tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post3561074700596360934..comments2023-11-02T09:41:20.984-04:00Comments on Paisley Rain Boots: The Coffee Shop Chronicles - No. 26Sarah Huizengahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326211901751159368noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-87684521993519200202015-02-09T08:16:43.676-05:002015-02-09T08:16:43.676-05:00I always enjoy your coffee shop chronicles! So fun...I always enjoy your coffee shop chronicles! So fun and worth waking at 4 am for. Still hard to imagine heated sidewalks! Nice that scout is getting to go out, and sure he will overcome his challenges.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08282631333469688624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-84212125957778261712015-02-08T18:46:01.796-05:002015-02-08T18:46:01.796-05:00Heated sidewalks sounds wonderful...a safe place t...Heated sidewalks sounds wonderful...a safe place to walk. So nice that Scout can go with you....we have such a small town...really small but it is lovely also. The draw back is only one tiny coffee shop...and all the locals hang out there...hard to get anything done...<br />This was lovely post with lots of feeling about your town.cheryl Crottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14942729398441589771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-20844179650086038952015-02-08T13:12:21.669-05:002015-02-08T13:12:21.669-05:00I like to hear about Holland through your eyes. I&...I like to hear about Holland through your eyes. I'm a big fan of thriving down towns where people can walk instead of drive and talk to each other instead of text. So much healthier way to live. Perhaps I will get there one day…your snack looks great too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-32545378873469456672015-02-05T13:28:57.131-05:002015-02-05T13:28:57.131-05:00You've brought your hometown to life through y...You've brought your hometown to life through your words. We recently did a 5-state road trip, and passed through many vibrant small towns, some of which were looking pretty desolate the last time we passed through. It's so great to see these towns making a comeback, to know that others believe that keeping their downtown alive is a key part of a thriving community.One day I'll have to come to Michigan; it's one of the few states I've not driven through.Electric | Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09047673548169562279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-47717944922296864452015-02-05T10:22:35.755-05:002015-02-05T10:22:35.755-05:00Small towns seem to be making a come back in our a...Small towns seem to be making a come back in our area. Our town of Ambler, I avoided when we moved here. Now it is full of life and we frequent it often. Suburban Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16135537886717771317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-4238127020355173452015-02-05T08:05:13.773-05:002015-02-05T08:05:13.773-05:00I love your coffee shop observations! And I love ...I love your coffee shop observations! And I love old downtown areas. How wonderful the sidewalks are heated! That was a very good decision by someone. It is expensive, but...in the long run, everyone wins. No lawsuits from falls, shop owners have business!!, people come to town because they know they can get around. I love it!<br /><br />Loved your post, as usual! Thanks.overthefencephotoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621166702847400087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-58778722998600508522015-02-02T10:34:29.426-05:002015-02-02T10:34:29.426-05:00JPs let you bring Scout inside with you? How cool...JPs let you bring Scout inside with you? How cool is that?<br />I'm with you, I love downtown Holland. Downtown Kalamazoo is growing more & more as well & a wonderful place to sit & people watch. There's a really great coffee shop called Cafe Casa right on the downtown mall - you should check it out next time your in the Zoo.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04989147951807102134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-17475861406166319582015-02-01T11:50:40.178-05:002015-02-01T11:50:40.178-05:00Sarah, I'm enjoying my own version of the perf...Sarah, I'm enjoying my own version of the perfect day today. I started out with a long and brisk walk through my downtown with friends and now I am catching up on my favorite blogs. How lovely that you wrote about downtown views and the friends we make simply by showing up in the same places at the same times. I live this life, too - even though we are miles apart. That you take time to experience life to so fully, to write and take pictures, only serves to enhance our awareness and appreciation. Life is good!Donna Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03102284065955298362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-66035466154237847982015-02-01T10:41:18.429-05:002015-02-01T10:41:18.429-05:00I LOVE down towns. Glad yours is booming. I LOVE down towns. Glad yours is booming. Roxi Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00764714808872131907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-5761426246310165922015-01-31T21:05:23.582-05:002015-01-31T21:05:23.582-05:00Next time I'm in MI I will be sure to check ou...Next time I'm in MI I will be sure to check out this area of Holland. We always spend some time in Holland, as that's where my mother-in-law lives.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08735860939861015204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-62511490557645990992015-01-31T19:34:54.671-05:002015-01-31T19:34:54.671-05:00I am nearly embarrassed to say how excited I got t...I am nearly embarrassed to say how excited I got to see you had posted this the other day. Rather than quickly digest it before heading out to work, I decided to wait until I could take my time and savor the details. I enjoyed your new point of view out the window as well as the characters you and Scout encountered on your walks. <br /><br />Thanks.Nickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236806773789677957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-66143505825319050422015-01-31T16:45:46.070-05:002015-01-31T16:45:46.070-05:00I can imagine siting next to you and seeing these ...I can imagine siting next to you and seeing these people as you describe them. Awesome writing, so much detail. So enjoyed my visit there. Hoping now to see it in the winter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11013919598339085102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-32097086259276705292015-01-31T13:24:15.403-05:002015-01-31T13:24:15.403-05:00Interesting read. Heated sidewalks would be so co...Interesting read. Heated sidewalks would be so cool. That pastry looked mighty good too.Idahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587867197850064349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-53312409996108665042015-01-31T09:04:24.148-05:002015-01-31T09:04:24.148-05:00I like those long street shots and what fun to sit...I like those long street shots and what fun to sit in the window of the coffee shop and watch the world go by, imagining stories of all those who pass by!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015603838340372502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-33566609863028093822015-01-31T08:37:51.888-05:002015-01-31T08:37:51.888-05:00Excellent Sarah . . .
