We are taking time to make a difference

I have been working over the last couple of weeks  with all of our vendors in an effort to collect donations to help support my high school friends foundation.

Before reading further please take a moment to check out their site :

http://www.kmgf.org

This foundation was started to help local children living with cancer.   I am so proud and impressed by my friends strength and that of his family to turn such a heartbreaking tragedy into something so positive.   I am sure that their little girl looks down on them daily with love and pride knowing that her parents are trying to help children with cancer and their families.

We will have a few baskets from the coffee shop, along with a painting from James Dunbar, a Jewelry basket from Killer Beads with a gift cert. from Nuestra Mesa, and a soap basket from Moody Shop Soaps.

If you aren’t doing anything on May 1st, consider joining us at the fundraiser!!

We hope to see you there! 🙂

Debbie and the Savona Crew

Once upon a walk by the river. . . .

I was lucky enough this last weekend to actually have Saturday off from the shop! So I met up with a friend and we walked down our beautiful boardwalk to the Farmers Market!  It was a lovely day ~ Sunny with a light breeze, plenty of people and dogs out walking and enjoying the day!

Man Oh Man is our Farmers Market FUN!!!

Live Music! Great Local Food!! And tons of local vendors to curb my shopping needs!!! 🙂

So here is a run down of who & what we saw :

The first thing that caught my eye was all the wonderful flower vendors selling the most colorful bunches of Tulip, Lilly, and Roses wonderfully bundled together! All fresh cut and at a steal of a deal!

Then we moved over to the food vendors!!  Thinking about the fantastic smells is enough to make me hungry again!!!!  Everything was fresh, and made to order 🙂       Nothing better than munching from booth to booth, and making a list of what we will have to come back and try next time!!!     So go hungry because there is something for everyone, no matter what you do or don’t like,  you are sure to find something to make your tummy happy!

Next we picked our way from one booth to another :   there was hand painted glass ware, handcrafted jewelry, goat cheese being sold my two very nice young ladies who had all the answers to my silly questions.                We got to say hello to James Dunbar ( he will be at the market most of the summer!  Or you can check out some of his works of art here 🙂 )  His booth was hoppin’ with interested shoppers, and it was great to see his stuff sell as we talked!

Then we had to stop at the cookie booth. . . . a large tent full of wonderful large cookies at super great prices!  Needless to say, what we bought from them didn’t have a snowballs chance in hell of making it home!!!    Yummy Yum Yum!!!  So this may become a regular habit for me . . .

One of the most unique booths that we stopped in has got to be the butterfly earring booth.  They take butterfly wings, press them, and turn them into earrings and necklaces. . . I couldn’t decide which one to get so I will be going back to do some more looking!

We then stopped at a local plant nursery and my friend got two lovely plant for her yard, we will stop there again as the woman was very helpful and had some interesting things that I haven’t seen before.

Before we left I had to pick up some goat soap to try out, and was amazed to find out all the different scents they make their soaps into. . . .including (and yes I did get some) Campfire Smoke! But they also come in more practical scents like Clean linen,  Jasmine, Eucalyptus,  Gardenia(one of my favorites!) and a ton of others. . .they must have had over 35 different scents.

There is something for everyone at our Farmers Market!     So take some time out of your busy life and enjoy some great food and some really nice people!

Summer Events

Now that we have sprung forward again, and the days are getting longer and lighter 🙂     We will start scheduling some upcoming events here at the coffee shop!       Here are just some of the things we have planned for this season :

Killer Beads Jewelry shows

James Dunbar Art show

Element Creations Jewelry shows

Pet adoption weekend events

Sidewalk Art shows

And hopefully more!     So check back for updated events. . . . .you can also find us on Face Book.     Our Fan page has upcoming events that we are involved in, or events we are helping  support in our local community.    Find us @ Savona Coffee House.

And we would love to have more Fans added to our page! So become a fan of ours and you will get updated posts from us with fun facts,  events reminders,  and random posts!

Is it summer yet??!!?

We have had such a mild winter, especially compared to the rest of the country, and yet I am itching for sunny long days and warm nights!

The trees and flowers are already blooming, so I think that they are ready for summer too.  And with that in mind, I am suggesting to all you gardeners that you make your plants happy with coffee grounds this year!

Yep, I said coffee grounds.  They make a great addition to your soil and composting efforts.  And if you have a local coffee shop handy, you should be able to find an endless supply of grounds to use.

If you happen to live close to our shop, please find us on Facebook at Savona Coffee House. Become a fan and let us know that you would like some grounds for your garden, we will post your name when your turn comes up on the list.                                 Otherwise I am sure that there is a locally owned coffee shop near you that would like to help your garden grow happy and strong!  However, I will forewarn you that some places do charge for their used grounds so ask.

