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Score! Antique Box Coffee Mill for $10

Danielle — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:45:16 +0000

It was probably so cheap because it's missing the drawer, but Kirby assured me one can be made very easily.

My aversion to ordering a box coffee mill on eBay paid off! Yesterday I went shopping at an antique mall and found this great old coffee mill. It was marked $12, which I thought was enough of a steal, but it was actually discounted. I ended up getting it, tax and all, for around $10! Of course it’s missing its drawer, but Kirby says we can build one with no problem. We were out of coffee, too, so I went ahead and got some fair trade whole bean coffee at the grocery store yesterday. I just put the filter where the drawer goes and ground the beans right into the filter. Easy peasy! I’m not sure how old the coffee mill is, but it still works well!

This is where you pour the beans.

In other news, next week is my last week of working a real job for a while. School is growing increasingly hectic, but I really hope that unemployment will offer me more time to devote to gardening, crafting, and figuring out what I want to do with the rest of my life. The next few months should be pretty interesting!

Busy business.

Danielle — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:18:26 +0000

I have so much to say! First of all, I’ve decided to drop my clay arts class because it was eating up all of my spare time (10 hours a week, basically). Consequently, I’ll have a lot more free time (10 hours a week, basically).

On a related note, here are some things you can be expecting around here:
1. That winter hat tutorial I promised a month ago, now that it’s almost spring.
2. Lots of grad school and moving business; those two things are really sneaking up on me.
3. I bought raw almonds and Meyer lemons from a fruit stand while visiting family in Louisiana this weekend. Delicious or at least interesting recipes should be coming soon.
4. Whatever else I feel like talking about.

One thing I’m very into right now is manual box coffee grinders. Also while visiting family this weekend, I got to use my grandmother’s kickass coffee grinder. I’m convinced I need one now, but after looking at several antique box models online I’m a little discouraged. The cheapest one I’ve found so far is $70, but I haven’t looked very extensively yet. There’s also an antique store around the corner from my apartment that I should check before ordering one online. Other suggestions are very welcome!

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Score! Antique Box Coffee Mill for $10

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