I rarely hit big cities, unless they are with my port of call. Here on the land-front, I usually drive quite a distance to even reach a remotely recognized city. But in my battening down the hatches, before heading back to sea, I needed to get a few supplies.
In my journeys to "town", I indulge in a once pleasurable weekday jaunt - a pop into the bookstore to browse and a Irish cream cappuccino.
I have a ship's hound you see... a dog in the form of a perpetual puppy, named after a Greek god, to whom accompanies me on almost every journey. (The dog in the picture is Clouseau, not my very own - but the concept is still the same.)
Today, on the tour back to my abode on land, I was pleasantly reminded about the first day my ship's hound and I ventured into town for a now once in a blue moon jaunt and a cappuccino.
...I had placed the warm, recycled paper (no doubt) cup into the holder which lies between the two seats in my vehicle. Driving along, not paying any mind to my ship's hound, I came to reach down for my warmly brewed cup, and to my shock it wasn't where I had thought it to be. Not only had the cup disappeared, but was fashioned between my hound's front legs with the top off! Snout engulfed in the opening and surely cappuccino vanishing quickly! I laughed so hard, and when my hound pulled it's nose out of the cup, it's fur was the familiar color of light brown and frothy... as if rabies infested. A smile broadened across the face of my once ship's hound turned cappuccino hound. ..
The memory of this comic occurrence, leaves me with no choice but to store anything with any remote resemblance to coffee or cappuccino out of the ship's hound's mouthable reaching distance. Never having tasted it before, but obviously knew before getting it's paws into it, it was a taste craved.
What a great friend my ship's hound has become, but in any case with the weirdest taste preferences for a dog.... brussel sprouts, papaya, twizzlers, cappuccino... to only name a few.
5 comments:
Thanks for the nice post, and all the talk about coffee, as you know, or not, I am a coffee lover.
I haven't tried that type of cappuccino yet, so it should be interesting.
bye!!
when you are on land, how do you do it? I am following your ship.
You will feautre in my story, in heaven and there will be a meeting soon...even I do not know hos it will turn out...I just improvise
Jesse, Yup I love coffee, esp from all over the world! Lattes, cappuccinos, you name. I have to try everything at least once. French vanilla and amaretto cappuccinos are pretty good too ;).
Red Eyes, I assume you read your comments on your thingy? I did leave a few.
So I am lucky once again to be presented as an immortal to never leave this Earth - on paper - online... interesting (read Is It Your Virtue, if you haven't already). Was that question of approval? Why me? And since I am becoming one of your characters, shouldn't I have a heads up on some details, such as the specifics on heaven?
As for your questions... how I do it on land, I'm not sure what you are asking... But thanks for following my ship. This year's journey coming up wont let you down.
Like I said, I do not plan my stories, it wouldn't be natural. I just sit as soon as I feel the urge and pour it out, whichever way it goes however all the best
Bye
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