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The first cup.

Before the day asks anything of you, there is the first cup.

Hands around a cup of coffee by a window at dawn
PROUDGROUND / Everyday momentsWORDS FROM THE GROUND UP

A familiar routine

Will has been a proper coffee drinker for more than a decade. Coffee went with the years he played professional sport and is still part of early mornings and long shifts. At home, he uses a Breville Barista Touch. A large cappuccino or a long black, usually with honey.

It can mark the start of a working day or give him a moment to pause. The cup matters. So does the time around it.

No rush

Ask Will about a favourite coffee moment and he comes back to a slow Saturday or Sunday morning. The house is quiet. He and Pauline sit together and have a coffee.

That is closer to the heart of ProudGround than a perfect pour in a busy café. Just enough time to stop and be with someone.

Take five. Stay a while.