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On a regular basis I like to catch up with friends that I use to work with. Usually we go to different coffee shops but the last few times we have met up at the Columbus Coffee Cafe at the local Mitre 10 store. For those of you who aren't familiar with Mitre 10, it's a franchise of hardware stores throughout the country that usually have a cafe attached.



My favourite coffee is usually a large mocha with one sugar, sometimes the staff will put a chocolate fish on the side (a kiwi icon) or a marshmallow.


As I was looking around I spotted that the side of one of the counters appears to be full of coffee beans - that's a novel idea.

 Linking up with Blue Monday and Mosaic Monday.

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roentare said…
I would love that catching up with former workers. Now I got none
6 August 2023 at 16:22
Iris Flavia said…
T and I used to meet at IKEA for brunch.
6 August 2023 at 20:02
Tigger's Mum said…
Columbus coffee is quite good (from memory). I (F) used to go to one with my mum when i was home in NZ.
6 August 2023 at 20:10
local alien said…
Mmmm sounds marvellous, and a chocolate fish too! 👍😀
6 August 2023 at 21:24
Tom said…
...coffee has never been my thing.
6 August 2023 at 22:41
s.c said…
Must taste good and that with your former mates.
6 August 2023 at 22:59
Fun60 said…
It's good to catch up with friends and these local cafes offer the perfect opportunity.
7 August 2023 at 02:50
Bill said…
We often meet our friends at different cafes to catch up and have a bite to eat.
7 August 2023 at 05:38
magiceye said…
Looks like a great place to meet up over coffee!
7 August 2023 at 13:00
Veronica Lee said…
A lovely spot to catch up with friends over coffee.

Hugs and blessings, Amy
8 August 2023 at 00:06
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
I love good coffee places, especially those not named starbucks.
8 August 2023 at 01:02
Sharon said…
Looks like a cute place and a great place to meet up with friends.
8 August 2023 at 02:48
Janice said…
Hardware and coffee, a great place for guys to hang out to chew the fat.
8 August 2023 at 13:50
Jim said…
We had a couple of places like this, not sure where it was.
Back in the past for sure. A lot of stores earlier had a restaurant
or cafeteria, but gone it that now. Except for our stop on the
highway, Buc-ee's. They sell clothing, sporting goods, most
everthing with gas pumps outside, and FOOD.
I'm doing Blue Monday this week also,
..
9 August 2023 at 15:57
EricaSta said…
Yes, we like coffee with friends too. A nice place indeed ... I enjoyed very much. Thank you for sharing at

MosaicMonday

Hugs by Heidrun
9 August 2023 at 23:37
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