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Archive for the ‘Just Because’ category
The Parade is coming!!
April 1, 2016“Then followed that beautiful season… Summer….Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape, Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.”
June 21, 2015Summer begins today with the solstice at 12:38 P.M. which means summer begins in 33 minutes here on Cape Cod.
This morning it was pouring and the thunder rumbled. The rain has since stopped but no sun has appeared to greet the new season. That’s okay-I will!
Happy Summer!!
Harper’s Bizarre Come to the Sunshine
The Ascots Summer Days
“To lovers of adventure and novelty, Africa displays a most ample field.”
March 14, 2015The day is bleak and rainy. The house was cold when I woke up so I turned on the heat and then finished the rest of my morning rituals. I made the coffee, got the papers, filled the dog’s dry food bowl, changed the water in the dog dish and then sat down to read the papers. The animals got their morning greetings then they went back to sleep. They are, of course, in their usual spots. Mornings never change around here.
Last night my palm tree was lit for the first time since the big snowstorm. It was unexpected. The tree had stopped lighting in February, and I hadn’t been able to check the connections as they were under feet of snow. All the melting this week uncovered the cord, and I saw the plug had disconnected from the timer. Reconnecting it didn’t work. The plug looked as if it had taken too much of a beating under all that snow. I put it back into the timer as best I could. Whatever I did to the plug seemed to work. When I was checking for the dog last night, I was happily surprised to see the lit palm tree. It is a tradition. Even the neighbors made comments when it wasn’t lit. They’ll be happy to see it again.
The first palm trees I ever saw were in Ghana. My geography book had come to life. I was thrilled. We were headed to Winneba and the road to that first training site was along the ocean. It was lined with palm trees. I could see coconuts hanging from below the fronds. Some trees looked bent in odd ways. I was finally somewhere exotic and not a scrub pine was in view. Little did I know what else awaited me.
Happy Anniversary
August 21, 2014Last Sunday we celebrated my birthday. It is also the day I retired ten years ago. It was during that first year of retirement that I started Coffee, exactly when I’m not sure but it was close to when I retired.
Coffee has gone through a variety of transitions: colors, formats, music genres, photos and so much more. It was unceremoniously dumped from Blogger, but, like the Phoenix, rose from the ashes and moved to WordPress. Some of you have been with me the whole time and some of you drop by every day. That makes all of you family.
I mentioned I would like guest commentators. I didn’t mention why. Now you know it is a celebration, a chance for the family to weigh in on just about anything except politics. Think about it. If I can find fodder for ten years worth of writing, you can give one day a try.
Happy Birthday from Birgit.
August 17, 2014This card has so many pieces of my life it is like a giant memory drawer! Thanks, Birgit.
Is That Color?
August 17, 2014A bit of a break from tradition but I wanted you to see the card from im6.
“When people refer to ‘Back in the Day,’ it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.”
August 13, 2014Every Wednesday is GnuFool day on Coffee. He jumps in to fill the gap of no posting from me. Every week he posts great videos of songs, many old ones I remember well. Do check them out and enjoy! You’ll find them in the comments of the last posted picture.
Thanks, Gnu!!
U.S. vs. Ghana: World Cup Soccer
June 16, 2014Your co-workers will bolt from work early today. Bars will make a killing. And even the most indifferent of your friends will feign a slight interest in the World Cup.
For today, the United States begins its Brazil adventure when it goes toe to toe with its nemesis, Ghana.
The Black Stars of Ghana haven’t been kind to America’s World Cup soccer aspirations. They knocked out the U.S. from the group stage in 2006 with a 2-1 win. In 2010, the Americans gave them a run for the money. But alas, an extra-time goal from Ghana — in the 93rd minute — sent the U.S. packing once again, 2-1.
Seven players from the 2010 Ghanaian team are back Monday, including the lightning-fast Asamoah Gyan, the team captain.
They’re unpredictable. And the U.S. will have to be ready for anything.
I will be rooting for the US to send Ghana, my second favorite country, packing.
HELP!!!
May 23, 2014I have been sitting here for 45 minutes listening to what I like to call Noel Paul Stookey song snippets in an attempt to find music for today. Nothing I heard appealed to me. I am stuck and here’s where you come in. Any of you have a favorite song or one you haven’t heard in forever? I’m willing to post Coffee Family Favorites today and save what I don’t post for other days.
Help me out here!
Music Slides
April 28, 2014Okay, these black music slides just appeared. I did nothing different. I figure WordPress is having some issues. The slides play, but they look ugly to me.
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