Despite the lack of a brand name, and the fact that the carafe was broken several times and replaced, it served us well for many years. It does not surprise me that it began sputtering and making objectionable noises, especially considering it was used when we got it.
It is with great delight that we also welcome the newest member of our appliance family, a genuine Mr. Coffee brand coffee maker!
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| The box in which it came, which is now the cats' favorite new toy. |
Not the highest end of all brands or even of this brand, but we are looking forward to enjoying many good years and many great cups of coffee from this very useful kitchen essential.
Now i am certain i am ready for the Tuesday Coffee Chats when they are restarted in the fall!
Today is:
Alice in Wonderland Day -- on July 5, 1862, Dodgson began writing the adventure story he had told Alice Liddel and her sisters the day before
Bikini Day -- the skimpy suit made its debut on this day in Paris in 1946
Carnival Tuesday -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Constitution Day -- Armenia
Feast of Anubis -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (date approximate)
Graham Cracker Day -- birth anniversary of inventor of graham flour, the Reverend Sylvester Graham, in 1794
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show -- Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, England (the world's largest flower show; through Sunday)
Independence Day -- Algeria(1962); Cape Verde(1965); Venezuela(1811)
Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod -- Eisteddfod Field, Llangollen, Benbigshire, North Wales, UK (Six days of the best music and folk dance, and all the world in one place; through Sunday)
National Apple Turnover Day
National Work-a-holics Day -- we will know it's you if you are all "back to business" after a holiday
Ommegang Pageant -- Grand-Palace, Brussels, Belgium (three days of recreating of the medieval entertainment at the court of Charles V)
Poplifulgia -- Ancient Roman Calendar (a ceremony to commemorate the "Flight of the People" when they had to flee enemies)
Sata-Hame Soi Accordion Festival -- Ikaalinen, Finland (one of the worlds biggest and best accordion festivals; through Sunday)
Sts. Cyril and Methodius Day -- Roman Catholics in the Czech Republic and Slovakia (Apostles to the Slavs, created the Glagolithic alphabet and translated the Bible into the Slavonic language)
Sts. Grace and Probus' Day (married co-Patrons of Probus, Cornwall, England)
Tynwald Day -- Isle of Man (Manx National Day; assembling of the year's session of the High Court of Tynwald, as their Parliament is called, to read the laws to the citizens; oldest continual parliament in existence)
Unity Day -- Zambia
Birthdays Today
Dolly the Sheep, 1996 (first cloned mammal)
Edie Falco, 1963
Huey Lewis, 1951
Richard Michael "Goose" Gossage, 1951
Jackie Robertson, 1944
Eliot Feld, 1942
Shirley Knight, 1936
Katherine Helmond, 1934
Warren Oates, 1928
Janos Starker, 1924
Georges Pompidou, 1911
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., 1902
Jean Cocteau, 1889
Clara Zetkin, 1857
Cecil Rhodes, 1853
P.T. Barnum, 1810
David Glasgow Farragut, 1801
Debuting/Premiering Today:
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica(Publication date), 1687
Today in History
Scotland and France form the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England, 1295
John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland, 1610
Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, 1687
The Salvation Army is founded in the East End of London, England, 1865
Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco, on Bloody Thursday, 1934
Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation, 1937
Highest recorded temperature in Canada, at Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan: 45°C (113°F), 1937
Larry Doby signs a contract with the Cleveland Indians baseball team, becoming the first black player in the American League, 1947
National Health Service Acts created the national public health systems in the United Kingdom, 1948
The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel, 1950
William Shockley invents the junction transistor, 1951
The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin, 1954
Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title, 1975
Japan launches a probe to Mars, and thus joins the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation, 1998
The SARS virus is declared to be contained by the WHO, 2003
Indonesia holds its first presidential election, 2004
Roger Federer wins a record 15th Grand Slam title in tennis, winning a five set match against Andy Roddick at Wimbledon, 2009
The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered, consisting of more than 1,500 items, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England, 2009
Europe's tallest, habitable, free-standing structure, The Shard, which stands at 1,016 feet (309.6 metres) officially opens in London, England, 2012
In Rome, Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII are canonized by the Vatican, 2013
long may it reign!
ReplyDeleteAlways kind of sad to get rid of a trusty old appliance. I often find a newer one doesn't last as well. i hope yours does though.
ReplyDeleteHaving a coffee pot that works is what it's all about. I love my coffee in the morning. I'm having my first cup now.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day. ☺
RIP old coffee maker, and long live the new one.
ReplyDeleteOnly way to start the day.
ReplyDeleteomg, you had me all worried when I read the first few words. LOL! The coffee maker is dead. Long live the coffee maker!!
ReplyDeleteMy last two coffee makers have been Black and Decker. I use them hard. I saw somewhere else it was Bikini Day but I didn't do that even at my private pool. Some things should not be seen.
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