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#NonfictionNovember

One last morning enjoying #CoffeeAndABook before it‘s back to work tomorrow. Today‘s refreshments are a vanilla latte (with an extra shot) and a cinnamon roll.
#NonfictionNovember

“This very local species was discovered in South Carolina by Alexander Garden (1728-91); he sent a specimen to Linnaeus, who named it in 1767. The common and scientific names both refer to the tough branches.” Some #TreeFacts about the Tough Bumelia (Bumelia tenax). #NonfictionNovember

#CoffeeAndABook at one of my favorite indie coffee houses for #SmallBusinessSaturday - vanilla latte and egg and cheese on sourdough 🥪 ☕️ Death Cab for Cutie playing in the background. I‘m contented 😊 #NonfictionNovember

Time for #CoffeeAndABoom before braving the crowds at Target (I just need household things! Like paper towels and cat treats 😆) - today‘s coffee is a Ho Ho Mint Mocha (free extra shot for Black Friday!) and a birthday cake pop (free because of how many rewards points I‘ve earned)

First day of break, taking some time for #CoffeeAndABook - iced peppermint mocha (with an extra shot, of course) and a chocolate chip cookie 🍪
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“Sycamore pioneers on exposed upland sites such as old fields and strip mines. The wood is used for furniture parts, millwork, flooring, and specialty products such as butcher blocks, as well as pulpwood, particleboard, and fiberboard. A shade tree, Sycamore grows to a larger trunk diameter than any other native hardwood. The present champion‘s trunk is about 11‘ (3.4 m) in diameter . . .”
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Another Sunday, another trip to Scooters for #CoffeeAndABook - vanilla latte with an extra shot and a cinnamon roll
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“Japanese Zelkova resembles its relatives, the elms, which have the doubly saw-toothed leaf edges and winged fruits. It has been suggested as a substitute for American Elm, as it is resistant to the Dutch Elm disease. Propagated by seeds, layers, and grafts, it grows rapidly. In Japan, the wood is an important timber and valued for making furniture, lacquerware, and trays; the plants are often used for bonsai.” #TreeFacts #NonfictionNovember

Mid morning #CoffeeAndABook - peppermint mocha (extra shot to try to get rid of a headache) and a couple red velvet cake bites #NonfictionNovember

“One of the scarcest and most coveted native hardwoods, Black Walnut is used especially for furniture, gunstocks, and veneer. Individual trees fetch attractive prices and a few prized trees have even been stolen. Since colonial days and before, Black Walnut has provided edible nuts and a blackish dye made from the husks. Tomatoes and apples do not survive near mature trees.”
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“Many horticultural varieties grown as shrubs around houses and in parks and gardens have different shapes; some have golden foliage. Often trimmed into hedges. Chinese use the fragrant evergreen branches for good luck at New Year celebrations.”

Some #TreeFacts about the Oriental Arborvitae for #NonfictionNovember

“Compound leaves are composed of 3 or more small leaflets. When the leaflets are arranged along a central stalk, the leaf is pinnately compound, as in hickories, pecans, sumacs, and ashes. When the central stalk has side branches, the leaf is bipinnately compound; examples include acacias, Kentucky Coffeetree, and Devils-walkingstick.”
#NonfictionNovember #TreeFacts #YesImMakingThatAThing

Today‘s #CoffeeAndABook - checking out the book I picked up for my mom yesterday (I mean, it‘s more than a month until Christmas! I have time to read it 😆 plus it‘s #NonfictionNovember!) while having a vanilla latte and apple cider pancakes 😋 🥞