Comments on: The Sun Goes Down on Café del Sol

By: Loose Leaf Notes » Blog Archive » Spoken Word Unspoken

Loose Leaf Notes » Blog Archive » Spoken Word Unspoken — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:52:57 +0000

[...] It was hosted by The Floyd Writer’s Circle and Sally Walker, owner of the Café del Sol. The Café del Sol closed a year ago this month and the writer’s circle has been inactive almost as long. We moved the [...]

By: Postcards From Floyd: Drinking from the World Cup at the Roadhouse

Postcards From Floyd: Drinking from the World Cup at the Roadhouse — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:47:30 +0000

[...] restaurant part of the Roadhouse (that used to be Café del Sol) has been extended into the Sun Hall and a movable wall connecting the hall and the restaurant has [...]

By: Loose Leaf Notes » Blog Archive » Drinking from the World Cup at the Roadhouse

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:50:46 +0000

[...] restaurant part of the Roadhouse (that used to be Café del Sol) has been extended into the Sun Hall and a movable wall connecting the hall and the restaurant has [...]

By: colleen

colleen — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:56:53 +0000

Neva, We were at the Black Water Loft this month and hope to be back there in April on the third Saturday of the month. It’s upstairs of noteBooks in the tall cedar sided building downtown. You can see it from where cafe del sol was.

By: Neva Bryan

Neva Bryan — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:53:20 +0000

So sorry to hear about Cafe del Sol. I wasn’t there too many times but did enjoy the Spoken Word events the few times I got to attend.

Great cafe and great group of people up in Floyd!

By: Loose Leaf Notes » Blog Archive » This Week’s Last Minute Peaks

Loose Leaf Notes » Blog Archive » This Week’s Last Minute Peaks — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:30:30 +0000

[...] comfortable spot at the Black Water Loft coffee house to work on a homeschooling lesson. Due to the closing of Café del Sol, the Spoken Word will be held at the Loft this Saturday, starting at 7:00. A post from a past Spoken [...]

By: sally walker

sally walker — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:06:09 +0000

The “dismantling” of the Cafe was harried, took at least as much energy as setting it up! No comment on the emotional content. Long story short, well, look in the door.
The good new is I kept the Scrabble mugs, & have the games. Better yet, I now have some time to play scrabble! Take note Mara!
Tell y’all what–I miss my coffee–and you–too!

By: mara

mara — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:40:59 +0000

I still cannot believe it, really.

It has been heartbreaking to drive by this week and see the place being dismantled.

Sally: I need my scrabble mug! And what happened to the games?

I think many of us are still grieving.

By: sally walker

sally walker — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:34:28 +0000

Colleen-
Thanks for the lovely tribute! I treasure those moments and memories, and thank you so much for being the “historian”…..a skill which I certainly fall short of.
I also want to thank EVERYONE who participated in the Spoken Word. It developed into a truly wonderful event. I hope it continues in the fine form it evolved into.
We will miss being there….but ya never know what is next! Stay tuned-Sally

By: Nessa

Nessa — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:33:55 +0000

it's always a little sad when things change. even if they go on in another form. Book Review - Moving In

By: colleen

colleen — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:18:19 +0000

Thanks, Stuart. The trick was finding it. I knew I had taken the shot a year or so ago and that it would be perfect for this post if I could find and where I had stored it. And I did!

The cafe windows always fascinated me. I have some great shots of it from inside with reflections in it and different plays on the light, like this one: http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2007/04/the-poets-weigh-in/

By: Stuart Barden

Stuart Barden — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:09:02 +0000

I do have to say Colleen, your knack on getting the right photo for the story impresses me. . .you have a real talent for that. . .getting the sunset in the cafe window!

By: Poe

Poe — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:03:26 +0000

It’s like losing a friend when a favorite spot closes up shop. But it is so great that you have recorded so much of the life that took place there. Even I will miss the Cafe del Sol, and I’ve never even been there in person!

By: Tracie

Tracie — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:09:00 +0000

I have to say that I feel kind of sad to see Cafe del sol go. I have read about it so often on your blog that I kind of loved the place (or at least the idea of it!)

By: Tabor

Tabor — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:17:39 +0000

You are correct in that you were no longer on my blog list for new posting. I have changed that this morning and it looks like it is working once again.

By: Sky

Sky — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:50:07 +0000

i only know this café through your images and words, but this post made me feel sad. i hope you guys will be happy in your new “eat, drink, play, and read” space. may good luck follow the old owners.

By: OldOldLady Of The Hills

OldOldLady Of The Hills — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:53:58 +0000

How truly sad, Colleen…I think I have read every one of those Cafe Del Sol posts over the years….And I feel like I have been there, between your Posts and that phone call….! I know things change and other things come to an end, but, when it happens, it is really a sad thing. A lot of Floyd History was made here! Bless those folks!

By: Deana

Deana — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:12:07 +0000

Oh wow, that is such a great place. I wish the new owners the best of luck! PS- your blog looks great. I so rarely get off FB to see the blogs anymore I stay behind!

By: Pearl

Pearl — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:18:49 +0000

Glad there’s a temporary spot arranged. bit chilly for sidewalk poetry.