ESO Network, Have Coffee Will Travel

Yard Sales, Spider-Man, Old Friends & A Bee Hive Mystery

It’s another jam-packed episode of Have Coffee Will Travel, and this time we’ve got a little bit of everything!

We start with yard sales, including one we hosted ourselves a few weeks ago. It was definitely not the typical hot summer yard sale day. Instead, it was cold, nasty and miserable. But that didn’t stop the die-hard yard sale hunters from coming out looking for bargains. In fact, we recognized quite a few familiar faces from our own adventures hunting for yard sales around town.

Then it’s time for a little home improvement. Last week, we ripped out the 40-year-old carpet in our basement, painted the walls and installed vinyl click flooring. It was a big job, but it was definitely a team effort!

Shawn also went to see Spider-Man: Brand New Day all by himself. And not just on a Friday night. He went to a noon showing on a Tuesday! Was going to the movies alone weird? Not at all. And the movie? Fantastic!

Leah has some news of her own. She’s added a new part-time job to her existing foot care business, working three days a week as a foot care nurse at the Group Health Centre. She’s only been there about a week, but so far she’s really enjoying it.

We also talk about a very special visit. Shawn’s longtime friends Rene and Jen came to Sault Ste. Marie for the weekend. Shawn has known Rene for nearly 30 years, but they hadn’t seen each other in three years. It didn’t take long to pick up right where they left off. We had a great visit, lots of catching up, and it felt like no time had passed at all. Shawn even made a YouTube video about their visit.

Speaking of YouTube, Shawn has been making a LOT of Shorts for The Long Way Around, including the ongoing “Pop Culture Quote of the Day” series.

And then there’s the bees.

We have a BIG update on Leah’s hives. After splitting the original hive a few weeks ago, we’re now dealing with wasps everywhere that need to be trapped. The bigger question is whether the second hive has a successful queen. We’re not completely sure yet, so there’s more investigating to do!

Finally, we wrap things up with an update on our Etsy shops. We talk about how many sales we’ve had over the past month, some of the things that sold, and what we’ve been up to with Rusted Robot Toys and Collect and Cast On.

As always, grab your coffee and come hang out with us!