finally...a moment

I've been hunkering down trying to finish tasks that should have been done ages ago.  That means my online time has been taking a hit.  That's probably not a bad thing, as I can easily get lost in the internet!  Anyway...

I just got our specialty drink menu board put up yesterday.  Definitely have some good drinks up there, and hopefully some unique ones...some are, some aren't.  Here is a brief rundown:

white mocha strawberry (espresso, Shatto strawberry milk, white choc. sauce) 

neapolitan (espresso, Shatto choc. milk, Shatto straw. milk, vanilla syrup) 

root beer chai (chai, Shatto root beer milk)

pomander (chai, Shatto orange milk)

coco loco (espresso, Shatto choc. milk, coconut syrup)

mocah toddy au lait (toddy, Shatto choc. milk)

curious george (espresso, Shatto choc. milk, Shatto banana milk)

We also added root beer floats (Lost Trail root beer and Shatto vanilla ice cream...both local and crazy good,) toddy floats, and simply 3 scoops of ice cream (Shatto chocolate or vanilla.)  We still have popsicles too.  Sorry, no smoothies, shakes, or blended drinks.  That's just not our style.

We also have started getting ham/cheese and egg/cheese croissants from City Bakery.  They are good for folks who want something a little hardier than sweet pastries.  For vegan folks, or others, there are Larabars.  They are crazy simple  - fruit and raw nuts in various combinations.  They seriously don't have anything else added, and are delicious!

Our bike rack has arrived!!  But, alas, we must wait for our friend with the tools to mount it to return from vacation.  That will be in about two weeks.  We also have a nice, new banner out on the deck, so you know who we are from behind!  It is done in about the same shade of green as the bike rack.

I picked up some new kid's books, and a couple new adult books from Half Price Books to add to the collection beginning at the shop.  I have a fairly serious book addiction, and am trying not to get too carried away at the shop.  I save it for our house.

I am finally trying to get in gear about finding artists to hang their work in the shop.  If you are interested or know someone whose stuff you think is great, please send a message our way at jdneff@onemorecupkc.com  We would like to switch the work out monthly.  All work must be able to be hanged (hung?) off of picture rail.  The spaces available are the following sizes: 23 feet x 3 1/2 feet and then 4 feet x 2 1/2 feet.   

As far as style goes...painting, drawing, photography, mixed media...whatever!  Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate three-dimensional pieces.  Also, just because someone submits work for consideration, does not mean that we will hang your work.  No hard feelings, we all just like different things!  If you have a website of your work, that is the easiest for me to deal with.  Otherwise, we can arrange a time to look over some pieces.  I may not be able to get around to that as quickly.  I am hoping to fill up the months at least through the end of the year.  So far, I believe only October is spoken for.

If you happen to be in this Friday afternoon, you may get to witness a photo shoot!  Two of our customers approached us after we opened about doing some pro-bono advertising work.  Apparently it is not uncommon for advertising folk to do that so that they can stretch their creative legs a bit more than with their paying clients!  Anyway, Laura and Elena got back to us with some excellent ideas, and now our coffee and shop get to be stars in a shoot on Friday.  The end product gets to be used however we see fit...posters, fliers, ads, etc.  We just can't believe how lucky we are to have such different, and talented customers!  

I hope that everyone had an enjoyable 4th of July.  We certainly had fun relaxing with family and friends, and stuffing ourselves silly with grilled meat and summery side dishes!  Mmmm...now I'm hungry just thinking about it all.  See you all later...off to snack!