It's been a busy week at Cafe Woebegone. I'm thinking that has to be true since it's been an entire week since I took time to do this. Oh, I did borrow a book and read it, finally, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. That's where the extra minutes went. I first borrowed Trish's copy at home, was in withdrawal at the store before the revelation. This is a book store!, and there is another copy on the shelves! and there you go, this week's literal staff pick. I have only a couple words about the book, get it, read it. We have one each hard or paper back for your choosing.
This morning we have a simple selection of Kiichli's bagels. I go there, all the way to Ken's Korner in outer Clinton, to Kiichli's Bagel bakery and I am completely overwhelmed. My simple input system can't process that many varieties of bagel. We do the hard part, narrowing the field. we have Cheddar-jalapeno, multigrain, pumpernickel, cinnamon raisin, and plain for your simplified bagel life, cream cheese of course.
Trish has found another most excellent recipe and already we have people driving all the way from Freeland for more. Her Bacon-cheddar muffin is worth the trip. Heated up they are a real treat and make one key leg of your daily food tripod. Caffeine and sugar are in close supply and you are ready to do what needs to be done.
I'd be remiss if i did not mention pie, after all it is what's for breakfast. One or two lucky people get the last two pieces of cherry and Boysenberry waits in the wings.
And there are books, see you soon!
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Put the Sun in Sunday
It's the 22nd of May, 2011. We are here on Whidbey Island today to give you a place to enjoy this moist gray morning. I think it was Galileo who said that "wine is sunshine in a bottle", we like to think that Marionberry pie is sunshine under a glass dome.
There is a place for quiet reflection in our lives, to sit and watch the mist gather itself into drops and travel down a vine, a leaf or a gutter. We seem to all be here this morning but in a sense the alarms about yesterday are not far off the mark. This earth will most likely continue as it has but we are all here an instant and gone. Our personal 'last day' is not known or too distant. Every day we have opportunity to interweave with our companions on this trip. Every day we have an opportunity to accomplish something.
Of course, in order to accomplish you need plans, direction, fuel and something to unleash latent energy. We have you covered for almost any foray, the Sunday paper, informative and inspirational reading materials, bagels, cream cheese, chocolate and caffeine. The pillars of Sunday morning civilization are here, see you soon.
There is a place for quiet reflection in our lives, to sit and watch the mist gather itself into drops and travel down a vine, a leaf or a gutter. We seem to all be here this morning but in a sense the alarms about yesterday are not far off the mark. This earth will most likely continue as it has but we are all here an instant and gone. Our personal 'last day' is not known or too distant. Every day we have opportunity to interweave with our companions on this trip. Every day we have an opportunity to accomplish something.
Of course, in order to accomplish you need plans, direction, fuel and something to unleash latent energy. We have you covered for almost any foray, the Sunday paper, informative and inspirational reading materials, bagels, cream cheese, chocolate and caffeine. The pillars of Sunday morning civilization are here, see you soon.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Friday at the Anchor
We have gotten in some great books this week. I keep hoping for a thesaurus so I can find a couple new words to describe the quality and scope of the the material that our new friends and book exchange patrons are bringing to the store. Our "Art and Architecture" section was a few lonely volumes on a top shelf on Monday and now we have quite a collection, books on how to draw, the Zen of Seeing, collections of color plates of the great masters, some gems among them. There is a volume on natural paints and another on small house plans and yet another on lime plaster, all at out regular prices of 50% of paperback list or 30% of hardback list prices. Come, discover your gem, perhaps Zuni Fetishes will be your connection to the pre-Columbian world of North America.
Today we will be reworking the main entrance in preparation for a new front door. We are definitely open during construction! What we refer to as the "Thriller" door will be our primary egress today. Come see the door that Michael Jackson used when, no, that can't be right; Come and use the door that opens directly into the Clancy-Crichton-Cussler-Grisham-Kellerman-Koontz-Ludlum-Sandford stacks.
Today we are open 7:00am to 7:00 pm! Summer hours every day, seven days a week. Bring a friend and watch the concrete cure. Enjoy some Granola with Fruit Yogurt in the sun with a steaming cup of coffee or tea, as you read the paper or enjoy the Treasures of the Rijksmuseum.
Today we will be reworking the main entrance in preparation for a new front door. We are definitely open during construction! What we refer to as the "Thriller" door will be our primary egress today. Come see the door that Michael Jackson used when, no, that can't be right; Come and use the door that opens directly into the Clancy-Crichton-Cussler-Grisham-Kellerman-Koontz-Ludlum-Sandford stacks.
