The Coffee House

[limr29 2]

^^ It sure looks like it from here! Beautiful spot to raise a glass or three. <clink>

Happy Monday morning, hosers!

Happy Monday morning back atcha

So I had a very long week that involved early days commuting into the city and traipsing through Brooklyn and Queens on Wed-Fri, and then overtime on Saturday morning starting at 8am. When I was finally done, I went home, fell into a coma for about an hour, and then went to see Buzz for dinner.

He had these for me when he opened the door:



He had also gone shopping for dinner and bought me trout and broccoli rabe, which I dearly love, and he made our favorite gnocchi pan-seared in white wine.

I heart him

(I had to bring the flowers to work because my furry brats wouldn't stop trying to eat them. The tiki cup is a new acquisition from one of our regular junk shop haunts. Because how can you not love a tiki cup? Plans for summer umbrella drinks are in the works...)

 

[Gary A.]

Buenas Dias Coffee Hosers. Yesterday was simply lovely, it was like a movie. Driving up the coast highway escorted by surfers and Channel Islands along the way. We visited some awesome wineries, chatted with interesting people, sipped some wonderful wines all while basking in perfect 80F warm and dry weather surrounded by hundreds of miles of rolling hills covered in oaks, wildflowers of yellow, orange and blue, ranches and farms and of course vineyards.

The wines were sooooo good, that Gary became a member of two more wineries. Two little Ma & Pop type wineries. Small time growers with limited production but crafting such refined and flavorful drink at extremely reasonable prices. Wolf and Saucelito were as fun and relaxing as the vino was delicious. Gary, Mary Lou and Cook much prefer the small and friendly over the large and glitzy.

Gary and Cook will be dropping two Temecula wineries to accommodate these San Luis Obispo (SLO). Better wines at half the cost. Gary is revisiting his plans to go back to school and become a Master Sommelier. California in a bottle.

Gary loves this State.

 

[jcdeboever]

^^ It sure looks like it from here! Beautiful spot to raise a glass or three. <clink>

Happy Monday morning, hosers!

Happy Monday morning back atcha

So I had a very long week that involved early days commuting into the city and traipsing through Brooklyn and Queens on Wed-Fri, and then overtime on Saturday morning starting at 8am. When I was finally done, I went home, fell into a coma for about an hour, and then went to see Buzz for dinner.

He had these for me when he opened the door:

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He had also gone shopping for dinner and bought me trout and broccoli rabe, which I dearly love, and he made our favorite gnocchi pan-seared in white wine.

I heart him

(I had to bring the flowers to work because my furry brats wouldn't stop trying to eat them. The tiki cup is a new acquisition from one of our regular junk shop haunts. Because how can you not love a tiki cup? Plans for summer umbrella drinks are in the works...)

Awwwwe , good guy you got there. My cat slowed down on eating flowers once I changed her cat food to an all natural type suitable for human consumption. Name eludes me but if your interested, I can upload a pic of the brand. I read online that cats tend to eat flowers because their diet lacks natural food ingredients. I really was bothered by her throwing up a lot, and was surprised by the flower thing. It did make a difference to my surprise and she likes the food, she is real picky too.

 

[limr29 2]

^^ It sure looks like it from here! Beautiful spot to raise a glass or three. <clink>

Happy Monday morning, hosers!

Happy Monday morning back atcha

So I had a very long week that involved early days commuting into the city and traipsing through Brooklyn and Queens on Wed-Fri, and then overtime on Saturday morning starting at 8am. When I was finally done, I went home, fell into a coma for about an hour, and then went to see Buzz for dinner.

He had these for me when he opened the door:

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He had also gone shopping for dinner and bought me trout and broccoli rabe, which I dearly love, and he made our favorite gnocchi pan-seared in white wine.

I heart him

(I had to bring the flowers to work because my furry brats wouldn't stop trying to eat them. The tiki cup is a new acquisition from one of our regular junk shop haunts. Because how can you not love a tiki cup? Plans for summer umbrella drinks are in the works...)

Awwwwe , good guy you got there. My cat slowed down on eating flowers once I changed her cat food to an all natural type suitable for human consumption. Name eludes me but if your interested, I can upload a pic of the brand. I read online that cats tend to eat flowers because their diet lacks natural food ingredients. I really was bothered by her throwing up a lot, and was surprised by the flower thing. It did make a difference to my surprise and she likes the food, she is real picky too.

Oh, please do! My girls also throw up, especially Mrs. Parker (though I suspect this is because she also eats too fast.) Right now I'm using Blue Buffalo for sensitive stomachs, which has helped a little. I'm thinking of trying to grow some cat grass.

 

[EIngerson]

Prom season is here. How's everyone been doing?


Prom Ninjas. by Eric Ingerson, on Flickr

 

[Gary A.]

First stop of the morning is the drug store for Flonase. Both Gary's and Mary Lou's noses are going nuts.

 

[JonA_CT]

Love Flonase. Hate that it now costs me 4 times as much out of pocket as it did when it was a presciption only drug, haha.

 

[Gary A.]

The Mexican Mocha at Kreuzberg Coffee Company in downtown SLO.

 

[Gary A.]

iPhone images

This is Santa Margarita, a one horse hamlet, at the southern edge of the Paso Robles American Viticulture Area. We are tasting at Ancient Peaks which farms on five distinct soils. This is another home run. The last photo is a reflection for JC.

 

[snowbear114 46]

I have a ride-along at work, today. It's hot as anything in here.

I'll get the new contest stuff out when I get home, tonight; still thinking of a Challenge theme.

 

[terri33 4]

I'll get the new contest stuff out when I get home, tonight; still thinking of a Challenge theme.

Wine!

Could be fun. Just sayin'.

 

[EIngerson]

First stop of the morning is the drug store for Flonase. Both Gary's and Mary Lou's noses are going nuts.

Thats no fun. My house has been stuffed up too.

 

[Gary A.]

Tolosa

The vines go up to the hills.

 

[Gary A.]

And another home run.

 

[table1349]

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And another home run.

That is the saddest wine glass I think I have ever seen. Poor thing sitting there all empty and useless. Someone should take pity on it, fill it up and let it have meaning again.