The After Dinner Coffee Cups

As I sat here at the computer trying to think of something to blog about today, I decided I wanted to write about something that was easy.  And by that I mean something that's just simple.  Every where we turn these days it seems to be drama and tragedy.  It's enough to drive me crazy.  Or crazier depending on how you see me LOL  And I just happen to look up at the bookcase portion of my desk.  I use Grandmother's secretary as my desk.  And there in the bookcase is her collection of after dinner coffee cups.  They are also called demitasse cups.

I have loved these cups and saucers since I was a child.  I played with them a lot as a small child and know I broke several.  But Grandmother never got upset with me about it and continued to let me play with them.  Over the years, the number of them have diminished.  I think some of the other family probably have some as well.  But I do cherish them and would love to add to this collection.

Demitasse is French for "half cup" which is exactly what these are.  They are half the size of a standard coffee cup.  That is the kind of coffee cup you would get with a set of dishes and not necessarily the size of a cup you'd get at a coffee house LOL.  They tend to hold 2 to 3 ounces only.  One thing I didn't know was that demitasse was not a drink itself, but only the name of the cup.  You can serve coffee...normally something strong...or espresso in them.  

I never knew Grandmother to use them other than for display.  But I still love them and glad that I can look at them everyday and think of her.

That is all.