MY OFFICE
Before I had Gino, my cat who came from Critters in Crisis in Scarborough, I used to spend most of the day writing in coffee shops. I had a route I would take, along the seafront with its indie coffee shops and ending up at Costa in the town centre. Come the pandemic and Gino, I had no choice but to make my own coffee at home. I dug out my battered old Bialetti kona coffee maker (which I inherited from an aunt who was a teas maid worked at the British High Commissioner) and ordered some Guatamalan beans online. I also bought a coffee grinder from LIDL. It's worth its weight in gold. Afternoon coffee Morning espresso Once the lockdowns were over, I thought I would get back into my old Barista coffee habit, but something had changed. I hated abandoning Gino and I preferred the solitude of my garden. That meant sorting out my office which up until then I had only used for admin. Over the years it had become a dumping ground for books and files. It's not there yet, but loo...
