Monthly Archives: November 2004

Coffee – Green and Roasted

Ben holds two sets of coffee in his hands — green, pre-roasted beans in his right hand and brown beans just after roasting in his left.

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Coffee Roasting Apparatus

Here is the coffee roasting equipment in its native habitat — my garage.

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Popcorn Popper Coffee Roaster

Here is the infamous West Bend Poppery II that I use for roasting coffee, with its melted top and all. The little specks on the popper are the little flakes of chaff that float out of the popping cylinder while the coffee is roasting.

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Another Lake Michigan Sunset

Here’s yet another shot of a beautiful Lake Michigan sunset, this one on the evening of Thanksgiving, 2004.

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Lucy Is All Decked Out

When I asked Lucy if I could take her picture, she ran over to the tree, sat on the little stoop, and posed for the camera.

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Halloween

Ben and Lucy were excited about Halloween this year. They went trick-or-treating around the neighborhood, Lucy dressed up as a bumble bee, Ben dressed up as a dragon, each carrying a little candy bag that Nicole had sent to them from New York City.

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Lucy’s New Red Boots

Lucy was so proud of her new red boots that she had to put them on over her pajamas.

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Right Turn Only

The sign says it all. Downtown Grand Rapids, next to the construction site where the new art museum is being built.

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Closed for the Season

The steps down to the riverside walk are closed for the season, but the river itself is not.

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Steam Pool

A little pool generates steam in Rosa Parks Circle, downtown Grand Rapids.

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