good news

[maillotpois]

That is just great!!

[MomOnBike]

Excellent news! Thanks for giving me a smile today.

[NbyNW]

Wonderful news, Marni! Great cause for celebration!

[marni]

Awesome, Marni. Will go to the cafe and order a skim mocha latte to celebrate and think about the fact that you made my coffee for years and I didn't even know it!

Crankin, Is there still anything like Philips Coffee in West Acton anymore or has it all become suburbanized and gentrified?

I loved working there and managing it and I really miss it and the area.

Drink one for me .

marni

[TREKSTRONG]

Had a mammogram today as a three month follow up to the mastectomy, plus it was also time for my annual mammogram. Everything came back clear so the oncologist/surgeon doesn't want to see me for a year unless something changes. Such a relief.!

Second good news event is that I also managed to jog three miles in 38 minutes yesterday. Goes to show that I can do this thing in November. Was thinking that I had been absolutely insane to even attempt it as an arthritic 63 year old with no cartiledge (spelling) and a missing ACL in one leg. Am definitely feeling somewhat redeemed.marni

Truly Inspiring!! You GO Marni!!!
Congrats on your successful recovery!

[Brandi]

Very very awesome! My mother in law has been clear for 26 years now!

[Crankin]

Marni,
Phillips is still there... although it has gone through 3 owners and name changes since you left. It's now called Sweet Bites and is owned by a woman Josh's age who was written up in the NY Times as starting a successful business during the recession. It hasn't really changed much. It is nicer inside, but not that different. The menu is still the same style, baked goods, some breakfast sandwiches, soups, sandwiches, and the ice cream. There's a wider variety of food. I am not sure if it is "yuppified," it still feels like a nice independent coffee shop. People work there all day and they don't bother you. The prices have gone up a lot, but, the food is really good.
Since I moved from Boxborough to Concord and stopped teaching in Hudson, I mostly go there when i am on a ride, or after a hike/snowshoe in the Flag Hill Conservation land, as it's not on my way to work anymore. But, I still prefer it to the cafes in Concord center.

[shootingstar]

Enjoy your bike ride! You've weathered a long hard journey with your surgery.

[ClockworkOrange]

Not been on here for a little while but what super news to read.

I am so very happy for you, also to be now jogging is excellent, look forward to hearing how your run in November goes.

Great news.

[marni]

Marni,
Phillips is still there... although it has gone through 3 owners and name changes since you left. It's now called Sweet Bites and is owned by a woman Josh's age who was written up in the NY Times as starting a successful business during the recession. It hasn't really changed much. It is nicer inside, but not that different. The menu is still the same style, baked goods, some breakfast sandwiches, soups, sandwiches, and the ice cream. There's a wider variety of food. I am not sure if it is "yuppified," it still feels like a nice independent coffee shop. People work there all day and they don't bother you. The prices have gone up a lot, but, the food is really good.
Since I moved from Boxborough to Concord and stopped teaching in Hudson, I mostly go there when i am on a ride, or after a hike/snowshoe in the Flag Hill Conservation land, as it's not on my way to work anymore. But, I still prefer it to the cafes in Concord center.

nice to know that some things have remained sort of the same. The building always had a great ambiance, and the ghost who hung around the old mill grinding mechanism in the basement was always interesting and not hostile. It was a fun place to work.

marni

[Tokie]

Hooray! congratulations Marni! Enjoy every day! Carol