News from Hi Point Coffee and Cafe 4/9/11

Hola!! How the weeks fly by, especially when training new baristas! You'll be seeing a couple new faces at Hi Point and I surely hope you'll enjoy them as much as I do. Ashoka and Jelani. :) I'm a little in shock that it's Saturday morning and I've just now decided what to served for tomorrow's brunch. But, it will be so delicious and decadent, particularly for those with a sweet tooth. For those who aren't in love with all things fruit-y and caramel-y for breakfast, we have a spinach and brie frittata for the weekend, as well!! As for events, no Saturday music this weekend though we have some special things coming up soon. Please check out our events calendar online at our website if you want a sneak peek! :) Thank you to all our lovely customers. I've been having so much fun cookin' stuff and bakin' stuff and having folks to serve it to. Can't ask for a better time. :) Hope to see you soon!! Sarah Sunday Brunch served 9am - 1pm Bananas foster french toast made with cinnamon roll pastry and a rum caramel sauce, served with Canadian bacon and ginger yogurt and fresh strawberries. $12 Newsletter Photography!! Ian Kahler is our resident photographer, supplying all these awesome shots of Hi Point. We're gonna try to keep it fresh, adding new photography all the time. I'm so grateful to you, Ian! :) You can check him out at  http://westynimages.zenfolio.com Beer and Wine List - this week! Reds Scout 2008 Russian River - Merlot $6  Four Vines 2008 California - Zinfandel $6 Flaco 2009 Spain - Tempernillo $5     Whites Four Vines 2009 California - Chardonnay $5  Lonen 2007 Napa - Chardonnay $6  Ipsum 2008 Spain - Verdejo and Viura $6 Sparkling Trevisiol Proseco $7 Wine Cocktails Kalimotxo $6     Cherry Kalimotxo $6       Beers $4    Hop Box IPA   Scrimshaw Pilsner - North Coast Brewery Red Seal Amber - North Coast Brewery Death Valley Pale Ale - Indian Wells Brewery Mojave Red Amber - Indian Wells Brewery New Book for Book Club! The Last Child in the Woods: Saving our children from nature-deficit disorder In honor of Earth Day, we're reading a book about the importance of contact with Nature for our children from the point of view of a child advocacy expert. But how can it not be important for the rest of us? I know I start to go a little wiggy if I don't at least go for a walk every couple days. I'm looking forward to this book, though I know he'll be preachin' to the choir. :) Here's what Publisher's Weekly has to say... "Today's kids are increasingly disconnected from the natural world, says child advocacy expert Louv (Childhood's Future; Fatherlove ; etc.), even as research shows that "thoughtful exposure of youngsters to nature can... be a powerful form of therapy for attention-deficit disorder and other maladies." Instead of passing summer months hiking, swimming and telling stories around thecampfire, children these days are more likely to attend computer camps or weight-loss camps: as a result, Louv says, they've come to think of nature as more of an abstraction than a reality. Indeed, a 2002 British study reported that eight-year-olds could identify Pokémon characters far more easily than they could name "otter, beetle, and oak tree." Gathering thoughts from parents, teachers, researchers, environmentalists and other concerned parties, Louv argues for a return to an awareness of and appreciation for the natural world. Not only can nature teach kids science and nurture their creativity, he says, nature needs its children: where else will its future stewards come from? Louv's book is a call to action, full of warnings-but also full of ideas for change."