Reader Friday-Let’s Have Coffee!

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What and where is your favorite place to have a cuppa joe, either alone or with a pal?

Here’s mine: Sundance Espresso.

It’s located in Selah, Washington–a little burg about 4 miles down the road from Yakima, where I live. It’s a great little place, owned by some very special folks, and is a business staple on the main drag going through town.

They serve coffee drinks, sandwiches, muffins, and other snacks. They also feature some handcrafted gift ideas. But the most important item they sell is good old-fashioned friendly service.

Oh . . . and did I mention they stock local authors’ books, including mine?  🙂

 

If you’re ever in central Washington, you must stop in when that coffee craving comes over you.

Let me know . . . I’ll meet you there!

 

 

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About Deb Gorman

Deb Gorman is an author, blogger, and speaker who escaped from a 9-5 job in the medical field to pursue what she really loves—words, words, and more words. A lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest, she writes fiction and non-fiction in between long walks through orchard country with her husband, Alan, and playing with their German Shepherd, Hoka. You can catch up with Deb on her website, debggorman.com, and email her at debster145@gmail.com

23 thoughts on “Reader Friday-Let’s Have Coffee!”

  1. Montana Coffee Traders on Main St. in Kalispell, MT. They’re a local business that carved out a specialty niche by roasting their own beans. Now they ship coffee all over the world. By a strange coincidence, it’s next door the BookShelf, another local biz that supports local authors, including me. The two stores co-op for author events and book signings. A match made in heaven.

    • Sounds heavenly, Debbie. What a fun place to spend time. I’ve only been to Montana once, but we have a nephew who lives in Lewistown that we keep thinking of visiting.

      Another memory stirred–my Dad and brother both will hack your arm off if you put their coffee cups in the dishwasher or scrub them with soap. 🙂 Holdovers from the Navy and Coast Guard.

      Have a great Friday and weekend!

    • Home makes the best coffee for sure, Terry. I have one at my elbow right now, in my favorite cup, purchased at The Broken Egg Cafe in Atlanta when we went to visit my brother several years ago. My husband has a matching one.

      Thanks for stopping by!

  3. I think I’m one of perhaps 2 people in the universe who doesn’t drink coffee. 😎

    But I do have fond memories of my dad sitting at the kitchen table when he was in the Air Force–he’d be eating breakfast, bouncing his leg up and down and drinking his coffee before heading off to the base each day. 😎

    • Hi Brenda!

      I think there’s more than 2 . . .

      You *stirred* a memory for me. My granddad used to sit at his kitchen table with the newspaper and a cup of strong black coffee poured out of an old fashioned percolator. The coffee was made on their wood-burning stove, a monstrosity which probably wouldn’t even fit in most modern kitchens.

      He always had a stack of crackers next to his cup, which he’d paint with peanut butter, then dunk into his coffee. Sometimes he’d place a piece of cheese on top before dunking. Very strange, we always thought.

      Have a great day!

  4. Since I’m allergic to coffee, I make my tea at home. Never found a place that serves a good cuppa tea. Certainly not better than I make. 😉

    • Morning, Sue.

      I like my coffee shop for meeting friends, and keeping my books stocked there, but I do like coffee at home with the man the best. I used to drink a lot of tea, but these days it’s just coffee and water.

      Happy Friday to ya!

  5. I only started drinking coffee a few years ago; can’t remember why or how it began. But it’s now an entrenched part of my morning routine (along with a glass of banana slices, nuts, and yoghurt). I love the ritual of it all: grinding the beans, adding the hot water and brewing in the French press, pouring into the hand-painted cup, and taking it all up to my home office where I sip and eat while I browse blogs and websites like TKZ. I never go out for coffee, and I only have the one cup, which I’m sipping right now.

    • Sounds like you have a good routine going for you, Harald.

      Yogurt, grinding, French press, hand-painted cup, browse . . . great start to your day.

      Thanks for stopping by, and have a great weekend, my friend.

  6. I get up early, while it is still dark, and brew that first cup of joe. For my birthday my wife got me a Keurig, and it’s awesome. I grind beans for the reusable pod. I get some writing in using a bluetooth keyboard and my phone and Google docs. I usually have a second cup when my wife gets up to join me. About then the sun is coming up.

    • Sounds familiar, Jim, except for the Keurig part. We have an old coffee pot, like a Mr. Coffee. But, coffee first thing in the morning is a must. But, only after my 16 oz of water… I’ve found that water wakes me up just like caffeine does, so I think of coffee as morning dessert. Black and strong for the morning, then I allow myself 1 or 2 light and sweets between noon and 2:00p.

      Do I sound a bit “scheduled”? Yep . . . 🙂

      Thanks for dropping in this fine Friday morning!

  7. I set the timer to make a half-pot of very strong decaf every night. In the morning it’s waiting for me while I make my toast with crunchy peanut butter for breakfast. I sit at the kitchen table and enjoy the blooming flowers in pots sitting in the bay window and the birds visiting the feeders in the backyard. People ask why bother with decaf. It’s because I like the taste and love the ritual. The second big cup goes with me to my office where I start the day reading the digital edition of the local newspaper and do my bible study before jumping into writing. This coffee is so much cheaper than a coffee shop’s and less people-y which this introvert appreciates!

    • And did I mention that it’s a struggle for me to “people”, even at my fave coffee shop? And let’s not even talk about those author events we’re all supposed to attend. I have to put a bag over my head to do that. I’ve often thought of hiring a stunt double to do events for me. 🙂

      Your routine sounds lovely, Kelly. We spread seed for our birds on our back deck railing. It’s so fun to sit and watch them out the slider window. House finches are my favorite. Sometimes, when the seed is gone and I’m not johnny-on-the-spot with more, they will hop over to the slider and bang their heads and beaks on it. I think I’ve started something…

      Have a great weekend!

  8. My favorite coffee place is sitting at the kitchen table, reading TKZ and having my cup of Peet’s Dark French Roast coffee. It’s the only cup of coffee I have all day, but I depend on it.

    Thanks for the post, Deb. I’ve been noodling the idea of a TKZ post entitled “What My Coffee Maker Taught Me About Writing.” What thinkest thou? Should I go with it? 🙂

  9. I am currently drinking a cup of Keurig coffee, Donut Shoppe, in front of my computer. I only drink one cup of leaded. I may have a cup of unleaded in the evening. My friends and I are not coffee shop fans.

  10. Hi Marilyn…

    I’d say, hands down, home coffee is beating shoppe coffee in the TKZ polls this morning.

    Works for me, unless I get threatened with bodily harm if I don’t show up.

    😬

    Have a good one!

  11. I start my morning with 2 full Yetis and then later in the morning often drink cold brew made with concentrated coffee, coconut milk and a splash of caramel syrup. Homemade is always better. lol Caffeine calms my ADHD brain…somewhat.

    Enjoyed the post, Deb.

    • Mmmm…that sounds delicious, Patricia!

      I think we all agree…homemade takes the prize.

      Thanks for dropping by today, and have a great weekend.

      🙂

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