Saturday Update for the Week

 

Hello Out There! I found my exercise chair, it blends with my Ancient Decor, 

 $9.99 at Habitat Re-Store.

Plus I went shopping for 2 hours. I actually went out 1 hour each, on two days and 2 hours, on a 3rd day. Bob did well while I was gone. The Insurance renew Bob's PT. They have done what they can do and now it is up to us.

 Good news, 2 weeks of  rain,  blue skies and sunshine has Brought Back The Green, and Beau is headed to the grass to lay in the hot sun and roll around upside down.  The rain stopped, none for 5 days. Back to praying for rain.

 A 12 foot limb,  dangling over the driveway since hurricane Milton broke it part way, 2 years ago. Director/Producer Bob calls me, Chainsaw Mama or Lumberjack! Don't fret, I was terrified of the saw. Bob watched and told me, do it this way,that way, wiggle it back and forth. Stop! pull it out. Now do it again. He said, Easy, be Careful, numerous times, and I was.

I hate PAIN!

 

Since I wear trifocal glasses, I ordered this cup which allows me to look down in the cup while pouring and I can clearly see the ounces. It's perfect and I LOVE IT!

bought at Amazon at this LINK 

I  bought a Pioneer Woman 12 oz mug!

current photo as I sipped, and typed this post Friday am.

The pot does 6 to 10 ounces, Bob 10 oz, the Mad one 8 oz.. I control the strength of coffee by the amount of water I add. I love Strong, He does not. The Pot is a Huge Hit! I like my kitchen view as I sit here, and have for 38 years this Oct 13th. 

A Red Ear Turtle, Tommy T. has been in the Safe Haven Duck Pond( algae filled pool) since the 4th of July. I only see him with his head up and swimming, if I peek carefully between the blinds, between 3 and 4. I have never caught him out, but assume he does when there are no dogs or humans around. He refuses to leave, and I can't see him when he dives, to capture and relocate, and he remains for now. I am praying I will see him out of the pool, and will remove him to a real pond in the park.

Tommy Turtle has caused a flurry of me coloring (therapy turtles)ZenColor 

Tommy appeared when Missy and Mister, when the ducks left on July 4th

Break Time

The coffee around here is break fluid.

Coffee has been the grounds of many a heated and strong discussion

Stealing some ones coffee is called ''mugging''

Does a coffee shop have grounds to operate in the black?

Coffee Clache

We were drinking coffee and I said to Bob, One of the bloggers had to get her license renewed, I wonder when ours expire. We need to check them, they usedtowarnya but they don't now...
He said... how do you spell that? I said  What? he said usedtowarnya...
can you translate these sentences?

they usedtawarnya....

doyawannawatercup?

you didneatdidja?

I put the doordowndidni?

scroll down translations in parentheses and let me know if you GOT it before you READ it

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1. Me saying to Bob, usedtawarnya (they used to warn you) when you license is about to expire

2. Standing in line at Culver's, the cashier said to the man who said no to a soda, doyawannawatercup (do you want a water cup)? 3 times, he said WHAT? 3 times. finally she said Would you like water?

What she meant is they give you a cup and you get your own. I was DYING.

3. Me saying to Bob at 12:10 didneatdidja (you did not eat did you?) because I wanted to go out for lunch

4. we were leaving for the YMCA and a block down the street I said doordowndidni (I put the door down didn't I?)  meaning the garage door.
Remember we live in The Deep South...

UPDATE AT 6:24 AM today
WE ARE FINE... we had coffee in bed with wind, rain and boom flashes. This is the screen on my tablet. the tale is 200 miles out in the gulf, we will have torrential pours and flash/booms all day today while Hermine drags her tale across us.
God keep those in her path safe.
She tour up Florida's East coast 5 days ago and has beat us for 4 days, about 15 inches of rain in 3 days, 10 in one day... We are Fine...others are not.

My name is Sandra and I am a Coffee Addict

You know what separates humans from animals? Coffee

My blood type is coffee

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When I wake up, it is Caffeine Loading, please wait.

