Welcome to the 🇺🇸 July 4 🇺🇸 2025 Independence Day Ultimate Coffee Date! With the holiday falling on a Friday I’m sure many of you are out of town, but that’s the beauty of the virtual coffee date linkup Deborah and I host the first Friday of every month—you can join from anywhere.
You know how this works—grab the badge, link your post, and comment on the other blogs in the link-up.
You also may be joining the Fit Five Friday Link-Up with Darlene, Michelle, Renée, Jenn, and Zenaida.
Independence Day Coffee Date
If we were having coffee, I would tell you I am planning a low-key 4th of July. Don’t get it twisted, I’m not not celebrating the holiday, but we are sticking close to home. Scooby had surgery on Wednesday to remove a large lipoma (benign blob of fat), and we don’t want to leave him home alone yet—especially with fireworks going off.
He gets to wear a t-shirt instead of a cone of shame.
Talking about celebrating, if we were having coffee, I might recommend this Peloton ride as a great way to get into the long weekend mood. This is one of the best 2-for-1 rides I’ve taken and the playlist was so fun—it definitely had that summer cookout vibe!
If we were having coffee, I would tell you I noticed all the washcloths at the hotels I stayed at in Detroit and Boston. Unlike Zurich where there were none to be had, my hotel in Detroit had a special black one to use for removing make-up, and the linen set at my Marriott in Boston included six—two by the sink, two with extra towels under the sink, and two in the shower.
I get that they don’t want make-stained washcloths,
but they make me wonder if the black is hiding stains—ick!
If we were having coffee, I would tell you that as much fun as I had in Switzerland, I think I need to plan some sort of vacation getaway for August. I haven’t been to the beach in a few years, but might try to visit my daughter and go hiking in Colorado instead.
Dewey Beach, Delaware too many years ago!
How are you celebrating the 4th?
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I hope Scooby feels better from surgery quickly and I’m glad that the mass was benign.
The Airbnb we stayed in last week had a basket of black washcloths for makeup removal. Now I can’t unread what you wrote and now I’ll always wonder what stains are hiding in the black washcloths.
Thanks, Scooby is doing well.
Right? There’s a reason we like white linens!
Aww, Scooby! I hope he recovers soon from the procedure but glad that it was benign!
I’m hoping to go to Switzerleand someday. Haven’t stayed at a hotel in a while so I haven’t really noticed any washcloths but now I can’t unthink of this if I do come across them, haha.
Glad to see Scooby is doing ok and hope he recovers well. Life is short Definitely book the vacation
Yep, working on that booking now!
Ha! Ever since you mentioned the washcloth situation in Zurich, I’ve been hyper-aware of them. I actually find myself scanning for them when visiting someone’s home and I need the bathroom! 😄
And yes, I had the exact same thought about those black make-up cloths… I avoided them like they were radioactive. 😂
Colorado hiking in August sounds perfect—if I remember right, that’s where your daughter lives?
Yes, the main draw of Colorado would be to see my daughter!
Well, Switzerland was (partially) a work trip, right? You definitely need an official vacation. Hiking in Colorado sounds amazing.
I hope Scooby recovers quickly! How does he like wearing the t=shirt?
Happy 4th!
Two weeks — he’ll need more than one!
I wish Max could have been in a shirt, as opposed to the annoying cone, when he had his two different ACL surgeries. I hope all goes well with Scooby’s recovery. Yeah, that black washcloth…
OK I was ready to applaud the black washcloth idea but now can’t get your wonder out of my mind LOL
I hope Scooby’s recovery is quick and easy!
Ewww now thinking bad things on dark wash cloths! But I appreciate more even solo because they do not dry!
Team beach, even though I’m so not a beach person
Oooh. I like the idea of a dark washcloth, but you’re right… what secrets might be hiding?
I hope Scooby is doing well!
I’m not really celebrating. It’s not my favorite holiday anyway, but the pugs get so scared, and I hate crowds, so … home I stay.
I hope Scooby is recovering well. Great idea on staying home with him. I also stayed home and have no regrets. I’ve never seen a black washcloth in a hotel and am also wondering if the color also hides the stains.
so glad everything is okay with Scooby!! Heal quickly handsome pup!