With a laugh, Sherri deposited the Folgers on the counter and started setting up her decrepit flea market coffee maker. "Yes, this is my first time in New York. I'm from Washington, originally... the state, not the capital."
Coffee safely brewing, she started putting away the groceries that needed to be refrigerated - the rest were pushed aside to be dealt with after her guest was gone. "What about you? How long have you been here?"