Looking back on my almost 74 years, I think I can see more clearly now what might have been a good idea to follow up on... I love cats. I love pastry. I love tea and coffee. I love books. And I love art that depicts these things. So...oo possibly 'in another life' I might want to open up a Coffee/Tea Shoppe. I would call it "The Black Cat Cafe" with a sign similar to this hanging outside like an English pub.
Then I would have posters and pictures of black (and black and white cats) hanging about the walls... like these I found on Pinterest:
And I would have windows that were 'inviting' and opened wide so that when the weather was nice, the cafe could be filled with the soft breath of fresh air... (and of course a fireplace for those dark dreary days of winter)
...and there would be hanging and potted herbs about as well as stacks of books here and there.
...and of course we would serve fresh Tea and fresh ground coffee... (in pretty tea cups as well as mugs) and a few choice desserts like brownies, tea cakes, scones, pie, etc.
You could read while you enjoy the ambiance
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and possibly just for fun, I would have one wall where people who actually owned black (and black and white) cats could bring pictures of their cats to hang on the wall... and part of the profits could go to homeless cats (of any color) Huh, I guess this is a dream I never knew I had until I began to realize that I've reached my mulberry days and these things can only be found in my imagination. But lucky for me, I have a very vivid imagination... so I can enjoy these things vicariously. So please come and have some coffee or tea with me at The Black Cat Cafe (Do you have a dream?) |
Hindsight is 20/20, as they say. It's a nice dream, and it sounds like you would have been good at it. And perhaps, in a way, you're providing a form of that tea shoppe right here with your blog.
ReplyDeleteTrue, many of us are having coffee or tea while we read blogs and write comments... so if we use our imaginations, we could be having virtual tea at the Black Cat Cafe right now.
DeleteNeed a refill? (You'll have to help yourself)
That's such a lovely dream. I would so enjoy frequenting a coffee/tea shop like that!
ReplyDeleteWell, since it's destined to remain a dream... just keep frequenting it virtually.
DeleteP.S. I'm currently enjoying a rare beer (i.e. I rarely drink beer, not a rare type of beer). But that would be a shop of another kind. :-D
ReplyDeleteYes, that would be a shop of another kind. I'm not much of a beer drinker myself... although I will admit that I like Guinness.
DeleteSuch a nice presentation. I see a piece of pie in your very own kitchen!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joanne. They're all from our daily tea/coffee time here at home (some in the kitchen, some in the front room, and some in the bed - where I read and nap in the afternoon).
DeleteIf you built it, I would come.
ReplyDeletePlease do, Linda... only it may always be virtual.
DeleteI'm coming to your cafe, it sounds purr fect to me, lol
ReplyDeleteBriony
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I agree, Briony... purr fect!
DeleteI have enjoyed visiting your Black Cat Cafe and am so glad it exists. It does, you know, in this alternate universe we have created. I am drinking my tea and looking at the lovely pictures of all those cats. :-)
ReplyDeleteYes, you're right, DJan. It does exist in this alternate universe. I actually have another place that I created years ago... it's a quiet little cabin on a cliff overlooking the sea. I call it Bailey's Cove and use it as a virtual retreat at times.
DeleteBeautiful. I would stop by often!
ReplyDeletePlease do, Olga.
DeleteWhat a wonderful idea, I would definitely visit! I still have dreams but they aren't about what might have been but is still to be. Hopefully this year will see the next dream come true, fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed here too!
DeleteI would stop by whenever I was in town, it sound like my sort of place :)
ReplyDeleteWell, this blog may be as real as it gets... but if anyone else opened such a place (in the real world), I would definitely spend a lot of time there.
DeleteI am able to enjoy that cafe just from your description; I have many dreams, some realized, others not, still others waiting to be found.
ReplyDeleteGuess I never knew this was a dream of mine, Linda... until recently... a bit late. Perhaps someone will pick up on it and make it real. You say you have many dreams. May I ask what they are. Perhaps you could elaborate on your blog?
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