I always have meant to get a good coffee maker but after a run of buying cheap ones due to funds lacking gave up and for a while have been trying out various instant coffee types. I still dream of a few great coffee making machines that are on my list but when things stop breaking that are more crucial than a coffee maker I will purchase (yes there are some more basic needs than coffee I hate to admit it and they keep blooming well breaking). As part of this in the growing market I find myself often trying new and varying methods of instant coffees. None as yet have got up to the real coffee through a good maker, but until I get enough to get one I will be opting for this method.

As if coffee wasn’t art in itself over at flickr there is a Coffee art group. I remember when I worked in a coffee bar and had to do leafs with great fondness - yes, I did get rather obsessive about it being right like a typical designer.