Coffee after wood splitting

After finishing splitting the firewood, I was drenched in sweat. Swinging an axe under the midsummer sun takes more physical effort than one might imagine. While catching my breath, I first gulped down some ice-cold mineral water. The sensation of moisture soaking into my parched body was wonderful.

Immediately after that, I took a shower. The cold water hitting my body felt great as it washed away the sweat and dust.

Refreshed from the shower, I brewed some coffee.
While waiting for the water to boil in the kettle, I prepared the coffee, soy milk, and cups.
The moment I opened the lid of the coffee tin, the aromatic scent of coffee spread out. It was fragrant and just smelling it was relaxing.

I poured the dripped coffee and the soy milk frothed with a milk frother into a cup. The moment I took a sip of the finished coffee, its bitterness and aroma seeped into my body. Combined with the exhilaration of having washed off all my sweat, that cup tasted more special than usual.

By the way, since our family loves Moomin, there are Moomin characters all over our house. There is even a Moomin character on the coffee tin.

A quiet moment after finishing a job. The warmth of coffee after enjoying wood splitting is a small happiness of country life for me.
I would like to continue to cherish this time.

By the time I finished splitting some firewood, I was absolutely soaked in sweat. Swinging the axe under the sun during the middle of summer, took way more out of me than I expected. Catching my breath, I grabbed a bottle of icy cold mineral water and skulled it down in a few big gulps. Mate, that feeling of icy cold water soaking into a dry body — it's just fantastic.

Then I jumped into the bathroom to take a shower. As the cold water hit me it washed away all the sweat and dust. That is absolutely refreshing.

Once I was freshened up, it was time for a cuppa. While waiting for the kettle to boil the water, I set out the coffee, soy milk, and cups. As I popped open the coffee tin, that aroma of the coffee filled the kitchen, in fact the entire room — just smelling it was relaxing.

I poured the fresh coffee, frothed up some soy milk with the frother, and tipped it into the cups. As I had a sip of the coffee, the bitter flavour and rich smell sank straight into my body. It was just perfect. The cuppa after a bit of work simply tastes a hundred times better than usual.

Oh, and by the way, our place is full of Moomin stuff — we’re big fans. Even the coffee tin has a little Moomin character on it, so I get a chuckle every time I make a brew.

That quiet moment - sitting back with a warm coffee - after getting some work done, especially wood splitting, is the kind of simple happiness I love to have in my countryside life.

Righto, I'd like to wrap this up here for now. Thanks for reading my blog. You guys are the champs. Stay tuned for more and as always, have a good one.
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