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August 29, 2004
Weekend things.....
We spent one of those rare Friday nights at the apartment in New London this weekend. We roasted some coffee to take to my cousin, Sharon, and her partner Dorsie as a wedding present. After 22 years together, the state of MA says they can enter into a state of matrimony. cool. I even gave them some of my Nicaraguan Maragogype...it's at the top of my list of good coffee...still. (BTW, the ceremony was awesome and they really have some talented friends who sang and read passages and contributed to a very memorable and meaningful day)
Our landlord Tom, was in a high state of excitement at seeing both our cars here Friday night, that he called and invited us to join him for breakfast Sat morning. Fearing bad nasty coffee, plastic eggs and limp toast, we decided to join him hoping he knew of some secret great breakfast place...aaahhh he did. I know I never would have found it and I still don't know the name of it and I really regreted leaving one whole hugggggge "egg in a window" ( french toast with an egg) on my plate but I know how to find it again!
Hmmm....somehow or another the room I reserved online in Sturbridge MA didn't end up being reserved at all so we stayed at a Best Western there where some of the rest of my family members stayed. The BW ranked right down there with many of the nasty places we have stayed on our travels. Ok...where HE has stayed on his travels....once the housing of choice has been deemed dismal, I find reasons to stay home ie...the housing is too dismal. It took us 2 hours to travel to Monson/Palmer, MA from New London CT via Mapquest and Street Atlas directions.......and only one hour to get back via Greg and his trusty GPS and Street Atlas...good job.
Yes we stopped in Brimfield at an Antique store just to say we went to "Brimfield". wow...I was stunned by the tents and booths errected for the last of the 3 yearly Brimefield Antique shows due to start next week , I think. Maybe I really don't need to go there afterall. Overwhelming to say the least.
However, I did find a nifty contraption I really liked and wanted to purchase but it wasn't in working order sooooooooo I thought I would look on eBay for it's equivalent. Yup, found it and some of it's friends........sigh....why is it that when I find things I like they seem to be only plentiful in the UK? I won't mention just what it is just in case I decided they would make suitable presents for more than one family member.......even memememe! Yes I have a bid in...yes I'm watching a few others.
The Pie safe has arrived.........I'm looking forward to getting home next friday and finally seeing it, getting it into the kitchen, getting the "some assembly required" done and filling it with as many of the coffee beans as we can. Chris (craftsmen) tells me that for shipping he has had to remove drawer and cabinet knobs and the adjustable shelves are not in place but in protective wrapping. No, all the coffee beans and paraphenalia won't fit in it but I just might reclaim a few of my other shelves in the kitchen caninets.
Oh yes another near shocker...early friday afternoon I checked voice mail at home to find the visa application office of the Consulate General of BRazil, Boston called concerning our visas and could we please call them at our soonest? Yikes...that was left Tuesday and I had expected the safe return of our passports by Friday. Sigh...after several frantic calls and getting only their voicemail, ( mind you this is after 7 phone calls, leaving one voice mail message AND speaking with people who have an accent who think *I* have an accent) I finally got through and answered many of the same questions on the applications. Finally, I was told the real problem..I had sent a check with an overpayment of the fees and would I reissue a check for the correct amount...*I* had sent a check for $280 and they wanted a check for $170 plus $110 which would total....$2hundred and 8...ty dollars. I'm sorry, our mistake..we will process your application "soonest" thank you very much....breathe sigh of relief.
Oh? and yes...this WAS after the earlier phone traumas of earlier in the day on Friday...Hey I was on a roll...why NOT find out if the pie safe had arrived, and check the answering machine!? ..and you wonder why I have phonephobia????
Maybe I need to round out this weekend with a good nap.......
Posted by frani at August 29, 2004 03:10 PM
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