An excuse to have a good coffee.

Hi, I'm very excited and want to share my joy with you. A good cup of coffee always brightens life. I'll tell you what happened to me. It turns out that my good friend @davidsantafe, a very important artist in my region, gave me a beautiful drawing for my birthday some time ago. A precise technique and a boundless imagination made the black pencil drawing on cardboard leave me thrilled.

Look at it there, it's beautiful. More than two years ago, I was at the house of @eduardo900613 and @mariolisrnaranjo, two well-known Cubans and also my cousins. They invited me to come over to their house to pick it up. Between one thing and another—school, work, and home—had been excuses that kept me from stopping by. Although the maestro @davidsantafe kept complaining about not having his gift at home, I kept putting it off. Now, with the promise of a good cup of coffee, I couldn't resist.

I was very excited, and @mariolisrnaranjo was kind enough to offer me a delicious coffee. Sitting in her chair, she's resting for a foot injury, for which she's receiving professional care. So she kindly asked @eduardo900613 to make us coffee. His words were magical: please make the coffee because you make it even better. The young man gladly went off to brew the nectar of the gods.

Eduardo came into the kitchen, and his wife and I took the opportunity to talk about many topics: hive, work, the various publications he's published, and the meaning hive has in our lives. A glorious smell wafted from the kitchen. I don't know what was more delicious, the conversation or the smell. I was eager to know if Eduardo really makes a good cup of coffee.

In about ten minutes, Eduardo came out of the kitchen with some wonderful, very fine cups. White porcelain cups with black flowers drawn on them. Coffee is undoubtedly very tasty, but when served in a beautiful cup, it acquires a superlative value. Mariolis told me that she takes great care of her cups because she's had them for many years, and that she liked them for only 100 Cuban pesos. Today, if she finds them, they would cost her around four thousand pesos.

Indeed, the coffee my cousin makes is delicious. That's another of his charms. He makes good coffee, paints, sings, and lovingly cares for his son, Eduardito, who was at home. He's also a good nurse.
Eduardo received many compliments on the coffee. Meanwhile, a violent storm broke out. Intense rain and thunder seemed like the world would disappear. So we talked for a long time.

The afternoon was magical. What I thought would be a quick moment to pick up my artwork turned into a wonderful visit.
Coffee was the main attraction. It's a long-standing tradition to offer visitors a cup of coffee. It's becoming difficult to find in our country now, as it's so scarce. But we strive to maintain the custom.
A cup of coffee served in elegant crockery, accompanied by pleasant conversation, and with the rain falling to provide a pleasant soundtrack, was a reason to be happy.
The modern world is very hectic, and we rarely have the opportunity to chat with friends and family over a good cup of coffee.

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The images used in the publication are my property taken with my Xiaomi Redmi 12C cell phone.
English translation by Deepl Translate.