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K is for Kalamata

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The Greek city of Kalamata could quite rightfully be called Calamity that day.

When the bus gets a flat tire in the main intersection of town, everyone needs to find an alternate method of transportation. Even the bus driver is gone, leaving his tools on the ground as he most likely is looking for help. That would be quite a heavy tire to change, assuming he had a spare to put on there.

The coffee store roasts the coffee  right there in the front of the store, but I don’t think they serve coffee. They just sell the beans. Next to the yellow Pepsi crate, is the container of coffee beans that looks like the top part of an old-fashioned washtub. That tub full of beans is heated from underneath to roast the beans while some mechanical arms constantly turn and stir them so they don’t burn. The smell is delicious.

I wonder if the bus driver will get a cup of coffee nearby while he waits for help with his flat tire.

K is for Kalamity. Oops! No, I mean Kalamata where the olives for your Greek salad are grown.

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22 thoughts on “K is for Kalamata

  1. Lynette d'Arty-Cross's avatar

    I think I prefer Kalamata to kalamity! A good olive is a wonderful thing. 😊

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  2. shoreacres's avatar

    The olives were the first thing that came to mind, although I must say the smell of roasting coffee is just as appealing. Flat tires? Not appealing at all.

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  3. kagould17's avatar

    Hard to beat a good Kalamata. Perhaps Kalamata can overcome the Kalamity. Happy Wednesday Anneli. allan

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  4. belindagroverphotography's avatar

    Great choice for the letter K 😊

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  5. Peter Klopp's avatar

    I am so glad that your post on the letter K did not turn into a Kalamity. Haha!

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  6. Ursula's avatar

    I was wondering how the K will turn out. It looks like you didn´t have a problem at all with it. I love the little story, charming!

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  7. John's avatar

    I hope the driver raised the tire off the ground before removing the lug nuts!

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  8. Jacqui Murray's avatar

    I wish you’d included the coffee smell. I’m up for that this morning.

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  9. Lori's avatar

    When I first saw the title to this one, I thought it said, Kamala. Yikes! 😆 I much prefer Kalamata. I love Greek olives. Have you ever had the large Greek green olives? Those are my fave.

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  10. thesimlux's avatar

    Look at that grinder! The history there! 🤩

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