After driving all night and spending some quality time with a dear friend, I've arrived in Roanoke, Virginia in the heart of the New River Valley. Spring is well underway here with plum blossoms providing a riot of color along I-81. It took four separate stops this morning to find coffee and breakfast. We finally decided to "divide & conquer" having breakfast at a truck stop and picking up coffee from a local roaster Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea (it seems they may be having some trouble with their website. Sorry there is no link.). A very respectable four shot red eye finally set my day on the right path. Thanks to the very nice staff for allowing me to photograph inside of the coffeehouse.
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This week I'm away from the Cafe getting some rather tedious paperwork done for the Baltimore City Health Department, the infamous HACCP Plan. See how hard I'm working?
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In an effort to maintain some balance I also packed a bit of work-related reading and healthy munchies (ignore the knitting bags! really, where did they come from?).
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I've pretty much stranded myself in this hotel room, but why don't you enjoy a
walking tour of Downtown Roanoke? In the mean time, and with all due respect to the locals, don't feel too bad for me. I'm having a great time and the best coffee in town is right at hand.....
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