Welcome a Special Out of Season Guest

A&P, COFFEE, SANTA CLAUS, originally uploaded by George Eastman House.

Normally, Santa Claus would not make an appearance away from the North Pole unless it was Christmas and he was delivering gifts on Christmas Eve. Today, The Midnight Writer's Cafe has the honor of entertaining this very special guest. When Santa heard we opened a cafe, he saddled his reindeer, hitched them to the sleigh and headed right on over here to enjoy some of the best company in the world- YOU!- and to taste some of the world's most sensational coffees.

It gets mighty cold at the North Pole, so Santa keeps a plentiful supply of his favorite coffees, teas and hot chocolate for all those elves. You know he needs to keep them happy if he wants to see all that toy production throughout the year. Those busy elf hands take time out to sip hot chocolate by the fireplace with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Thank you for taking the time to join us and our very special guest for a delicious cup of vanilla capuccino with cinnamon. As a special thank you to Santa for traveling all this way just to sample our goodies (we gave him a box of fresh baked cookies for the road. Who says he has to wait till Christmas Eve?) we are also giving Santa ten cases of his favorite coffees, hot chocolates, teas and flavors to carry him over until his next visit.

He told us some funny and adventurous stories about driving the sleigh through blizzards, rain and winds. The whole time Santa Claus talked about his near mishaps because Rudolph forgot to turn on the light of his nose, he still laughed and smiled in his jolly old way. What a pleasure to listen to this mysterious legend up close and personal tell his stories. It was like sharing coffee with my Dad on a Sunday afternoon. Delightful!

Santa is on his way back to the North Pole to feast on one of Mrs. Claus' special dinners that she has waiting for him. Don't worry, you still have time to give him your wish list for next Christmas. Santa will return to pick up your letters right here at The Midnight Writer's Cafe. So be sure to post your list in the comment section any where on this blog. We'll be sure to drop it in our special Santa Claus mailbox for you.

The Midnight Writer