Reading you is delight . . ...Excellent Sarah . . . <br />Reading you is delight . . . <br />Loved the bundled up, large gloved, flip phone gal . . . <br />I have her pictured perfectly for when I frequent downtown Holland, on snow free sidewalks . . . for my cuppa . . .Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723721131329150461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-67177715553892635042015-01-31T05:15:40.360-05:002015-01-31T05:15:40.360-05:00Love your downtown it looks as if it could be my s...Love your downtown it looks as if it could be my sort of place. Thanks for sharing your coffee with me..Viv@Thoughts from the Desktophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06730298140439036198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-57616501156847955882015-01-30T22:22:26.845-05:002015-01-30T22:22:26.845-05:00We should all be so lucky to have heated sidewalks...We should all be so lucky to have heated sidewalks, even in the neighborhoods,wouldn't that be great!! I enjoyed your chronicle, your descriptions, your gift of writing and yes, I agree...downtown Holland is really special. And I am lucky to live in a town very similar to yours, very much alive early and well into the night hours.Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10857633931690620336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-75656041471993805482015-01-30T18:59:18.286-05:002015-01-30T18:59:18.286-05:00I never remember to bring my camera when I go for ...I never remember to bring my camera when I go for coffee...great pix!...:)JPjp@A Green Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217268829093983376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-9734208499320705182015-01-30T12:26:12.133-05:002015-01-30T12:26:12.133-05:00There is something special about downtown. Ours i...There is something special about downtown. Ours is vibrant and full of character, but I don't make it down there a often as I would like. I'm lucky enough to live just a block away from the town centre of our neighborhood. It's a small downtown and not a bad substitute. Cristal @ Dapple Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10397453660900066054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-71245778257865052002015-01-30T10:39:12.600-05:002015-01-30T10:39:12.600-05:00You do know your audience, don't you? Yup, you...You do know your audience, don't you? Yup, you did make us happy! I enjoyed meeting your new cast of characters, and I am drooling over that yummy-looking latte and pastry. And I can't tell you how jealous I am of those headed sidewalks. You should see ours - ouch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-46786547657865308392015-01-30T09:54:50.356-05:002015-01-30T09:54:50.356-05:00I would love to sit in the coffee shop and see a l...I would love to sit in the coffee shop and see a lovely lady with her golden retriever walk by! I would smile and wave and think she enjoys every moment of her life! I was in a town this week where the downtown area was still very much alive. It is an unusual sight; most are pretty vacant! Love the cool ghost sign on the building. There aren't a lot of those left around either!Cathy H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10779935742253650385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-43164812588251892522015-01-30T09:42:42.562-05:002015-01-30T09:42:42.562-05:00I loved this post and it sparked some aha moments ...I loved this post and it sparked some aha moments as well. I too am drinking my coffee while I read. It is so interesting to read about others' environments. I live out of the city and my neighborhood is quiet....either retired or working families. One man and HIS golden retriever walk by every day....the dog is old and still beautiful....always seems to be tugging at the leash and trying to get his master to hurry up. His master is bundled up in a brown knit stocking cap pulled low over his brow and a heavy ski jacket and blue jeans and heavy work boots. CatieAnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09433305330968854290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-83695336489445169202015-01-30T09:07:11.260-05:002015-01-30T09:07:11.260-05:00Those heated sidewalks should be a requirement for...Those heated sidewalks should be a requirement for all cities where it snows. Your downtown looks beautiful with it's old buildings. It is wonderful how it is still 'alive' with restaurants and shops. I love how your coffee was in a beer mug. Did they warm the mug first? :) Michelle Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851453933697842657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-53821409724545505212015-01-30T08:29:04.046-05:002015-01-30T08:29:04.046-05:00A morning brightener for sure, reading this while ...A morning brightener for sure, reading this while drinking my morning coffee. And! I see you did have a blue sky that morning. Ah, heated sidewalks...that is fantastic!Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097377480944079836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346935990049787898.post-49210036532854841552015-01-30T06:47:09.019-05:002015-01-30T06:47:09.019-05:00As always it is like being with you... very nice p...As always it is like being with you... very nice post. It is great that you have those heated sidewalks. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Ahayes1225https://www.blogger.com/profile/04998171547592017338noreply@blogger.com