My 21 year old daughter was sharing the story of her day with me tonight, while I mixed myself a cup of dandelion coffee in my Texas Starbucks mug.
I’ve found dandelion coffee to be quite enjoyable as an evening time hot drink. Sometimes at night you just want something hot to drink. And with dandelion coffee, there’s no caffeine to worry about. And plenty of health benefits to consuming dandelion.
If you’re curious, Dandy Blend is my favorite. It’s a blend of roasted barley, rye, chicory root, beets and dandelion and it tastes very nice to me.
I’m a coffee snob too, but not in the way most people are. I like good coffee, but I cannot handle dark roasts. They kill my stomach with the extra dietary histamine inherent. Many artsy coffee places are really into dark roasts, but I simply can’t be. But it doesn’t mean I’ll drink crap coffee if I don’t have to. I’d rather drink Finnish coffee over Folgers any day.
So the fact that I enjoy the dandelion coffee is kind of a feat in itself. I add milk or cream to it, just like my coffee. No sugar. Although, I do enjoy adding a dash of dehydrated marshmallows to the drink at the end. It’s like a healthier version of grownup hot cocoa. Sort of. There’s no chocolate in it, but it almost has a cocoa flavor to it. I’m guessing its the chicory that lends to it.
As I reach for the makings, my daughter’s filling me in on the deets of the afternoon.
It was an interactive conversation, though I don’t remember all the parts. But to be honest, it doesn’t really matter. We were communing and sharing and that is what was important.
When my daughter is animated, she tends to speak very quickly.
Multiple times I heard her say something about people messing with her sneeze.
Like this is something undesirable.
It’s an expression I just haven’t heard before.
However, I get it. I mean having your sneeze interrupted is incredibly annoying.
In some cases, maybe even torture.
Like worse than a shop-block.
Makes sense.
But with her words running together so quickly, while I’m rummaging with the coffee bag, I ask her to repeat herself.
“And so I’m telling them, you’re messing with my STEEZE!”
Steeze? What the heck is that?
It’s a combo of the words style and ease. So if someone’s messing with it, it’s like someone’s messing with your mojo.
Have you ever needed to sneeze and someone tickled you or did something to block your sneeze?
I’d say your mojo would be pretty messed up.
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