This is Mama Bear's Cup (mine) note slight bent lip, no straight mug for me

Papa Bears Mug (hubby) note a little bigger around and straight lip

Do you have a preference?

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Ambidextrose: Able to put sugar in coffee with either hand.

You may be a coffee addict if this quote is YOU.

The only thing that is keeping me from hurting you is the fact that they don't serve Starbucks in Prison.

there was an estate sale on our block many years ago and I bought 4 of these pretty little on tippy toe mugs  because I liked the shape. I use it for tea that I only drink when cold in afternoon or if I feel a little under the weather.

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Latte is italian for "you paid too much" (amen to this one)
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 Do you use mugs or cups? do you drink tea or coffee? Pepsi? Mountatin Dew?

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I found these jokes at squidco.comhttp://www.squidoo.com/coffee-quotes  if you want to buy a mug or read more funny quotes, they have cups with hilarious jokes. and most of them apply to ME

The Mystery of Grounds in the Cup

While washing the breakfast dishes, I noticed grounds in Bob's coffee cup.

 I said "Bob why are their coffee grounds in your cup, they were in there yesterday and both days  my cup has none."  

"I don't know" says Bob with his 'standard' answer to 98 % of my questions.,.. 

"They look a little odd" she says as she runs her finger tip around the inside of the cup.

"What is this? she yells asks quietly, "it is not grounds and feel a little ucky."

Loud Laughter from in front of the TV... 

"I know what it is" he says "I dunked ginger snaps in my coffee yesterday and today"

Mystery solved.

Are you a dunker? if so what do you dunk?

87,000 Necta Sweet Tablets

PICTURE THIS......

4:20 AM, Snapper Stumbles in kitchen for first cup of coffee.

Pours creamer...opens lid to Necta Sweet.. I use 2 per cup, I like my coffee strong, HOT and Sweet.
Drop 2 tablets in coffee... tilt hand to put the 10 that fell out in my palm back in the bottle.

Bottle drops from hand, 87,000 tablets Skitter all over the counter, under the toaster and coffee pot.
(yes, I know the bottle says 500 on it)
Lid back on, stumble back to bed with my coffee.,

Bob is half finished with his and I take 2 sips and say, Does the coffee taste OK?

Bob says, mine is great. Just like usual... hummmm

I keep sipping and half way through the cup

GAAAAAAA I take a sip that is like eating a spoon of sugar. Like drinking syrup
Guess who did not STIR after she dropped the tablets in.

Had to dump that cup.....

Coffee Drinkers, Rejoice

Photo and Info from Express news in the UK... I for one KNOW that every thing I read on the internet is true and I am going to Believe this one..

I drink 3 to 4 cups a day starting at 4 am and ending at 9 am....now I am wondering if Tea is hydrating to. OF COURSE I GOOGLED IT...

This is from Medical News Today and if you read the article you will see it is also from research in the UK....

And you all NEED to read these 7 myths on Huffington Post  the one myth i really liked is.....
If you are thirsty you are already dehydrated.... this one is True... the details to all of this have been provided in the links, JUST IN CASE some of you CARE as much as I did...
For those of you who are wondering just WHY I did the research...

The Headline... Coffee Drinkers Rejoice came in my email Breaking News... so yo have them to thank for this post.

Now I am pondering this question... Is the Unitend Kingdom MORE hydrated than we are because of all the tea they consume?

P.S..... you can file this under Believe it or NOT... 

Coffee Bar is OPEN

 Once upon a time  Manny Mosquito sat staring down in what he thought was and empty coffee cup, he dove in and found himself in yummy, milky and sweet sticky stuff...

while guzzling his morning coffee, along came the lady of the house  and the next thing he knew a huge tsunami of brown coffee poured on top of him filling the cup to the top...

He floated to the top and the last thing he heard before he went across the mosquito rainbow bridge was a loud Shrill SHRIEK..... 

