today is day five.

today is the 5th day of having open doors. in the past 5 days, we've 'learned' some baristas, worked on our sandwich recipes and drink-making skills, tinkered with some future offerings, perfected our house-made chai [thank you, taste testers!] and have been inundated with visits from well-wishers, old friends and have made some new ones along the way. we're still a work in progress, but we are so happy with the progress we've made so far. signs and a funky credit card situation had us a little down, but the positive response from the Florence community and our nearby Cincinnati friends thus far has kept our heads high. it'll all work out, one step at a time.

in the interim, i'd just like to say thanks for such a warm welcome. we are fully committed to bringing you delicious, carefully hand-crafted drinks and food offerings in the freshest, most locally sourced ways we possibly can. we don't believe in fake ingredients we can't pronounce. we wouldn't feed you things we wouldn't give our own families. we believe that our small business should support other small businesses, as well as the community it serves. be watching for evidence of this as we move forward, ok? we want you to know that we are here for the long haul, providing a place to work, relax and have a delicious cup of coffee.

about us, since you don't really know us yet, eh?

• we proudly feature La Terza coffee beans, locally roasted in Cincinnati, Ohio.
  
• we offer Hario v60 pour over brewing [you must try this, it will change the way you think about coffee!]
• we feature a large selection of house-made sandwiches fresh daily, baked to order.
• we make our own chai, and will even serve it 'dirty' if you want. :)
• we feature sweet things and breakfasty goodies like donuts and bagels from local favorite Emerson's Bakery. we also have yogurt parfaits that we make every morning, and hot oatmeal for here or to go.

things we're working on:

• getting our signs installed! [thanks for your patience and taking the time to look for us!]
• FULLY integrating our merchant account with our point of sale [we can take credit cards now though! yay!]
• making a smoothie menu
• making a blended coffee drink base that isn't terrible for you
• continuing perfecting our sandwich selection and drink-making skills
• creating recipes for soups, muffins and scones, prepared fresh in-house

thanks for tuning in, and stay tuned for even more good stuff that's coming.

best,
jill + the windmill crew