If We Were Having Coffee on the 14th of July, 2018

Hello and Welcome!  Come on in and I’ll get you a nice mug of very strong Sumatra Roast, a cuppa tea or other beverage.  Actually, since it is about noon and warmish, you may want something cooler than coffee…  It is a beautiful day.  Warm, but not hot.  Clear blue sky.  Pleasant breeze.  And were is this perfect weather?  Some of you may recognize the mugs at the top of the page as being at my cottage on Cape Cod.  Did you know there were hydrangea around my cottage?

I came down late on Wednesday.  I had to work on Thursday and Friday, so not a lot of holiday making…  Today I got up, took puppies for a walk, ate, took puppies outside to play, took a long walk on the beach, did another puppy walk and ten went kayaking.  I just had lunch and am going to relax for a half an hour before I go out and do some more!  I think I will swim, walk in the woods with puppies and other such things.  I’m sure there will be anopther beautiful sunset tonight…

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If We Were Having Coffee on the 8th of July, 2018

Hello and Welcome!  Come on in and I’ll get you nice large mug of very strong Sumatra roast, a cuppa tea or other beverage.  Actually, I’m very late with this, so maybe something cool would be better.  It is warm out, but not hot.  It feels great!  We’ll sit on the back patio and look off into the woods.  And where are we?  By the picture at the top you may know that we are in New Hampshire this weekend.

This was a strange week.  It was hot for most of the week, 90+ for 7 or 8 days in a row.  Unusual for this part of the world, particularly at the end of June/early July.  I did better than I sometimes do in the heat, but still, with no AC the house does get a little warm (I saw the upstairs at 89 once).  OK, truthfully, I did better managing the heat than almost any other heat wave.  It comes from teleworking and so being able to manipulate the windows and shades.

If We Were Having Coffee on the Last Day of June, 2018

Hello and Welcome!  Come on in and I’ll get you a large mug of a very strong Sumatra Roast or a cuppa tea.  Actually, I just finished lunch, so maybe something cool.  It is hot and humid today, so something refreshing might be in order.  And where are we?  Some of you may recognize that Edward Gorey mug (the one with the bat) as being on Cape Cod.

This was my June Vacation.  In ways it was a stay-cation as it was at my cottage on Cape Cod, someplace i spend maybe a quarter of my time anyway.  And what is there to tell?  Long walks on the beach, swimming, kayaking, taking photographs, walking, walking/playing with dogs, eating out (twice), watching movies (twice), etc.  The same old, same old.  i do most of those things when it’s not vacation.

If We Were Having Coffee on the 23rd of June, 2018

Hello and Welcome!  Come in out of the rain and I’ll get you a large mug of a strong Sumatra Roast, a cuppa tea or other beverage.  It is cool here today.  Actually, it has been cool here lately and will continue to be so for a while, which is why I like it here – the winters and summers aren’t as extreme as just a few miles away.  And where is this magical land of which I speak?  Looking at the mugs at the top of the page sum may guess “Pepperland”, but no, I am in Dennis Port on Cape Cod this weekend.

Overall it has been a good week.  Work has been busy and there have been a a few setbacks, though hopefully everything has been taken care of.  It was hot at the beginning of the week, hot and humid, but I am a little more acclimated to it than I usually am this early in the summer.

If We Were Having Coffee on the 17th of June, 2018

Hello and Welcome!  Come on in and I’ll get you a nice large mug of very strong Sumatra Roast, a cuppa tea or some other beverage.  We’ll take them out back onto the patio and sit and admire my new grill ;)  The house is relatively cool, but it is perfect outside.  Fr now.  It will get hot this afternoon, though not terrible.  Tomorrow… well, they are saying 97 F/36 C.  If it is humid, it will be bad.  And were are we?  Some of you may recognize that photo as coming from my place in New Hampshire.

The photo is of my backyard this morning.  the view from the patio looks up into the woods.  It looks like we are a million miles from anybody instead of in the middle of town.

I usually post my coffee share on Saturday.  OK, Saturday I woke at 6:15, fed cats and dog and then took the dogs out for a long walk.  I got back had breakfast and then took the dogs outside so they could play.  Then I went running.  After my shower, I had to go pick up a few things, including the new grill.  I had car issues.  Maybe more about that later..  I had a late lunch and then did a few things with the car.  When the car was, I hope, healed, I started playing with the grill.  I recently put together a grill, but this one seemed to have a lot more pieces.  I don’t remember doing the wiring before…  It wasn’t hard, just time consuming.  I let the dogs out to play once.  After it was done, I cleaned up and did a few things inside for 15 minutes.  I then fed the animals, picked up a few things and then another long walk with the dogs.  When I got back it was time to make dinner.  And then I turned on my computer and did some editing for the rest of the evening.  Yesterday was my least busy day of the week…

If We Were Having Coffee on the 9th of June, 2018

Hello and Welcome!  Come on in and I’ll get you a large mug of a very strong French Roast, a cuppa tea or other beverage.  Actually, it is now after lunch and warm (not hot), so how about something cool and we’ll go sit out back or perhaps walk to the landing (about 100 yards/meters away)?  It is a beautiful day.  Some clouds have recently moved in,but it is partially sunny.  As I said, pleasant warm, but not hot.  And were are we?  Some of you may recognize that stack of Beatles mugs as being on Cape Cod.

