My snark has been hiding lately. Throbbing thumbs and crappy weather added to tax time equals a very cranky (and not very humorous) Kate. Rather than write yet another bland piece, I am posting one of my tax favorites. This is … Continue reading
Category Archives: It happens at Starbucks
Telephones and customer service, booyah!
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I hate talking on the phone. I rarely answer it and unlike my former 16-year-old self, want to get off as quick as I can. I have embraced the “let your fingers do the talking” concept. Add calling customer service … Continue reading
Celebrating January birthday folks
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January is definitely the wrong month for a birthday. Our high here today is in the lower 20s with overcast skies and a nippy breeze. So who really wants to climb into 27 different layers of clothes and go out … Continue reading
R5 for December 28 — cemetery flowers, sickness, Starbucks gift cards, TV
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The cemetery – As is the custom in our family I put a Christmas log on my parent’s grave. My niece and nephew always put flowers there too. It’s our way of keeping connected. The cemetery was full of plastic … Continue reading
A very foggy Christmas
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No, not the weather — me! I spent much of Christmas in a fog with a headache. There are those who would say it was the wine I drank the night before but not me. I can’t drink wine. … Continue reading
Starbucks courtesy rules revisited
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It’s 7:30. Starbucks looms in the distance. I’m heading for the drive-through but so is a car from the other direction. It’s a race for the spot. I’m coming up quickly but she gets there just before me. Booyah! She acts like … Continue reading
Random Five for a Sunny Sunday
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The pond is coming to life — After months of bellyaching about the weather, the first water lily leaf has hit the surface of my pond. That is always exciting! My pond may be small but I always have water … Continue reading
Random five for the end of April
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What’s the point? — I frequent a local department store because it’s convenient. It’s not big but there is enough of a selection and I often find what I’m looking for. They also do specials, coupons and all sorts of sales … Continue reading
Appreciating the simple
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There is something soothing about simple. It’s peaceful and you know what to expect. Occasionally it’s tedious and boring but every once in a while there is nothing so rejuvenating as a simple routine. It helps you through the hard … Continue reading
A random five for the end of March
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The weather broke…finally. Even I was sick of the complaining. I can’t imagine how readers from the southern hemisphere or tropical areas felt reading about the terrible weather on different blog sites day after day. Well, winter is done here. You’re turn! … Continue reading
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 