Concert last night

Elton John’s music vibrated through me. Every inch trembled, from my toes to the top of my head. He raised quite a bit last night for the Matthew Sheppard Foundation! That got me thinking: if one artist could do that for one cause he believes in, what could many artists do for other causes? Stretching that further, what could regular people do for a cause that reverberates in their heart? Taking it home, what can I do for those special causes I believe in so much? Retail businesses are lucky is some ways, we are always presented with opportunities to donate to organizations. I have my handful that I give to more than the norm lot. Hospice, Breast Cancer issues, Aids, and Spectrum to name a few. This snow storm gives me a good chance to contemplate how to make my donation work more efficiently.

Quiet before the storm.

The quiet month of March is moving over for April! April is one of my favorite months. A little wilder weather with snow OR rain, Easter is this month and my mind revs up for the warm months of summer! I'm struggling with which orders to place first. In a perfect world I would place all the orders I could possibly want. Very excited over some new Wyoming made cutting boards that arrived yesterday.

Spring Time in the Rockies

Wind, snow, and cold! It is spring time in the Rockies! I really enjoyed last weekend when we had such wonderful warm weather. I want to plant a garden! I want to be out and about in the warm sunshine; walking, seeing friends. In time. Now it is time to bake bread and shovel snow. Later this evening it will be time for a book, a glass of wine and a warm fire.

Latte art

A couple of Saturdays ago I got to be a judge at Coal Creeks "Barista Jam!" What fun we had! They had baristas from all over Colorado and Wyoming there. The latte art was amazing and beautiful. I have been trying to do some latte art myself. So far I have mistakenly made some hearts and ghosts!

Storm of Leaves

It is a chilly morning! On my way to work I was caught in a storm of leaves. The wind brushed the tops of the trees and let loose a cascade of leaves which was beautiful to watch and amazing to be in the midst of. With the dusting of snow we had over the weekend we know winter is edging closer, yet the abundance of leaves still on the trees reassure us we still have plenty of fall. This weather brings out the baker in me. Last night I made chili and we had caramel apples for dessert. Today I'm firing up the oven at the store to bake some bread. First, the espresso machine is calling to me to create a new weekly special.

Our New Blog

Our first blog! We are finially up and running with a new blog. Our space has been created in order to connect with you, share cooking secrets, talking about important and usefull tools, and for all around good conversation.