If we were having Coffee: Posh visitors, and warm weather!

18 Apr 2015 11 Comments

by willowdot21 in Uncategorized Tags: chit chat!, friends, if we were having coffee

Okay only kidding I might have some very influential visitors but I have not yet joined the Higher Echelons of society just yet!

Good news though Paul is back!!

If we were having Coffee : time again to ask how are you all are and what have you been up to this week! Come in it is lovely to see you all here again. The fires are lit the cushions are plumped up and we have the coffee and tea on the go and the cakes and sweets are all set out. We have tea and coffee from all over the world not to mention all our cakes and muffins and as Paul calls them sweets! Every single one is calorie free! Plus of course we now have spirits and liquors to warm the coldest of you.

If we were having Coffee: I would ask you what has been going on in your world this week, has anything deeply affected you, have you need a sympathetic ear, a shoulder to cry on or just needed someone to make you laugh! If yes feel free to talk it out here with us. We will all help if we can.

Join in !

If we were having Coffee: I would remind you that there are lots of other coffee mornings all shared and organized By Diana and Gene’O over at,Part time monster

Well If we were having Coffee: today I would say that it the day of the Newbie’s Birthday party, it was his actual birthday last week but the party is today! I am actually on tenterhooks as the situation between the Newbie’s Mum and Dad and us is still very tenuous. I have all my fingers and toes crossed that all will go well. So watch this space.

Pancakes

If we were having Coffee: I’d ask you what can I get you to drink and what do you fancy to eat from our large range of cakes, biscuits and sweets? Maybe even some pancakes.

It has been a very busy week blog wise, what with the not the A to Z April Challenge which I am doing unofficially as I was too much of a coward to sign up properly!, Silent and One liner Wednesday not to mention SoCs. But even with the gym, normal shopping housework and helping friends out I have made it through!

If we were having coffee: I would tell that the weather has been very pleasant this week and that has made for some very pleasant walks and the flowers trees and weeds have all been blooming mad!

Monday

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Friday

Our Tomato seeds have been put into two pots this week so they can mature enough to out out into the garden and the waiting grow bags!

As you can see they are getting bigger every day! These little seedlings all come from the original seeds that we had been given four years ago by our Italian friends. They are a lovely reminder of the lovely holidays we have in Tuscany!

If we were having coffee: I would ask you if you have anything of interest to share with us? It does not need to be earth shattering!

I was wondering if you would like to see the garden? Well one corner of it anyway!

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And of course the

IF WE WERE HAVING COFFEE: WEEKEND COFFEE SHARE

over at Part Time Monster and Gene’O’s

Come and Join Us

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If We Were Having Coffee: Guest Post – April 19/2015

18 Apr 2015 40 Comments

by willowdot21 in Uncategorized Tags: banking, cake coffee, chit chat!, Happy returns, if we were having coffee, ipohnes, Millitary hospitals

I’m Back

Afternoon Tea with the girls

Paul your Barista

Welcome to Willow’s weekly coffee and tea garden. My name is Paul, I’ll be your barista today and I’m happy to be here once again. Please come in and make yourself comfortable. Willow has plumped the cushions and started a cozy fire so we can warm ourselves while we have a cuppa and chat. As usual, I’d be pleased to bring a pot of whatever beverage you prefer – we have a wide range of teas and coffees to satisfy our world-wide readership. Also available is a large selection of spirits for addition to your cuppa or in its place. We can relax while we discuss the affairs of the week both personal and/or worldwide. How has your week been?

I’m back after missing last week for medical reasons. I thank you my readers and Willow for your patience. Dialysis did not go well and I ended up with two hematomas when they tried to needle me; which meant I did not get dialysis and had to wait for the hematomas to heal before I could get dialysis again. This took a few days. It is possible to needle through the hematomas after a day or two but it is very painful and I’d had enough. So I missed a few sessions until I was healed and then went back. This lead to a number of temporary medical issues (now all cleared up), including the inability to mentally focus enough to write. So I apologize for missing last week – that’s my story.

Would you like another cuppa and a sweet? The weather here has been very warm – 50’s to 60’s F – and sunny. It is great for the spirit. How has the weather been where you are?

Coming Soon with Credit and Debit Capability

I see our banks here in Canada have formed a consortium to address “Apple Pay”. This hasn’t arrived here yet but apparently is flourishing in places in the US. It allows customers with iPads and Apple watches, to have their credit cards and debit cards stored on those devices and used directly through Apple. Apple charges the banks between 15 and 25 cents per $100 purchase for the use of their technology. Apparently our banks are not overly enamored of this idea as it puts a vendor (Apple) between the bank and their customers. There are also security concerns that are surfacing in the US that the Canadian banks want to address up front. It is a mark of our technology that we are finding more and more ways to store and use data. What is your opinion on this coming technology? How long will it be before we have a chip embedded under our skin with all our info and credit/debit info? Is this a good idea?

RMH, Shorncliffe

Would you like a refill of your drink? Perhaps a piece of cake or a sweet? They are all calorie free here you know. To our British readers, a piece of Canadian history in England will soon be sold by the British MOD. The military base at Stonecliffe in Folkestone was where Canadian forces were marshaled and trained in World War 1 before going on to the European front. This military base had its start back in 1794 when the crown began buying land in the area to establish a military presence in preparation for war with France. The base now only houses one of the British Army’s few remaining Nepalese Gurkha units. There is a trust fund that is trying to raise money to establish a museum and education center on the site. However the British government is making progress towards selling the land for use by a housing developer. Will you be sad to see this piece of military history fall to housing developers? What are your thoughts on this?

On that note, that’s about all we have room for this week, so it’s time to settle in with another cuppa and watch the fire. Sweets anyone? Please join me in thanking Willow for her invitation to tea. We are all honored that you dropped by today to visit. I hope you’ve enjoyed yourself and the conversation and please look around at Willow’s other posts while you’re here. Willow is over there serving her guests and chatting it up. Let’s go see how she is today. Have a great week. We look forward to seeing you back here for sweets and beverages of your choice again next week.

The Royal Horseguards Afternoon Tea