Company Coffee

I took the tube for the first time since the lockdowns began to meet a friend of mine for a photowalk. It was a photowalk alright, but it was also a chance to catch up with a friend I hadn't seen for about 3 years. It was also a chance to drink coffee outdoors - coffee that was made my someone else.

It tasted marginally better than the ones I've made at home for the past five months. It was some kind of artisan coffee and a blend unique to that company. There was that. It was, however, also made by a professional coffee maker.

You know, I think there was something else to it, apart from the actual coffee itself. There was the ambiance - being outdoors in such a cool place. Actually we didn't sit at the designated outdoor space of the cafe. We found a shop with a bench outside their window and sat there. It was far removed from the slightly crowded part of the complex, so we could be there for a lot longer to accommodate the length of our conversation.

That was it! The conversation was what made the coffee that much better. Taking a sip of that deliciously bitter brew between pauses, or while listening to a familiar voice share a story, made it all that much better.

Peace & Love,

Adé