Coffee
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Anthem / Himnon— a film by Elad Keidan
Amnon woke up, not to a bright new morning but wanting to end his life. The smell of someone’s coffee came through his window and awoke excitement in him, so he began to brew his own. Nearing dusk, in a residential part of Jerusalem, the camera movement mirrors emptiness. Single cars drive up and down…
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Tea, Coffee, and Tobacco leaves
Tea and coffee are connected by the caffeine protecting their plants. In their spirit, the cultures dancing around them, in their way of comforting the drinker, even with their spoons, they differ from each other. Where coffee grows, people dance lively and walk decisively. Where tea grows, there is transcendental tranquility, even in the walking…
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Pushing Foretelling
Here I went, again. After neglecting to finish one coffee serving, hours later I noticed the cup on the counter with some coffee left. Instead of drinking it, or washing it before going to bed, as usual, I wanted to ‘read’ the cup in its dry state the next day. I wanted to see what…
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kale’i, tona
Wisdom, science and culture, all seem to agree that the mother who gave birth in her highlands to the coffea berries, through flowering shrubs and trees of the Rubiaceae family, was the beautiful Ethiopia. Today, the traditional Ethiopian coffee rituals continue vibrantly. These entail the whole process needed to brew a cup of coffee —…
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Coffee is always a Story
If you can not tell a story, if you can not listen to stories, why be part of any?
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When a Day foretells itself in Absence
That was the Richard Wagner week. The New York Metropolitan Opera streamed some of his masterpieces on a daily basis. Today I will be delighting in yesterday’s streaming of Parsifal. Knowing the schedule in advance, has allowed me to prepare each day accordingly, more or less around the operatic work. I knew, therefore, this day…
Sila Blume 