The smell of coffee brewing...

Sometimes it just doesn't pay to be fancy! We have this deluxe coffee maker that you can set on the timer to grind the beans in the morning to make fresh brewed coffee, but we usually just put grounds in the basket the old fashioned way. Well, yesterday I bought some beans and thought I'd make a lovely pot of Starbucks quality coffee. It was going to be so excellent that Tony would be singing off to work... so about 5:45 we heard the grinder whirring... yes, it's happening... as per Tony's routine, he gets out of the shower, heads for the coffee... this morning I hear "We have a problem!" I run into the kitchen to find coffee and grounds all over the counter, dripping onto the floor - huh? Who would'da thought you'd have to put a FILTER in the basket? In my best Eva Gabor accent I say "You don't like my coffee, Oliver?" By now Tony is running late and has to have his joe in the morning, so he reaches for the instant stuff... drinks a few sips and says "This stuff is horrible." I am frantically wiping the mess, got another pot brewed, just in time for him to walk out the door and drink it on the way to work. We survived! ... and how was YOUR morning? E