Coffee.  Good for the body, mind, soul. . . . and garden!

News worthy Art Show @ Savona

So I know that this is last minute, but I wanted to post this up anyhow!

Friday February 12 and Saturday February 13 we will be having local Artist James Dunbar showing his original paintings here at Savona Coffee House! Times for both days are 10am to 4pm.

His work is Beautiful!

I cannot say enough about his Flower line. . . . . . .I LOVE IT!!! I LOVE IT!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!! He has a Tuscan line that he is just rolling out that is also very lovely!  His work also include a Portland Bridges line, and a Safari line, along with some other random paintings.  Each is unique, and as art should be, the more you look the more you like!

So come down for some great coffee and have fun looking at wonderful, original paintings. . .did I mention that they are super affordable??!!!!!!!???

If you cannot make it down in time because SOMEONE posted this info so late ( my bad!) Then please check out his website….however the online pics do not do his artwork justice!

http://www.dunbarsfineart.net         You can also email him to find out about future events he will be at dunbarsfineart@yahoo.com

The best advertisement is YOU!

No SERIOUSLY!  You, our customers, are the best advertisement that there is out there!!

You are the best advertisement that money CANNOT buy! Think about that….most of the advertisement that we see on a daily basis is bought, packaged and delivered by the company that is trying to sell you something.   But if someone who is unaffiliated recommends a product or a place  to you, aren’t you more likely to think twice about it. . .I know that I am!

So if you like us, or for that matter if you like any small business, do a little advertisement for them. . ..maybe try doing it a couple times a week!   If you believe in a product, service, or place than I am pretty sure your friends, colleagues, or family would also value whatever you are advocating!

Thanks to all of you that “advertise” for us!!!!  Keep up the good work!

Welcome to the New Year!!

I am so very excited for the new year! A new decade! And for many. . a new start in life 🙂

2009 was by all accounts a hard year for many, many people. It was a hard year for us also.   Seeing customers who have become friends lose their jobs, take pay cuts to keep their jobs, and all the other life changes we have all had to make to survive these last few months!  Man oh Man. .. . . . .It NEEDS to get better than this!

But I am reminded that we should all be thankful for what we do have, and that if we don’t like the way things are going in our lives. . . .or in our relationships. . .  or in this country we DO have the right to make a change.

And try and remember that change doesn’t have to be big, or scary! Change can be fun, exciting, and open new doors that we never even thought or knew where there 🙂

So if there has been something (big or small) brewing in the back of your mind, maybe your New Year’s Resolution should be to do something about it. . .even if it just something small.    Because even a small change can do great things!

Holiday Hours Reminder

This is just a reminder to everyone that our Holiday hours are a bit different than in years past.

Christmas Eve ( Dec. 24th)  7am to 3pm . . . CLOSING EARLY

Christmas Day (Dec26th) CLOSED

Day after Christmas (Dec26th) Opening  LATE . . 9am to 4pm

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New Years Eve (Dec 31st) 7am to 2pm. . . CLOSING EARLY

New Years Day (Jan 1st) Opening LATE . . . 10am to 4pm

Happy Holidays and we wish you the best in 2010!

Holiday Reminder

This is just a reminder of the great gifts that we have available here for all you last minute shoppers. . . cause Christmas is only a little over a week away!

We have gifts for Cat lovers. . . fabric coffee sleeves with cats, Cat dishes, cat photo frames and cat magnets,  cat earrings , cat ornaments,  and cat Ty Beanies!

We have gifts for Dog lovers . . . .Ty Bow Wow dog toys, Arf scarfs, Ty stuffed doggies, Dog photo frames and dog magnets!

And Horse lovers 🙂  We have Painted Ponies with a special on the 4 Seasons collection (buy 3 get 4th free!), horse fabric coffee sleeves,  and Ty stuffed horses!

For the jewelry lover in your life. . . we have several handmade, one of a kind bracelets, earrings, and necklaces by local jewelry artists!

We have gifts for the coffee lover. . . a variety of fabric coffee sleeves, gourmet coffee beans, coffee mugs,  and coffee gift baskets!

We have gifts for the art lover. . .paintings,  and framed photography!

And a bunch more for you to check out!  But come in soon, before you run out of time. . . .

Just a note about Christmas Eve and Christmas Day . . . .

We will be closing early onChristmas Eve at 3PM and  CLOSED Christmas Day!

The day after Christmas we will open a little later than normal. . .9am to 4pm

Happy Holiday from Savona!

Savona On Facebook!

Just to let any and all of you know. . .Savona Coffee House now has a facebook page!!

So please check it out and fan us, then share with your friends 🙂

Happy Holidays!