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Thank you for that - strange really the only time I really thought about her was when I got myself the Christmas morning cup of coffee.

A tradition we had for a few years on Christmas morning whilst preparing the dinner was to have a freshly made filter coffee, sometimes one of those individual ones and then later from the coffee maker.

Dad bought me a coffee maker for my birthday and although I have used the filter feature many times I had not used the espresso and frothy milk bit. I did that for the first time on Christmas Day and toasted mum, she would have loved this machine.

I suppose because of her illness - dementia I lost the real mum a long time ago I only really think of her when doing or eating certain things, the day to day mum went a long time ago.

My Christmas morning cup of coffee

My coffee maker

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Strange how certain smells and sounds can trigger memories. A bowl of porridge in the morning reminds me of my mom.

Did you just see on DRUDGE Prince Harry looks like he will be going to Iraq.

Good for him I say. Glad he did not have strings pulled to skirt the assignment.

[mware]

My word snugs that is quite a contraption you got for making coffee.