June 6, 2009

Join us next Friday the 5th here at Biggby Coffee, 1025 N Wisner Street, Jackson Michigan for a “Great American Bake Sale”. A few interesting facts…

- 100% of the funds we raise will help feed kids.
- The funds we raise will also stay local. They will support after school and summer feeding programs in our community.

Call Suzie Macfarlane at (517) 536-2498 if you are interested in helping out.

Another Coffee Chug

Where the creativity and coffee flow.

I am stumped on what to write about again.  This blog thing is totally not for anyone as un-creative as me. 

This week is spring break for most local high schools.  Unfortunately that also means we will be slow this week with a lot of our regulars are either at home with their kids or on vacations to somewhere warm.  Oh Well, for those of you at home, come have a “mini vacation” with us here at the shop.  We can drink coffee and talk about where we would like to go if we had the opportunity. 

I will be leaving for Kentucky next wednesday the 8th.  If you aren’t aware, I love to bass fish and do it competively throughout the summer months.  Next week marks the beginning of the season for me.  I will be fishing the Jet-A-Marine open out of the kentucky dam village on the 11th.  Unfortunately I will have to fly home immediately after in order to be with the family for Easter Sunday.  Maybe I will be a few $ richer.  Last year I won $1,500. We will see.

What are your plans this week? Or on Easter? 

Matt

This is my favorite time of year because the dull dull winter is on its way out and spring is everywhere.    I love to ride my bike everywhere during this weather, the best thing and the most fulfilling thing is when I get to hang up my car keys and not drive it for a week or two.  Last summer I went the entire 3 months on only one tank of gas, it was fan-freaking-tastic.  Getting outside is so good for my soul, to feel the sun on my face and the warmth on my skin, it almost makes the winter worth it all. 

The other great thing that comes with spring is the different fund raisers that come with the spring season.  Just recently here at the store we had a fund raiser for The March of Dimes, I know some people getting geared up for a Special Olympics fund raiser and just yesterday I got a notice in my email about a new volunteer orientation for the Jackson County Humane Society.  Keep checking our blog for other opportunities to give.

My moment of thanks this time around?

B Thankful ->  I am so very thankful for my professor who let me have a slight breakdown on him this week.  Thank you Prof for having kleenex and a kind word when I needed it most.

B Wise!

Ed

With spring upon us, I’m sure everyone’s list of stuff to do around the house keeps getting longer and longer.  This past weekend I cleaned out the garage, un-winterized the boat, finished our re-construction of the picnic table, and of course, drank a lot of coffee.  We also went on a roller blading adventure which was quite fun!! 

 What did you do?

For those of you who love giving back, tomorrow we are having a big  fund raiser.  All you have to do is mention the March of Dimes and a percentage of our sales at both Biggby and Roly Poly will go to the organization.

B Fun!!

B Involved!!

So, I have had a pretty hectic week to say the least.  As I was driving to work this morning I realized it has been about a week since my last post.  I apologize!! 

This weekend we will be brewing coffee for the 3 days of clay event at the ella sharp museum as well as a Shaklee event at the Spring Arbor University.  Roly Poly, which is our sandwich shop next door, will also be making 90 boxed lunches both Saturday and Sunday for the happenings at Ella Sharp.

Tomorrow (Saturday) also marks our 4th birthday.  I promise next year we will throw a bash!  Did I say that last year?  I hope not.

Have a great weekend!!!

Matt

As some of you may know, every Thursday we have a trivia question on Twitter.  Twitter is a social networking website sort of like facebook in which you follow people as they update their status.  The winner of the trivia gets free coffee for a week.  This morning John Voelz (www.johnvoelz.com) not only won our twitter trivia, he also won the daily trivia that we do every day in house.  

In my eyes,  John is the Lebron James of coffee house trivia this morning as he received his first career double double. 

Congrats to John!!

So, I’m writing about not knowing what to write.  Blogging is tough when you are as un-creative as I am.  It’s bitter cold outside, and it’s now March.  I could write about how unfair mother nature is!  I could also write about how desperately bad I want to go camping and fishing, but that kind of goes along the same lines as mother nature being unfair to us. 

The butter bear is back, that’s exciting.  I guess I could drown myself in endless butter bears (carmel and butterscotch topped with crushed toffee) until it warms up. 

How about our loyal customers.  Maybe this week I will do another loyalist profile.  Last time we did Suzie and Chuck, this time we will do Neal, Harvey, or Brandy and Randy.  Stay tuned on that one. 

Our employees are also wonderful!!  The twins are known city wide, Elizabeth (ED) makes sure everyone knows that our stomachs will throw parties for us when they drink our coffee.  Aaron is our handyman, without him I would be broke.  Rachel and Allison are just plain crazy.   Nikki, ”don’t call me rachel” is our sound mind of the store.   Andrea is our resident partier.  If you need a new drink concoction for the weekend, she’s the one to consult.  The newbies, Trevor, Rocci, and Jazzy have yet to influence us enough to label them.  If I had to pick something for them, Rocci would be the company fashion consultant, Trevor would be the employee who helps the others with their homework, and Jazzy would be the one who ends up having a career in politics.  Chris from “New Tribes” is a closet nomad.  I can see him one day thraveling the world with no cares on his mind.  Sammie Pants may some day run this shop.  Denise (the wife) is the stickler.  Without her, nobody would follow the rules and for that I am very thankful. 

OK, So the blog entry that started with the title “Writers Block” turned out to be the longest one yet. 

Thanks for reading.

We had the pleasure of meeting Nigel T. Monkey yesterday.  Nigel is a biggby lover and even has his own blog. http://occamscissors.blogspot.com  While he was here, he chatted with the customers and signed our guestbook.