When Robyn and I contracted Covid towards the end of last month, I initially planned a season of films to sustain and revive us. Very ambitious. Too ambitious.
As many fellow-sufferers would have expected, we found it impossible to summon the mental energy to watch anything relatively worthwhile. I did put on an episode of the Mickey Mouse Club and renewed my acquaintance with the delectable Annette Funicello, but that was about it.
Fortunately, our taste buds weren’t hit. And by chance, my brand-new espresso coffee machine arrived a week before Covid, and I had done a three-pound roast of Arabica beans the day before were were hit.
We were saved from insanity by the sheer elegant performance and beautiful results from our wonderful machine. It’s a La Pavoni Italian heat-exchanger, made in Milan, which you can see on the right of this image, standing next door to another very famous Pavoni, the Pavoni Pro lever machine, which I’ve had for about 30 years.
Next step? Back to the movies, with a good piccolo latte … or a straight espresso with a shot of grappa. My copy of the 4k Singing in the Rain arrived yesterday … this will be its week.
As many fellow-sufferers would have expected, we found it impossible to summon the mental energy to watch anything relatively worthwhile. I did put on an episode of the Mickey Mouse Club and renewed my acquaintance with the delectable Annette Funicello, but that was about it.
Fortunately, our taste buds weren’t hit. And by chance, my brand-new espresso coffee machine arrived a week before Covid, and I had done a three-pound roast of Arabica beans the day before were were hit.
We were saved from insanity by the sheer elegant performance and beautiful results from our wonderful machine. It’s a La Pavoni Italian heat-exchanger, made in Milan, which you can see on the right of this image, standing next door to another very famous Pavoni, the Pavoni Pro lever machine, which I’ve had for about 30 years.
Next step? Back to the movies, with a good piccolo latte … or a straight espresso with a shot of grappa. My copy of the 4k Singing in the Rain arrived yesterday … this will be its week.
