A new cafe and more

Shirlee behind the counter

After the walk with the ladies this morning, my friend Gene took us out for breakfast at one of his favorite places, the Shirlee Bird Cafe in Fairhaven. He had already introduced us to the incredible yummy bear claws she makes in her cafe, but this time we got to see the whole place, such as it is.

t's a very tiny little area, as you can see, but once you walk through the door in the back, it opens up to a place shared by dozens of different shops, and there are many more places to sit than just the counter and the one booth where Lily and I sat while we had a great breakfast. Lily saw the Marlon Bundo book on the side and picked it up. She loved it and read the entire thing before we were served. If you don't know about it, you can find out more right here.

I had seen the book advertised on the John Oliver show, and be forewarned if you know little or nothing about the book. Marlon Bundo is a bunny who fell in love with another male. The saga tells the story of how the two same-sex critters decided to get married against all odds. I just ordered it from the above link.

4Ocean website

And just yesterday, while visiting a couple apartment friends, I noticed they were both wearing sweet little bracelets. It turns out that they had ordered them from 4Ocean, which is an amazing organization.  I had a hard time deciding which bracelet to order for myself and finally went with the dolphin bracelet.

When you purchase the 4ocean Dolphin Bracelet, we’ll remove one pound of trash from the ocean and coastlines. We’ll also help protect dolphins, porpoises, and their habitats from ocean plastic and other threats. This bracelet represents your support.

For a $20 donation, you get a cool bracelet and it's a great way to help clean up our oceans. So, for a small amount of money, I have helped to pull a pound of trash from the ocean and bought a controversial but delightful book!
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