Support your local Coffee Shop

And talking about "Coffee Shops" we all know the big chains, which of course we love and enjoy... wait, wait... Let me interrupt myself to tell you that  you HAVE to check out the wonderful post of my friend Morgan , who won this month's giveaway here in the coffee Shop ($25 dollar Starbucks card), check out how she used it! Thanks for blogging about it Morgan! I am glad you and your boys treated yourselves! She is a great blogger and I love her sense of humor and creativity! So you TRULY have to stop by her blog!

Back to my original idea... I was saying that we can all enjoy a cup of coffee... you know... from Starbucks and big chains like that... but let's not forget about our local restaurants, coffee shops, and businesses in general, let's try to show some support! You might find your self pleasantly surprised like I just did last night when I went to enjoy a cup of coffee at Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. it is not only in a great location (Bayview), the whole concept of the place is really attractive! I predict a great and even more successful future to this (still small) Coffee Shop! The place is really clean, loved the style and decor, coffee was excellent (and many times roasted in front of you!) and who doesn't like to be welcomed with a big happy smile? I know I do... Anodyne (at least last night when we were there) has a very nice, active and dynamic girl who seems happy to greet you!

I wish I could've taken more pictures, but my girl (who came with us) was acting up... and my camera was acting up too! My poor camera is dying! So it is time to get a new one (hopefully soon!) here are some of the pictures I took in Anodyne (I wish I had more!):

Their coffee

Their coffee roaster

One of their cute cookies!

So, go ahead ... and support your local Coffee Shop!  And do not forget about our Coffee Friday

Date night!... with a toddler!

 Hello dear coffee lovers! How is your weekend going? Mine is going pretty well... playing online and not doing much of anything else... Even moms deserve a lazy Saturday once in a while, don't we? Hubby said he is taking me to my favorite Coffee Shop (my favorite one is this one, where I write and I keep in touch with you ... followers, readers or stop by"ers") but let's say my favorite outside of the virtual world... it's a coffee shop in front of a beautiful lake (Lake Michigan)... I just love the coffee there and its location is perfect for a nice date! This date I am talking about will not be too romantic, because our daughter is coming with us... but it will definitely be fun! What about you? What are you doing this weekend? Share it with us!

My favorite.... Alterra Coffee Roasters

I must say that my favorite coffee shop (and coffee in general) is Alterra!

Their slogan is: "Aqui servimos cafe fuerte" (Strong Coffee Served Here!) and it's true! ...

I really enjoy going to their location by the lake in Milwaukee.... you feel you are somewhere else... out of the rush of daily life...

You can go there in winter and enjoy its beautiful (and historical) location... their building is the historic Milwaukee River Flushing and it was built in 1888 with beautiful cream city brick, the smell of the coffee, the people enjoying a good conversation, the students using this wonderful location to do homework or some project, the atmosphere in general is fantastic...

You can also visit it in summer and enjoy the music outside, feel the breeze of the lake and have an amazing dessert or just its freshly brewed coffee!

.... I am sure you will see more posts about Alterra soon... because I really enjoy going there.....

I hope you have the opportunity to go to Alterra some day.

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Debo decir que mi cafe preferido es Alterra!

Su "slogan" es: "Aqui servimos cafe fuerte" y es verdad!

Cuanto disfruto ir a su establecimiento en el lago en Milwaukee... te sientes como si estuvieras en otro lugar... fuera de las prisas de la vida diaria...

Puedes ir a Alterra en invierno y disfrutar su hermoso (e historico) edificio... el cual fue construido en 1888 con hermoso ladrillo color crema y que originalmente era una bomba de desague del Rio hacia al Lago, el aroma del cafe, la gente disfrutando de una buena convesacion, los estudiantes usando este hermoso lugar para hacer su tarea o algun proyecto, la atmosfera en general es fantastica...

Tambien puedes ir en verano y disfrutar buena musica, en las mesas afuera del cafe puedes disfrutar la brisa del lago y comer algun delicioso postre o simplemente una buena taza de cafe recien hervido.

... Pronto veran mas articulos sobre Alterra en este blog... porque me encanta ir ahi...

Ojala tengan la oportunidad de visitarlo ...

Coffee Lovers