same thing.

hagatha, I will be interested to hear how it turns out! I'm a bit of a purist when it comes to my strong really good black coffee!

Good morning, Danish, Donuts, and Bagels in the Break Room. Karaoke with friends tonight.

Draclvr, I made a sort of half-hearted attempt at the protein coffee this morning, not wanting to waste any calories unnecessarily. I used a tablespoon of the chocolate whey powder instead of a whole scoop, which would be enough for a pot of coffee rather then a mug.

The verdict: excellent mocha flavour, but I guess I didn't blend it enough because it was a bit lumpy, so I had to strain it. I should have thrown the whole thing into my blender. I might play around with this for a it to see what works best.

I can see this being really good as a cold mocha shake with a dollop of ice cream, though. Make a pot of coffee, cool it down in the fridge, add chocolate protein, add a scoop of ice cream, add milk and blend. Morning coffee and breakfast for a hot summer day.

But yes, I tend to be a purist with my coffee in the morning. There are two roasteries that I love, one in Vancouver and one in Victoria, and they deliver here within a couple of days of ordering, so I've always got some very nice coffee on hand. Both roasteries recently started selling a Kenya bean, which is absolutely delicious.

Since I'm not a fan of chocolate - yes, I know!!! - this just sounds awful to me! I remember Hawkavonpuka sent me some Kona coffee that was flavored with chocolate and it was just a terrible waste of an excellent coffee in my opinion!

Oh Gosh, I love chocolate, but I don't use protein powder as we try to be whole foods focused, so I'll have to give it a miss too.

It's a gorgeous day in AL today...anyone thinking of a trip to the south, this is the time of year to do it. Course this gorgeous weather won't last long but I'll enjoy every minute of it. I had a nice run through the neighborhood this morning. Off to do some bookkeeping this afternoon. Hope you all are having a wonderful day

We've had a couple of beautiful days here, too, and it looks like this weather will extend to some of next week.

We had a frustrating two days with medical stuff -- my husband's needle phobia came back with a vengeance after years of being okay -- and we had to make several trips to the hospital to try to get blood drawn for his chemo labs, so instead of enjoying a boat ride in the sun, we were stuck here in town. However, tomorrow will be nice, and we have nothing on our plates, so we'll be getting our for sure.

Looney4labs, we used to eat a mostly whole foods diet but John's cancer has completely changed how we eat, because I have to feed him what appeals and what will stay down. As a result of the diet change, my weight has gone up, and for the first time in my life I actually have to watch what I eat -- we now eat far more red meat than we used to, for example. Every now and again I make a completely vegetarian meal, but it's risky because a lot of the time it doesn't appeal to him.

sports and chores.

Hagatha, I can well imagine. What he will eat has to be paramount. Gentle hugs

And there is a lot of cake involved.

Good morning, Danish, Donuts, and Bagels in the Break Room. Shopping this morning, dinner and karaoke at the Eagles tonight.

Good morning, happy Saturday. The weather looks wonderful...

A bit foggy here this morning - really beautiful looking over the rolling woods off into the distance behind us. Enjoying some good black coffee from Germany this morning. We have an Aldi store in the next town over which is a German company, so they have Fair Trade stuff like coffee. Amazingly good and amazingly cheap!

cooler temperatures have invaded our region ... maybe it will last?

Found this the other day and thought I'd try it for the Break Room -- Jelly Donut Flavored Coffee ... oh my goodness but it is good

I'll have to check out our Aldi store Draclvr.

Have a wonderful day everyone

Jelly Donut flavoured coffee? All the taste with none of the calories?

Our favourite local coffee shop sells beans from a roastery in Victoria, and they have seasonal varieties in a changing roster, so there's always something different. And my favourite roastery, Artigiano, which only has shops in Vancouver, will ship here now, so I'm in coffee heaven. We have one specialty store here in town but it's more health-food/whole food/local produce oriented and they only sell coffee from local roasters I'm not crazy about. We don't have any really good stores like the ones we shopped at in Vancouver. the Bosa Foods and Choices and Whole Foods stores, where you can get any number of wonderful teas and coffees.

This morning it's Artigiano's Espresso, made in a stove-top espresso pot.

same thing.

Good Morning everyone. Coffee and tea are ready to start your day..... or you can wait to enjoy with Connie's breakfast!

Have a Super Sunday!

Good morning, Danish, Donuts, and Bagels in the Break Room. It's good to see you Gerry, I hope all is well with you. Routine Dr. visit in the morning.

Good morning everyone

I'll have coffee and a Danish for sure

hagatha, you're in coffee heaven for sure

Enjoy your games family

Hey Ho Gerry it is good to see you

Best wishes for your appointment Connie

Have a wonderful Sunday all

Good morning, all.

We finally managed to get out in the boat for a few hours late in the afternoon yesterday. It was overcast, but blissfully calm. We spotted one lone sleeping humpback, then blasted over to Mittlenatch Island, where we hung out with hundreds of Harbour Seals and a large group of cranky, smelly, Stellar Sea Lions.

The sea lions had a number of babies with them, the smallest we've ever seen. And we heard, for the very first time, a baby sea lion try to roar. It's hilarious, a kind of high-pitched squeaky moan, contrasted with the adult noises, which include loud roaring, a sort of rude belching noise, and a wheezy trumpeting challenge.

Later, as we were coming in ahead of a storm, we watched a Peregrine Falcon trying to catch bait fish in the rough water off the lighthouse. It was being harassed by a couple of seagulls, so it never did catch anything.

Now we have a week of stormy weather, but we did ascertain that boating is still possible for my husband.

Today is football (soccer) day, with Arsenal playing Tottenham, so we're off to a neighbour's place for the big game.

That is wonderful hagatha!

Happy Sunday all!

court shows and even perry mason, and chores, starting with perry mason, america court with judge kevin ross, the people court, judge greg mathis, justice with judge mablean ,the verdict with judge hatchett, judge judy. and chore.

A good day, hagatha! Bet you both enjoyed it since it's been a long time coming!

Good morning, Danish, Donuts, and Bagels in the Break Room. Routine doctor visit today. Going to the Eagles tonight, making plans for our Halloween Party. Have a Wonderful Monday everyone.

Great Stuff hagatha and very pleased for you both !!!!