"lil' ol' gramma in a younger man's body"

That's what a friend of mine described me as, when I told him of my ideas for fancy ticklin' with mail order add ons.  You know, a sticker here, a little print there... Who doesn't like a little something extra?  Like a Patagonia catalog, you get sweet investment clothing and inspiring photos of people living exotically where ever they are.  

That's what we try to do.  Walk past burger kings, eat bananas while spilling coffee while the sun rises on your way to work, and you have to wear a sweatshirt in Kansas City on June 3rd.  Anyhow, live like you mean it in whatever you are doing.  I guess that's an obvious sentiment, but I have to keep reminding myself.  

So, that's what this little image is, a testament to the gramma in all of us.  

update

The space is coming along.  Some sweat, cleaning efforts and a lot of roasting has characterized the past couple months.  Oh, and joy - let me not forget to record that quality.  

Until we commit to build out the whole space, we are laying down some rugs over the well worn and stained tile floor.  We are about 8 rugs and 8 curtains from being finished.  

As for the coffee, the season is changing, and bringing with it some great stuff.  I cupped an FTO Guatemala last week that tasted as if it was an African.  So, we will definitely be getting some of that.  As well as some tangy Tanzanian, we will be getting a beautiful auction lot of Kenya AA.  

Exciting...  Thanks for your support.  

sack of rest

man, no complaints about the daily opportunity to roast amazing coffees for freaks like you.  Tomorrow begins the build out of the new space.  Can't wait to show y'all.  

cheers, 

grk

little gem

one more note about the new roasting space: waiting in the dormant room upon our arrival was this little beauty.  

the property owner passed it on to us as a gift.  

we will give it much love...

new space coming up

Today, we are getting the keys for our new spot here in midtown KC.  It's about 3 blocks from our home, and therefore, my coffee still may  be too hot to drink by the time I get to the shop.  

It's a century old, renovated (in the 50's) space.  It's going to take a lot of work to get it beautiful to other beholder's eyes, but to us-it's lovely.  

Pictured here: darker decaf dropping