We have had a wonderful week of warm weather, reaching 50 degrees most days.  The foot of snow in the yard, and all but the highest of banks is gone.  But – yes you knew there was a but coming didn’t you – There is another 6-12″ heading our way.

I did get down to the farm to find all our seed starting supplies.  That also caused me to clean the basement, making room for several shelves of seedlings.  The farm was soggy.  There were a few good sized drifts here and there, but everything weathered well.  The doors and windows of the crib did a fine job.  I really want to plant some trees and bushes down there this year.  The wind is crazy.  I’m going to work on a tree break near the driveway, and at the NW corner.
The coffee business is taking off like a blasting rocket.  The reaction here has been great, and everyone seems to love the coffee.  We have already made a few good leads to help in our future.  We even made an offer on what could be the new headquarters of Greene Bean Coffee.  Nope, not a full coffee house location just yet.  There is a future possibility of one, but we need to get this out of the house so we don’t smell like coffee.  Office and kitchen space are top priorities, but we might have found new living quarters some time down the road too.

Why not the crib?  Well, not yet.  Still needs some siding, a new roof, and a well, all before we build an extra kitchen there.  Remember, we pay cash for all of TBF’s expenses.  I hope this summer we have it completely sided, painted, and have stairs leading to the 2nd floor.  Oh yeah, need a second floor.  The joists are there, just need to finishing pulling out the bins and lay down subfloor on the existing.  I think sometime in the next 5 years, the coffee can be roasted directly at TBF.
So, the coffee website is up, the shopping cart was updated from the first week of business.  There will be a few new bean varieties about to show up.  Go have a cup of coffee, will ya.

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