Sunshine ...

Sunshine is a great builder of soul power!  Like solar power, it generates goodness exponentially!  Eugene has little to no sunshine this time of year, so as a "Eugeny" I am learning to savor the glimpses of that warm, bright thing in the sky.  I take that time to recharge my battery with the juice of new energy.

I am visiting Gary's Coffee in Eugene near the 5th Street Artisan District.  I love, love, love my barista!  His cool, orange energy is very "sun-like" and I am soaking it in.  Can you tell I listened to Sheryl Crow earlier?  His name is John and he has been barista-ing for 9 years with his beginnings in Michigan, of all places.  Since I am in the NW, they have convinced me that this IS the place for US coffee history and I have messages into a couple of people to find out more about that.  I will ask them about the Michigan connection ... tee hee.

He just walked away to assist a guest .... more soon :)  I'll get a picture, too.

These boots were made for walkin'!

I love taking pictures of my feet!  It is totally fun to see your feet wearing different styles with varying backgrounds. 

My recent trip to downtown Seattle inspired a few photos, so I am showing those off and a few more for shits and giggles.

While in Seattle I was able to spend a few days with my love, Doug.  I took JJ to the airport for her holiday trip back to Denver, and 3 hours later found myself in the arms of the most fabulous man in the world!  We had an absolutely amazing time together as we walked the brisk downtown streets, giddy with excitement to finally be together.  The clear views of Mt. Ranier and the night skyline from the Space Needle added to the magical weekend.  Of course, there was the 30 minute, white-knuckle tour of cool neighborhood coffeehouses by his cousin, Nicole and husband, Ryan.  It was a blast!  We damn near died 14 times, but got it all in!  We even got to experience "the troll" under the Aurora Bridge.  Have you seen that?  VERY cool artistic expression!

These boots are ready for more sidewalks and skylines!

One.

Coffeehouses exist to be one with their communities.  They grow out of the heart of a person who wants to share themselves and create a space to bring others together as one. 

One Cup is in Eugene OR.  It has 15 seats and a turn table where they play customer requests ... mostly old blues, pops, rock, etc.  They do a Sushi Happy Hour, too ... why not?  Eclectic for sure!