Of Gypsies and Cowboys

Another intense day of ups and downs and in-betweens. We are learning so much! This whole experience is simply overflowing with points of challenge and growth and praise and frustration. It's good.

SO.
- The inspector came and went and seemed surprised at just how small we were. Ha! He'll be reporting back to his council and then emailing us in the next day or so, but it sounds as though we should be 'in' (with limits). That's awesome! We made him some coffee and were all ready for a nice little chat time with Mr. City but he seemed quite anxous and was in and out as fast as could be. We were pleased, and now we wait.
- Minutes after he left, the roaster broke!
- J fixed it on his own! WOW!
- Our meeting with our favorite 'target' coffee shop was entirely anti-climatic. And no, they won't be running our beans but the owner was a really nice guy and honestly would love to partner with us in some way. We're considering a 'short run' for Fair Trade Week. We'll see.
(note: we were so dorky going in there; all three of us went! Met the mayor walking in, exchanged hugs, that was cool)
- Incredible conversation and connection with a local shop owner, with a confirmed invite into a city council social-- yay! Tuesday night, out on the town with the Business of the city.
- Had a fight with J about one of our roasts. (sigh) Worked it out and made red curry.
- Showed Jem the garden. Jem ate the garden. Well, the dirt part of it. Hm.
- Tired!
- The GreenHomes bottles arrived. They're awesome!
- Tomorrow is my first night out showcasing GreenValley. Eeks!
- Exchanged a dress. Made a friend. Friend knocked a ridiculous amount of $$$ of the dress.
- Ate wasabi peas.

Full day huh?