Today we are open 7:00am to 7:00 pm! Summer hours every day, seven days a week. Bring a friend and watch the concrete cure. Enjoy some Granola with Fruit Yogurt in the sun with a steaming cup of coffee or tea, as you read the paper or enjoy the Treasures of the Rijksmuseum.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Outside/Inside
I was happy to see the lights of Everett this morning, without them I could not tell where the gray of cloud became the gray of sound. As I took the Anchor sign out to the side of the road I looked up the highway to where it turned in the undergrowth and cloud, I took the other as just as fair and having a warm stove, Sunday paper, fresh coffee and pie.....It's not frosty, just cool and wet and gray.outside and warm bright and dry inside.
We have received some fine books in trade and they are going on the shelf as soon as they are in our database, sometimes within hours of coming in the store. Veronica Von Allworden brought by some new cards from her Sky and Sea series, aerial pictures of Whidbey and underwater pictures of amazing beauty from local waters.
There is one piece of black raspberry for an early arriver and the new boysenberry pie is cool enough to cut now. Kiichli's bagels, with cream cheese or butter, you make that call. Trish is baking muffins as soon as she gets here this morning. We will see you soon.
We have received some fine books in trade and they are going on the shelf as soon as they are in our database, sometimes within hours of coming in the store. Veronica Von Allworden brought by some new cards from her Sky and Sea series, aerial pictures of Whidbey and underwater pictures of amazing beauty from local waters.
There is one piece of black raspberry for an early arriver and the new boysenberry pie is cool enough to cut now. Kiichli's bagels, with cream cheese or butter, you make that call. Trish is baking muffins as soon as she gets here this morning. We will see you soon.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
News from Sarah
We are half way through our second week! To those of you who have visited us multiple times already, THANKS! It’s always fun getting to know everyone, hearing your stories, thoughts, and tangents of the moment.
We have those special customers who like their espresso drinks just so. In honor of their finely tuned tastes, we have a few new special drinks. We have the “Sherryl,” the “Wanda,” the "Lance" and the “Lance B.” A few specialty ideas have popped up as well the Snickers Mocha and the Hot and Spicy? A hint on the Hot and Spicy; it contains cayenne pepper!
Many, many books are finding their way into our inventory and onto the shelves each day. We are tracking all of our books, so if there is one that you are just itching to read, we are capable of looking it up. If we don’t have it, we are willing to hunt it down and order it. Aside from The Guide to Beers of the Northwest, the latest one to catch my eye was the Pirate Dictionary! Perhaps I can twist someone’s arm and offer a free espresso drink to anyone who can string together a full, fluent and coherent drink order in fluent Pirate jargon.
Actually I am more likely to pick up the biography of Peggy Guggenheim. Art Lover, A Biography of Peggy Guggenheim by Anton Gill is an intimate look into the art collectors personal life and career. Following the death of her father in the Titanic tragedy, Ms. Guggenheim inherited a small fortune. She took it abroad to Paris and London, meeting artists and amassing artworks from the great contemporary artists of the time. Although this book appeals to me personally, we have a number of biographies and autobiographies. So many that I had a difficult time choosing which to endorse.
Come on by and see what catches your eye. See you soon!
We have those special customers who like their espresso drinks just so. In honor of their finely tuned tastes, we have a few new special drinks. We have the “Sherryl,” the “Wanda,” the "Lance" and the “Lance B.” A few specialty ideas have popped up as well the Snickers Mocha and the Hot and Spicy? A hint on the Hot and Spicy; it contains cayenne pepper!
Many, many books are finding their way into our inventory and onto the shelves each day. We are tracking all of our books, so if there is one that you are just itching to read, we are capable of looking it up. If we don’t have it, we are willing to hunt it down and order it. Aside from The Guide to Beers of the Northwest, the latest one to catch my eye was the Pirate Dictionary! Perhaps I can twist someone’s arm and offer a free espresso drink to anyone who can string together a full, fluent and coherent drink order in fluent Pirate jargon.
Actually I am more likely to pick up the biography of Peggy Guggenheim. Art Lover, A Biography of Peggy Guggenheim by Anton Gill is an intimate look into the art collectors personal life and career. Following the death of her father in the Titanic tragedy, Ms. Guggenheim inherited a small fortune. She took it abroad to Paris and London, meeting artists and amassing artworks from the great contemporary artists of the time. Although this book appeals to me personally, we have a number of biographies and autobiographies. So many that I had a difficult time choosing which to endorse.
Come on by and see what catches your eye. See you soon!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Day Four Report
Every day, every way. It's great to see people enjoying the spaces. Our first meeting today in the Fireside room, first cribbage game at the sunny corner table, people are meeting friends, finding books to read and getting some work done in solitude. We have the space for all of these to happen at the same time. Hope you'll come on down now that we are open!
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