Two members of the Nassau Patrolmen's Benevolent Association arrived in a sport utility vehicle and, grim-faced, carried cartons of coffee, jugs of milk and boxes of doughnuts for the officers standing vigil inside the emergency room, one said.
Two mugs, coffee, a jug of milk, a bowl of sugar cubes and - where there should be a plate of buttery croissants - a crinkly, orange packet of ginger nuts.
They continue to gather on patios overlooking the Mediterranean to compare visions for the village's future, their discussions fueled by a seemingly bottomless supply of hand-rolled cigarettes, coffee and jug wine.
In front of you is a pot of coffee and a jug of cream.
Which is greater: the amount of coffee in the jug or the amount of cream in the pot?
Put the coffee into a jug.
At lunchtime, like the others, she ate her own food from her own cupboard (identified by the feel of the carvings under her hands), neatly stocked with plates, jugs, coffee and jam.
People were stopping their cars to buy items from men and women who stood beside stands with little mounds of stacked-up wares — kerosene lamps, cans of infant formula, instant coffee, luncheon meat, jugs of soybean oil with the logo of the World Food Programme.
Alternatively, save old milk jugs, coffee cans, and other little containers for keeping screws and other fasteners in.
