Coffee Occasion

Bloom’s Morning: Coffee, Comforters and the Secret Meaning of Everyday Life

From Publishers Weekly In a witty, down-to-earth collection of 38 brief essays, Berger, a San Francisco State University communication professor, applies semiotic analysis, in the manner of Roland Barthes, to tease social, cultural, mythic and attitudinal meanings out of everyday objects and rituals, such as breakfast, shoes, ties, [...]

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The Abundant Garden: A Celebration of Color, Texture, and Blooms

An “abundant garden” is one that is effusive, emotional, demonstrative, and unrestrained. ABUNDANT GARDEN identifies nine design aspects of an abundant garden-and shows how each one is used in a specific garden. Each garden is located on Bainbridge Island, Seattle, WA, in the heart of one of America’s most highly regarded horticultural “edens.” [...]

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