La Marzocco is mentioned a lot – they were the first with the horizontal boilers. Hefty prices these days though.

Someone suggested Accademia del Caffè Espresso looks like a nice place to discover when next in Italy.
There’s been some success reported with the treatment of fire ants up north, they’re on the march here so preparation is key.
How’s the weather your way? There was news last week of a big storm somewhere in Tornado Alley – a mini tornado once wreaked a small trail of havoc a kilometer south of here some years back, is all thank goodness. Starting to dry out a little now, not an uncommon effect due to the low mountain ranges to the west.