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Musings on Life in my Fifties . . .

Congratulations to Joe and Kate on passing the inspection, and to Grant and I for the great design and the top notch group of baristas that Kate hired and all of the other people that have had a hand in pulling this coffee shop out of a hat in just a few weeks. It is the kind of place that makes me want to sit and visit all afternoon. Grant says we need a group hug! I say we need a double latte.

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I just got my new pictures of my B&B bedrooms which were recently taken by Jim Moss who runs the reservation service Bed and Breakfast Atlanta. The rooms look so great that I want to stay there. Oh but, I already live here.

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The other day, Grant’s friend Hollis stopped into Danneman’s and was telling us how she is on the last stages of a big self improvement program. First, she went on a ten day cleanse and lost ten pounds, she got busy and all of a sudden her hair was long, then she had her [...]

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I love writing down my desires, the focus tends to manifest them. It doesn’t hurt to keep the list somewhere that your husband or boyfriend can see it. Here was my wish list in 2001.
August 30, 2001
• Salmon colored window shades for office
• Rug for my office
• Traffic CD “Low Spark of the High Heeled Boys”
• Other Cowboy Junkies [...]

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I just got the sweetest letter from one of my Southern Breeze beach house renters. The good news was they loved staying there. The bad news, their year old baby ripped one of my coffee table books.

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Danneman’s is now painted and the old furniture has been purchased by Bobby at the Pizza place down the street, so it is mostly cleaned out. Grant and I started bringing in and arranging all of our treasures . It’s pretty funny that we are both obsessed in the same way. We arrange things and then have to stand around and admire it. We even went back over there tonight. I had gone to Home Depot and bought two palms for either side of the front door. Grant met me over at the building to help me get them out of the car and bring them inside. But truth be told, we both just wanted to see how it looked at night and congratulate each other on how great it’s looking.

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I just love the idea of a mini-trend, like the letters that I blogged about recently. And here again, one of my ideas, in this case for decorating the Danneman’s Coffee Shop, was to use vintage portraits around the store. Well tonight I stumbled upon a blog by M.A. Belle, written back in February, where Ma belle took photos of a Fishes Eddy stores full of vintage portraits. Note the old crates and sale tags. Very Cool. Check out her other photos, nice job.

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Saturday, Grant and I went out junking on our quest to gather some special things for Danneman’s Coffee in the Old 4th Ward. Grant and I balance each other out pretty well since he is cheap and I am practical. Grant won’t buy something for 10.00 if he has ever in his whole life seen it for cheaper. So we could spend a week trying to find the particular item for 4.00 or for free which would be even better for him. Anyway, we don’t have long to transform the hard edged metal furnished Javaology into a cozy comfy welcoming Danneman’s Coffee. Joe has given us a tight budget so we are trying to make the most of it and we haven’t gone over it too much. . . yet.

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Some of you have been seeking clarification on the Dogs on Couch Policy. It appears that there is some confusion, and the following policy statement might help. In general, dogs are not permitted on the couch, or on any other furniture.

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