Melted butter with sea salt crystals

dripped down the sides

of hot multi-grain toast.

The smell of cracked wheat and rye

fusing perfectly with the aroma of

coffee made from freshly ground beans.

 

Occupying the centre of the table

were various platters filled with delicacies

such as wafer thin slices of

mouth-watering Dutch cheese

and honey roast cured ham.

 

A basket of warm, newly baked

French croissant was sitting

next to a large glass pitcher

of freshly squeezed orange juice.

 

A continental breakfast

proclaims its presence

long before it is seen.