Straight-Up Coffee Life

06/23/2025

Omgosh just like my old swimming hole gma and gpa use to take me and my brothers to ❤️

06/23/2025

Good morning my lovelies! Hope everyone is having a wonderful start to their day.This is your day and everything you put into it is yours. Have a good heart, give a hug and smile at someone. You never know what kind of day they are having and your smile may make the difference in the rest of their day. Cups up ☕️

06/23/2025

06/23/2025

I got flowers today. It wasn't my birthday or any other special day. We had our first argument last night. He said a lot of cruel things that really hurt me. I know he was sorry and didn't mean the things he said. Because I got flowers today.

I got flowers today. It wasn't our anniversary or any other special day. Last night, he threw me into a wall and started to choke me. It seemed like a nightmare. I couldn't believe it was real. I woke up this morning sore and bruised all over. I know he must be sorry Because he sent me flowers today.

I got flowers today. It wasn't Mother's Day or any other special day. Last night, he beat me up again. And it was much worse than all other times. If I leave him, what will I do? How will I take care of my kids? What about money? I' m afraid of him and scared to leave. But I know he must be sorry Because he sent me flowers today.

I got flowers today. Today was a very special day. It was the day of my funeral. Last night he finally killed me. He beat me to death.

If only I had gathered enough courage and strength to leave him, I would not have gotten flowers today.

This poem is dedicated to all the victims and survivors of Domestic Violence.

for awareness

05/25/2025

Love ❤️

Shop Farmhouse Pottery

05/25/2025

In 1908, in a quiet kitchen in Germany, a frustrated housewife made a decision that would change mornings forever.

Melitta Bentz was tired of bitter, over-brewed coffee.
Back then, brewing meant boiling loose grounds, and it left your cup full of grit and sludge. Percolators didn’t help—they just made it worse.

So one morning, she got creative.
She took a sheet of blotting paper from her son’s notebook, poked holes in the bottom of a brass pot, placed the paper inside—and poured hot water over the coffee grounds.

What came out?
A smooth, clean, perfect cup.

That kitchen experiment became a breakthrough.
Melitta patented her invention the same year, started a company with her husband and sons—and by the 1920s, Melitta coffee filters were being used all across Europe.

She didn’t come from a lab.
She didn’t wear a lab coat.
But she changed the way the world starts its day.

Today, the Melitta brand still thrives.
And her story? A reminder that big ideas often start in small, everyday moments—powered by a little frustration and a lot of creativity.

So next time you make your morning coffee, take a sip…
and toast the woman who made it smooth. ☕❤️

05/09/2025