http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2009/02/the-countess-of-coffee/ "A blog is to a writer what a canvas is to an artist." ~ Colleen Redman Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:18:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2009/02/the-countess-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-21989 Loose Leaf Notes » Blog Archive » The Sun Goes Down on Café del Sol Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:03:07 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=642#comment-21989 [...] had the event there before and it worked out great. The stories I wrote for All About Her on Sally and the Black Water Loft and noteBooks are HERE and HERE.  Click on the sidebar “Spoken [...] [...] had the event there before and it worked out great. The stories I wrote for All About Her on Sally and the Black Water Loft and noteBooks are HERE and HERE.  Click on the sidebar “Spoken [...]

]]> http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2009/02/the-countess-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-8620 Eldad Yogev Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:28:20 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=642#comment-8620 What a great story! Love that it is both a family run business - with so much of the family's passion involved how can it fail - and true to the nature of great coffee. Of course, being an authentic coffee house is also another major bonus. I grew up in a university town so cafes & coffeehouses like this were real stars in our town as they let us all explore ourselves and our community. My 1st poem was from Shel Silverstein's Where the Sidewalk Ends and my whole 5th grade class was there to listen as a school trip. Reading about this brings back some great memories. What a great story! Love that it is both a family run business – with so much of the family’s passion involved how can it fail – and true to the nature of great coffee. Of course, being an authentic coffee house is also another major bonus.
I grew up in a university town so cafes & coffeehouses like this were real stars in our town as they let us all explore ourselves and our community. My 1st poem was from Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends and my whole 5th grade class was there to listen as a school trip. Reading about this brings back some great memories.

]]> http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2009/02/the-countess-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-8619 Thomas Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:20:56 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=642#comment-8619 I love coffee shops. REAL coffee shops, not this new-age commercialized Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks crap. Thanks for reminding me that these places still exist! Thomas :) I love coffee shops. REAL coffee shops, not this new-age commercialized Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks crap. Thanks for reminding me that these places still exist!
Thomas

]]> http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2009/02/the-countess-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-8618 Thomas Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:20:01 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=642#comment-8618 I love coffee shops. REAL coffee shops, not this new-age commercialized Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks crap. Thanks for reminding me that these places still exist! Thomas :) I love coffee shops. REAL coffee shops, not this new-age commercialized Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks crap. Thanks for reminding me that these places still exist!
Thomas

]]> http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2009/02/the-countess-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-8617 Col Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:27:28 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=642#comment-8617 Sounds like such a warm and inviting place. I am wishing we had such a coffee place here. Sounds like such a warm and inviting place. I am wishing we had such a coffee place here.

]]> http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2009/02/the-countess-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-8616 david, 7000 feet up Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:11:35 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=642#comment-8616 your writing and your description of the people of Floyd make me wish I was a local. I am a local, just in a different locale. I am glad to visit in this way and be enriched your writing and your description of the people of Floyd make me wish I was a local. I am a local, just in a different locale.
I am glad to visit in this way and be enriched

]]> http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2009/02/the-countess-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-8615 colleen Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:16:34 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=642#comment-8615 Thanks! We were there last night for the Spoken Word. The place was packed to the rafters. The readers were excellent and Sally was in good emcee form. More to come... Thanks! We were there last night for the Spoken Word. The place was packed to the rafters. The readers were excellent and Sally was in good emcee form. More to come…

]]> http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2009/02/the-countess-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-8614 Bruce Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:07:31 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=642#comment-8614 Great article,Colleen. You really captured the spirit of the place and it's owner. My wife and I feel that Sally's Cafe Del Sol is really the Heart of Floyd. And....Bonus!, in addition to being a fun place to hang, with lots of interesting art and colorful characters, Cafe Del Sol serves the very best latte in Southwestern Va. Great article,Colleen. You really captured the spirit of the place and it’s owner. My wife and I feel that Sally’s Cafe Del Sol is really the Heart of Floyd. And….Bonus!, in addition to being a fun place to hang, with lots of interesting art and colorful characters, Cafe Del Sol serves the very best latte in Southwestern Va.

]]> http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2009/02/the-countess-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-8613 SandyCarlson Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:21:27 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=642#comment-8613 Cafes....Where intelligent people meet. I hope this business thrivse. Cafes….Where intelligent people meet. I hope this business thrivse.

]]> http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2009/02/the-countess-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-8612 All Rileyed Up Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:00:30 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=642#comment-8612 If I'm ever in Floyd, I will totally go there. I love independent coffee shops AND local music, so this place is a double whammy. If I’m ever in Floyd, I will totally go there. I love independent coffee shops AND local music, so this place is a double whammy.

]]> http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2009/02/the-countess-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-8611 dena Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:36:00 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=642#comment-8611 I love "real" coffee shops. I had one that was walking distance from my house, and when my son was a toddler we would go every morning for coffee and every evening to listen to a little music. Sadly, people in larger suburban cities are more comfortable in a Starbucks and the little shop I loved couldn't keep up and had to close. I would love finding a spot like this cafe, but they just keep opening one chain after another around here. I love “real” coffee shops. I had one that was walking distance from my house, and when my son was a toddler we would go every morning for coffee and every evening to listen to a little music. Sadly, people in larger suburban cities are more comfortable in a Starbucks and the little shop I loved couldn’t keep up and had to close. I would love finding a spot like this cafe, but they just keep opening one chain after another around here.

]]> http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2009/02/the-countess-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-8610 colleen Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:34:24 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=642#comment-8610 It was in All About Her, a regional insert of the Press and other counties. Here's an online link <a href="http://www.swvatoday.com/special_sections/5062008-her" rel="nofollow">http://www.swvatoday.com/special_sections/5062008-her</a> Although they haven't put the new issue up yet. The one posted has the story I wrote about Rosemary "A New Day" in it. It was in All About Her, a regional insert of the Press and other counties. Here’s an online link http://www.swvatoday.com/special_sections/5062008-her Although they haven’t put the new issue up yet. The one posted has the story I wrote about Rosemary “A New Day” in it.

]]> http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2009/02/the-countess-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-8609 June Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:10:49 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=642#comment-8609 I miss the Cafe...will this feature be in the Floyd Press? I miss the Cafe…will this feature be in the Floyd Press?

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