" There's a MOSQUITO in  my coffee"

the reply came

"is it dead? then dip it out and drink the coffee, it's just a mosquito"

this is a True Story with names removed to  protect the innocent and a disclaimer that this is a dramatization with the help of Photo Shop 

The MadSnapper forgot to take a photo..... Woe is Me... 

would you drink the coffee or pour it out?

I poured it down the drain... 

Java Jive!

Sidewalk Art Downtown Bradenton

I love coffee, I love tea
I love the Java Jive and it loves me
Cofee and tea and the Java and me
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup (boy!)

 Oh slip me a slug from the wonderful mug and I'll cut a rug just snug in a jug
A sliced up onion and a raw one, Draw one, waiter, waiter, percolator.

    
These are words are from a song  Java Jive Written by Ben Oakland and Milton Drake  in 1940 and recorded by The Ink Spots. The Ink Spots were previously known as The Riff Brothers and The Percolating Puppies. 

Macro Manual 2

 I sit at the kitchen table and practice macro using Manual setting. Any and All advice Welcome. Almost but not quite.

 My subject here are seed pods from Dwarf Poinciana Tree.... one of them popped and exploded seeds in my face while intently staring through the view finder. I YELPED and hubby said what was that?

I think I strained my brain playing with manual focus on the camera. 
Today, 

I put cheese in frying pan on stove to make egg/cheese on toast, forgot to turn on the burner. Toast was ready egg was not.

I handed Bob his pills at breakfast, he said don’t I take these at night? well duhhh

I got up from the sofa and went to get another cup of coffee, got to the pot, my coffee cup was still in the living room.

What’s UP with the brain power? and it is now only 8 AM, so who knows what will happen or not happen

Pardon Me...Please

If I missed commenting on your blog yesterday, please excuse me. I spent FOUR HOURS reading the book and playing with my NEW Canon Rebel T1i and snapping 172 photos on every setting.

My coffee got cold.... my frustration levels went past a TEN....

 I snapped everything on the table in several different modes, who know what but this proves I was BUSY

I did race outside to try a close up of a limb

 an avacado the squirrels ate most of and dropped on the ground and my sweet Jake

 The whole problem was/is the directions for the camera are in CHINESE....I will conquer the new buttons and get better, so if you miss me, you know what I am doing.

Gopher It

Only one thing is certain about coffee.... Wherever it is grown, sold, brewed, and consumed, there will be lively controversy, strong opinions, and good conversation.

~Mark Pendergrast

Coffee is a beverage that puts one to sleep when not drank.  ~Alphonse Allais
Yesterday you saw my .43 cent cup, and I made do with it for 2 days, Thursday AM I hit the thrift
stores and the first store I visited,
yielded these two Corning Ware replica's of the one I shattered, except for the color.
99 cents each

Be a coffee-drinking individual - espresso yourself!  ~Author Unknown
 

On a roll with  3 cups and IN  Thrift Shop Mode (my middle name is cheap thrift)  I forged on to the next store a few blocks away.
And There They Were......TWO PERFECT CUPS!

 Odd thing: they all fit my list of MUST Have
Curved Lip -holds 8 oz. -Short and flat -Handle will accept 2 fingers

This one had an Extra, it said Home Sweet Home and I fell in love with it AND there were Two, which is important since at my ripe old age of ___ I keep dropping them .

I took it HOME to My Home Sweet Home.

Total cups Found, FIVE: One at .43,  2 @ .99 and 2 @ .59 for a grand total of  $3.59

Since they all LOOKED different size/height,  I sat them side by side, took the photo and using my measuring cup, poured exactly 8 ounces in each cup. (what? did you expect me NOT to Test the cups?)

Bob said "What Are you Doing?"

before I could answer he laughed and said "Never Mind," once again shaking his head

I said "What? I had to know if they all hold the same amount" and they DO

My New Favorite cup  Says Gopher It    SO I DID! 

The End of The Coffee Cup Saga.... Big sigh of relief! Go Ahead!