag it out whenever I'm having a "I can't do this" day! Reading this and this has helped (I will write my thoughts on this more later)
- About to have a weekend filled with sun, sight-seeing and (hopefully) good wine and Portuguese custard tarts. Maybe I'll do some writing on the beach.
- I am very happy, and that tends to be when the days melt into each other.
Yum, coffee.
ReplyDeleteThe swirly one reminds me of Van Gough's "Starry Night" :)
Thank you for reminding me to APPRECIATE.
ReplyDeleteThe other day I was getting coffee, waiting in a long queue in a very busy coffee shop, getting impatient while the barista took forever creating coffee foam art. At the time, it annoyed me that she took all that time because most were take away orders and the art got covered with (and probably ruined by) a plastic lid.
I love the black cat and the last set of suqiggles. :)
Oh, it's so nice to see you!
ReplyDeleteLove the pics- who knew they could do so much with coffee foam!
And I am glad you are so happy... I've missed you!
:)
Hooray for summer, I say. Hope you had a rockin' birthday!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos!
ReplyDeleteI was a barista briefly in a former life. I was quite excited about being able to do hearts - I had no idea they got so fancy! Richard is amazing!
Happy Belated, glad it was a good one!
p.s. Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteand p.p.s. I tagged you- sorry. But I really would like to get to know you better!
:)
Those are so COOL! I want the teddy bear one!
ReplyDeleteYou should post everything, even if you think it's bad or boring or whatever. I love to read anything you have to say!
Excellent witch.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to know I'm not the only one who hears lines from 'Friends' at important moments...
x
There isn't anything quite like being happy...is there? I daresay it beats chocolate even.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of coffee and Australia, my sister married an Australian and is living outside of Sydney. Have you ever had a Dane's coffee? I DREAM about it. A lot.
Bwahaha - off to get my coffee shortly. And to think I gave it up for a while!
ReplyDeletePhil, I take issue with your fourth to last quote.
ReplyDeleteNever censor your blog posts because you think they will be boring or... what was it? Stupid? Puh-lease.
It depends of course, on what your believe the purpose of your blog is... but if I'm not mistaken, one of its very purposes (porpoises?) is to achieve the whittling of a path through the existential crisis of which you speak (and that we all suffer). To censor for fear of inducing boredom or stupidity with your words, that you might alienate your readers, that you might not be the Phil that you want to come across as, is not healthy thing.
Some of our best posts ever are the ones we thought were stupid or boring. Funnily enough, because they are often the most honest.
Hate me, love me for saying that. I care more about the trivial meanderings of your mind than I do about foam on coffee (but then again, I'd rather drink my coffee than look at it - call me old fashioned, and I also understand that foam pictures are mindful meanderings). Outpourings, blah-days, and blog posts that risk your believing that you're turning into everything you don't want to be are healthy and useful.
With much love.
Ah! I've been wanting to go to that place in Richmond forever, Flavours of Lakhoum I think it is! I went to dumplings so many times this weekend, thinking each time, this might be the last chance I get to go before I leave and I thought of you each time.
ReplyDeleteHAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR TUESDAY!
I wonder if it would be possible to write a haiku in coffee foam?
ReplyDelete(following on from Crafty Green Poet)
ReplyDelete... or an entire blog post in foam. One word per cup please. :)
Enjoy the summer, enjoy all the great things going on in your life, and don't sweat on the small stuff..
Wish they did hot chocolate foam, but i am just afraid all the pictures will be Biggest Loser contestants LOL
Happy birthday! And don't worry so much about life. It all happens just as it is supposed to.
ReplyDeleteI always get a bit of quiet happiness when I read your blogs. Don't censor too much.
Anyone who can quote Friends is cool.
ReplyDeleteOr Seinfeld.
Okay, not a brilliant comment, but it's the best I have right this moment.
Also, Lori Tiron-Pandit is right...just share. Don't censor. Feed us!
i dream about having a knitting/quilting/craft/writing office one day decorated with coffee art :)
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!! Lots of food (or should I say coffee?!) for thought here! I really appreciate your kind words and support xx
ReplyDeleteHAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the gorgeous pics, so yummy. And I'm totally in agreement with SandSB - please just post something! Once I get hooked I love to read every day (even though I ironically don't always post for the same reasons you listed. Ha!)
Wishing you coffee and cake, and sunshine and sand,
Marie
Thanks for commenting on my blog! I love yours.. the layout is so cute. And I liked this post. I really hope to visit London someday, it sounds lovely. :)
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