Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's Thursday which we know that we'll be at the Aroma Cigar Room in Monroe, NY this afternoon. Well, the Yankees got swept by the Mets the past two day, happy for Beth and all. Enjoy everyone and hope to see some of the local S/BOTL this evening...... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the espresso is on and it's looking like we'll have a beautiful day here in the Hudson Valley. Getting ready to cut the grass and all to make the yard look nice for the weekend. I'm also putting a couple of racks of ribs on the smoker low and slow around 1000 (10 AM) for six hours. Have a great day all and enjoy a favourite or two or........ :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's nice start to a new week. *The Yankees took 2 out of 3 from the Red Sox this past weekend in Boston, next they take on the Phillies for 3 games Philadelphia starting tonight at 1840 (6:40 PM). *Enjoy your week everyone, remember to be safe out there...... *:-)
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Good morning everyone, the espresso is on and it's "Hump Day". Congrats to the Yankees as they have taken the first two games from the Phillies of their three game series. Have a great day all and enjoy...... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's a nice weather day here in the Hudson Valley. Congrats to the Yankees on their win yesterday and for sweeping the series with the Phillies. The Bombers are off today and will be taking on the Blue jays this weekend at home starting tomorrow evening at 1905 (7:05 PM). Later on today, we'll be heading over to the Aroma Cigar Room in Monroe, NY to smoke a couple of stogies and all. Enjoy your day everyone and we hope to see a few of the local S/BOTL as well...... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the espresso is on and it's a hot and muggy Saturday morning here in the Hudson Valley. I've got to head out shortly as I have a VA eye doctor's appointment in Union, NJ at 1100 (11 AM). The VA initially had me going to a doctor in Staten Island but I called and asked to reschedule for a location not in the city. Enjoy your weekend all and stay cool....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's a nice start to a new week. Before it gets to hot and sticky out, I'm going to cut the grass this morning, weed whack and all that jazz. Yesterday, Beth and I mostly relaxed out back in the gazebo enjoying cold beer, cigars and burgers on the grill. Congrats to the Yankees on their win yesterday as they took 2 out of 3 from the Blue Jays this weekend. Enjoy everyone..... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the espresso is on and we're halfway thru the week already. Yesterday was a pretty easy day starting with doing some shopping with Beth and then smoking some chicken wings on the smoker. I enjoyed a couple of cigars and a few cold ones while the wings were low and slow on the smoker. I see that the last night's Yankees game got rain delayed until today at 1605 (4:05 PM), hopefully they get both games today as it doesn't look today either. I hope you all stay dry and enjoy...... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's a wet Friday as we speak. According to NOAA, it's suppose to end between sometime tonight and early tomorrow morning:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...lon=-74.035673

Ten of us from the Aroma Cigar Room are heading to the Connecticut Barn Smoker early tomorrow morning, we can hardly wait:

https://barnsmoker.com/

Enjoy your weekend everyone, I hope you get to smoke a favorite or two or....... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the espresso is on and it's a beautiful morning here in the Hudson Valley. We had a great time at the Connecticut Barn Smoker this past Saturday, the entire Drew Estate family to include Jonathan Drew, Willy Herrera, Pedro Gomez, etc., took care of us very well. Yesterday, Beth and I went to a local winery called Oceane Vineyards that was top notch:

https://oceanevineyards.com/

I hope you all have a great week and enjoy....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and we are getting ready for our weekend at Lake Frederick. We had a great night at Aroma yesterday, a lot of the regulars were there and a few old faces showed up as well. Enjoy everyone...... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the espresso is on and it's a wet Monday morning here in the Hudson Valley. We had an outstanding weekend at Lake Frederick attending the Quad State Herf reunion. It was great to see all of our dear friends from everywhere who up and enjoy it as well. Have a great week all and remember to be safe out there....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and most of the morning chores are done. Yesterday, Beth and I went out for an afternoon luncheon with her brother and sister in-law to one of our favorite places in town that is now reopened with a new owner:

https://painterstavern.com/

Everything we tried was very tasty and a number of the old crew was back as well. We'll definitely be eating at Painter's again soon and trying different items on the new menu. Enjoy your hump day everyone...... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the espresso is on and it's a cool Friday morning here in the Hudson Valley according to NOAA:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...lon=-74.035673

Beth and I are going up to Kingston, NY later on this morning to ride the Rip Van Winkle II River Boat up and down the Hudson and we'll stop by one of our favorite breweries (Keegan's Ale) afterwards. It was good to see the Yankees win again yesterday and stay neck and neck with the Orioles and be 1.5 games ahead of them. The NASCAR racers are in Daytona this weekend with only 2 races left until the playoffs begin. This is the last weekend of preseason NFL, yeah baby, bring it on. Have a great weekend all and enjoy...... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's a beautiful Monday to kick off a new week here in the Hudson Valley. We had a great weekend overall, went out to dinner on Friday, Saturday we did some yard work and then yesterday we went to Renegades Baseball game where the honored all the Military Veterans. Have a great week everyone and enjoy...... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the espresso is on and it's going to be a hot one today as NOAA is predicting today's high of 90 °F. I see that the Yankees lost last night and the Orioles won. The Yankees are still one game ahead in the American League East and both teams play today, Let's Go Yanks! Anyway, enjoy all and stay cool...... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and a happy Friday to everyone. We had a good time at Aroma last night, the usual suspects were out along with a few new faces. This afternoon, Beth and I are going to West Point to tailgate prior to this evening's season opener Army football game against Lehigh University. Go Army! Also this weekend, the Yankees are back home taking on the St. Louis Cardinals and the NASCAR racers are at Darlington (SC) Raceway with racing tomorrow afternoon and Sunday evening. Have a great weekend everyone and enjoy...... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the espresso is on and it's looking like we'll have another beautiful day here in the Hudson Valley. I'm planning on cutting the grass shortly and then later this afternoon we're throwing some turkey legs in the smoker which should take around 3 hours. The Yankees got their butts whooped yesterday, hopefully they bounce back and put up a "W" today. Enjoy your Labor Day all, relax and smoke a favorite or two or........ :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee has been on for a while and it's a cool morning as we speak. Being that it's Thursday, we'll be heading to the Aroma Cigar Room later on this afternoon. I have a VA appointment after lunch at Castle Point, glad that it's only across the Hudson River Bridge in Wappingers Falls, NY:

https://www.va.gov/hudson-valley-hea...edical-center/

Anyway, enjoy your day everyone and we hope to see a few of the local S/BOTL this evening...... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the espresso is on and it's Friday! We had a great time at Aroma, the place was packed and ready for some football. Congrats to the Kansas City Chiefs, it was a good game as the season opener. Tonight, my Eagles take on the Packers live from Brazil starting at 2015 (8:15 PM). I definitely want my Birds to win and all. The Yankees have a day game today against the Cubs in Chicago, let's go fellas, you got this. The NASCAR racers are in Atlanta, GA this weekend with racing tomorrow afternoon and Sunday. I hope you all have a great weekend and your NFL team wins this weekend along with your favorite MLB team as well...... :-)
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