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Changing the World, One Cup of Coffee at a Time

Quickly writing on a Saturday morning. Please stop by today to see what new books I have acquired. Books on airplanes, art, more swell cookbooks (I couldn't help myself) travel and animals. Oh and several books specific to Florida.

In other news we spontaneously have invented dancing on Fridays. With the new stereo system which could indeed compete with the kids in the cars driving by and driving Wanda kookoo, and could shake the building if we so desired....we could use a little shaking up.. Anyway we just blasted that stereo and started dancing. Corky tried to get us organized but I am afraid we all resisted and just danced around in anarchist fashion. We just can't be directed..free thinkers:-)

You might stop in just to see what is happening in the coffee shop. Sometimes we have intellectual discussions, plan these meaningful projects. It gets fairly lively at times and then sometimes we just take golfcart rides and squeeze the puppies.

Our latest project has emerged this week also with Sue bringing in a real newspaper (New York Times) We read about Kiva.org which assists women entrepreneurs in developing countries with micro loans, to help them get started building their own businesses. We will pick out a specific woman soon but have already collected a little seed money. Read about this incredible project at the website..www.kiva.org.  Actually click on the picture and you can see a little video clip of one of the women we can help. It is my belief that what will save us now is giving, not withholding. Metaphysically that would be the principle....creating a flow of money creates increase. I have so many beautiful people give to the shop it touches me and sometimes it just makes me cry...From small cuttings of plants people think I will enjoy to one supportive customer who slips $20 bills into the tip basket..to Rob religiously having breakfast with me and people bringing their visiting friends from all over the country. The world actually. There is no way I can do this thing alone. And I don't. People contribute, each in his/her own way. But it would be nice if some angel would come along and pay the rent for a year....fat chance of that happening...but sometimes I am surprised by the miracles of my life.

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Cookbooks On Sale In Melrose, Florida

I must have been hungry when I was choosing books over the last month because I have lots of cookbooks. Every imaginable cookbook on earth...organic cooking, cooking without using wheat, Japanese style, cooking with ginger...just everything.. Then Joan Larkin donated a great many wonderful books and you guessed it, there were lots of cookbooks in the lot..So, they are all on sale, 25% off the price marked. Come on in have some magic coffee, a Frank the Baker pastry, a piece of quiche or a bagel and look over the cookbooks for a great deal.

This week is Valentine's Day and I already have several living plant arrangements, including bonsai and roses..more on the way.. They are unique..not at all like the boring FTD things they make and they are all reasonably priced, from $7.00 to $45.00...the most expensive one is in a vintage tin mailbox. I always have unique arrangements in pots for living plants.....no cut flowers, no plastic butterflys, no plastic at all in fact..I despise plastic:-) Anyway, remember your sweetie and support your local gathering place at the same time.

Coffee does not financially support the coffeeshop. It is the combination of many areas which somehow come together to keep the place open.  Book sales, plants, jewelry, antiques and the food and coffee...all are necessary to pay for the place..We charge no membership fees(not a bad idea), but we do accept donations and there are people in and out of the community, who generously donate money, books and other items on a regular basis. Feel free to join them in supporting a business with an open-minded focus.