http://www.motherjungle.com/culture/real-costa-ricans-drink-coffee-out-of-a-bag-and-a-hunk-of-wood/2008/09 A mother in the jungle of Costa Rica gets to the heart of the matter of living in paradise and Down Syndrome. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:47:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.motherjungle.com/culture/real-costa-ricans-drink-coffee-out-of-a-bag-and-a-hunk-of-wood/2008/09#comment-4193 Susan Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:46:16 +0000 http://www.motherjungle.com/?p=589#comment-4193 Hmmm...so many choices. I went and bought an new sock while I go through my espresso withdrawal and either cough up the $$ for a new one or keep running to the cafe as an excuse to get out of the house. Wet sock - here I come! Hmmm…so many choices. I went and bought an new sock while I go through my espresso withdrawal and either cough up the $$ for a new one or keep running to the cafe as an excuse to get out of the house. Wet sock - here I come!

]]> http://www.motherjungle.com/culture/real-costa-ricans-drink-coffee-out-of-a-bag-and-a-hunk-of-wood/2008/09#comment-4189 Wendy Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:15:41 +0000 http://www.motherjungle.com/?p=589#comment-4189 A plastic mellita cone that sits on top of your cup and a standard paper coffee filter work just as well, and then you don't have to deal with the wet sock! We bring back like 15 to 20 lbs of C.R. coffee everytime we're there. Now I get the shakes if I DON'T have my morning cup! lol! A plastic mellita cone that sits on top of your cup and a standard paper coffee filter work just as well, and then you don’t have to deal with the wet sock! We bring back like 15 to 20 lbs of C.R. coffee everytime we’re there. Now I get the shakes if I DON’T have my morning cup! lol!

]]> http://www.motherjungle.com/culture/real-costa-ricans-drink-coffee-out-of-a-bag-and-a-hunk-of-wood/2008/09#comment-4177 Arp Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:01:05 +0000 http://www.motherjungle.com/?p=589#comment-4177 We brought a stand and some coffee socks back and enjoyed some excellent brewed coffee (we already had a grinder). But the sock cleaning was a PITA and we switched to a stainless steel, goes in the dishwasher french press. We only wish we'd gotten a larger one... We brought a stand and some coffee socks back and enjoyed some excellent brewed coffee (we already had a grinder). But the sock cleaning was a PITA and we switched to a stainless steel, goes in the dishwasher french press. We only wish we’d gotten a larger one…

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