Persimmon and Lavender Lattes
My daughter is home from college, her final holiday break as an undergraduate. One of the first things she made me was homemade lavender syrup. She talked about how she has been making more and how simple it was. We talked about capitalism and consumerism and how all of us have what we need already around us. I stood beside her yesterday as she was patiently preparing this syrup from lavender I happened to have from a trip a week ago to Small State Provisions. So she made this syrup and after a night of it settling, I started my morning as usual with my preparations. Two things ended up delighting me, the first was the persimmon I cut and ate while my Moka Pot was doing her thing with the fresh ground beans I picked up from a local roaster. It was me creating my coffee shop mornings at home, that is something I have decided to do lately, just can't in good conscience do a $10 latte anymore. Besides, enjoying my surroundings has been a gift I've always given myself, I love the t...
