{"id":2316,"date":"2010-08-26T11:39:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-26T15:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/morning-coffee.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T09:37:06","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T13:37:06","slug":"morning-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2316","title":{"rendered":"Morning coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I love my morning coffee. If I don't have another cup all day, it doesn't matter once I've sat and lingered over this first morning Joe. <\/p>\n

At home, this ritual is called "couch time" and is great for slowly bringing in the new day. Out here, alas, there is no couch. But I have to say that a boat deck over looking the Tobago Cays, with the occasional passing sea turtle to share it with, is a pretty good substitute.<\/p>\n

Today we are heading back south, to Petite Martinique, and this little sand spit called Mopion, which contains nothing but one palm umbrella with one beer opener on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love my morning coffee. If I don't have another cup all day, it doesn't matter once I've sat and lingered over this first morning Joe. 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