The important thing this week is that I drove down here Wednesday night and worked fom here on Thursday and Friday.  Thursday was a long work day, but Friday was short.  Both days were beautiful.  Thursday was a little cool, but I loved it.  I was able to kayak on Friday and I did a long walk in the woods.  I got up early today, did a long walk on the beach, mowed my lawn (first time this year,so it was almost knee deep!), ran 4 miles, took and outside shower (one reason I love The Cape), ate lunch and read.  When I finish this post I will kayak for a couple of hours and then take a long walk in the woods.  Yeah, I enjoy it here ;)

If We Were Having Coffee on the 20th of June, 2018

Welcome and Come on in!  Actually, let’s sit outside.  It is warm, even though only 8 AM, and the house is stuffy.  I can get you a nice mug of very strong French Roast, a cuppa tea or a cold beverage if you prefer (remember, it is 8 AM, so nothing carbonated or alcoholic).  Yeah, my computer is in the hottest, stuffiest room in the house, so I am sitting here in shorts only and still just borderline comfortable.  Ugh, I hate hot weather, which is why I live in New Hampshire and not Texas!  And if you didn’t recognize the photo, I just gave it away that I am in new Hampshire this weekend.

You may have noticed that I missed the coffee share last weekend.  I spent several days in Ohio visiting family and friends.  It was a very nice get away.  It was quite and actually a little warm there as well.  We didn’t really do a whole lot that was exciting, but it is always nice to visit.  I may do an Ohio post later, but, as i said, it is one of those things that it is nice to visit, but there’s not a lot to say.

Traveling on the way home was a bit of a nightmare, but I survived.  And the flights were actually nice and smooth.

If We Were Having Coffee on the 20th of May, 2018

Hello and Welcome!  Come on in.  I’ll get a mug of strong French/Sumatra roast blend, a cuppa tea, some juice or whatever.  It is sunny, but a little chilly out there.  Don’t worry, it will warm up.  There might even be thunderstorms this afternoon. And were are we?  Some of you may recognize the photo at the top as being taken in New Hampshire.

The big thing to talk about is the return of Spring.  The trees have leafed out nicely.  Everything is very green, except where there are flowers.  I mowed the lawn.  I’ve worn shorts most of last week.  Spring has Sprung.  If it wasn’t for the roads looking like a war zone, you would never know that we had winter.

Work was, well, not as busy as it has been, but still very busy.

If We Were Having Coffee on the 12th of May, 2018

Hello and Welcome!  Come on in.  It is kind of cool and grey out there.  It’s been threatening rain all day, with a few sprinkles here and there, but so far the heavy rain has missed us.  If you are wondering where I am, some of you may recognize the photo at the top as being from my cottage on Cape Cod.

This has been another busy week.  Although Tuesday was a more “social” day at work, a large relatively informal gathering at the region office, most of the week at work was the week from Hell.  Well, not really, but it was busy and there were some not so good parts.  Hopefully I’ll return Monday well rested and ready to get back into it.

I came down to the Cape right after work on Tuesday.  Being at the Region Office put me over a third of the way here, so…  Also, I have my home set up as a telecommuting office, so no problems.  I was able to get out on the kayak after work on Wednesday and Thursday, made it to the beach with the dogs on Friday and did some walks in the woods.  I usually go to Chapin Beach on Saturday mornings, but because of the threat of rain, I took my walk in the woods.  I did see an immature eagle this morning, but I didn’t get any photos.

If We Were Having Coffee on Cinco de Mayo, 2018

Hello and Welcome!  Come on in and I’ll get you a nice mug of very strong Sumatra/French Roast mix.  Perhaps a cuppa tea is your cup of tea. Or perhaps..  After we get the cup, I am going to insist we go outside.  The house feels stuffy.  I’ve removed the plastic from some of the windows and so it is getting better.  It is gorgeous outside.  Still a little cool.  I walked the dogs with shorts and a short sleeve shirt and felt cool when hit by a breeze, but I was not cold!  Oh, where are we?  Some of you may recognize that cup and synthesizer as being in New Hampshire.  Note – I may do a photo shoot so I have more than one New Hampshire photo.  I’ll also do a winter shoot next year – my coffee cup in a huge snow drift, perhaps?  We’ll see….

It is Spring!  After a nice springlike week, we had a couple of almost cold days.  I’m talking 45 F (7 C) and raining.  But then it warmed up.  It was over 90F (32 C) on Wednesday and almost reached 90 (30+) on Thursday before a rainstorm lowered the temperatures.  For the next week it looks like the highs will be in the high 60s to the mid 70s (low 20s C).  One thing about the warm week is the vegetation.  Out of nowhere everything started to bloom.  The trees went from nothing to buds to leaves in a week.  Wednesday everything was bare.  Friday everything was leafy green.  It is a riot of vegetation out there!