Tis the Season for Iced Frappuccinos

It's heating up outside so folks tend to go for the ice. Featured drinks everywhere add the ice, from iced tea of all kinds whether it be earl grey or green, to frappuccinos served on ice- blended or not. There is an appeal for these iced coffee drinks that are espresso based. They come with a host of flavors added such as vanilla, hazelnut, caramel and mint. The icing on the drink is the whip, of course.

With all the craze for iced drinks and frappuccinos, how much information is available about whether iced drinks or hot drinks are better for you in the warmer weather?

Between you and me, we can uncover this information and share it right here on your favorite online cafe. Now don't get me wrong. Regardless of the outcome of our research, I fully intend to enjoy some iced tea and an occasional iced vanilla frappuccino this summer with lots of whipped cream on top. Cinnamon adds the perfect finishing touch to any iced or hot coffee. You should try it!

My personal preference in drinking coffee remains with the hot espresso based drinks and lately I'm leaving out the syrups 75% of the time. I need to cut back on the sugar. You might consider using less sugar in the summertime to help keep those bugs away! If you're sweet smelling they will love you more.

The Midnight Writer

I am Waiting for This Blog to be Approved by Entrecard

Practice some yoga. Take some deep breaths. Stretch. Breathe in deeply. Repeat twenty - five times.

Are you relaxed?

Good. If you came here expecting to drop an Entrecard, please be patient. Admin is reviewing it and I am certain that it is only a matter of time before I receive the greenlight email. Then I can place that wonderful Entrecard widget that we all love so much.

Did you say you're not a member of Entrecard yet? Well, what are you waiting for? Hurry on over to Entrecard and sign up! It is so much fun and it's a great way to find other great blogs to read. Entrecard will help to increase your blogs traffic because it encourages other people to browse the internet looking for blogs to read. Surfers will drop on your widget which will earn you ec points, credits given by Entrecard that allows you to buy advertising on other blogs. Your page rank will increase over time, too.

It's a wonderful way to meet new friends and to learn a lot about blogging, about business, internet marketing and almost any topic that you can imagine.

Joining Entrecard was probably one of the most fun I've ever had online. See you over there, and here. Be sure to come back looking for the widget in my sidebar.

Now, what should I write about in the topics of coffee? Do you have a favorite coffee shop?

The Midnight Writer

Going Radioactive on Entrecard with Midnight's Cafe

Five posts folks and now this blog qualifies for Entrecard. Right On! woot! Yeah! and all those expletives. You can tell I am overjoyed.

Now I understand that for a blog, five posts is just a hair among thousands to make a wig! I promise you, I will be adding lots of hairs to make an awesome full bodied wig. Okay, enough with the puns.

I have several drafts in process right now and I'm working on many new ideas for this blog while I construct outlines to some really good content to share with my readers. (that's you. uh hum.) I need caffeine!

This is where you come in. My ideas fill boxes and file cabinets galore. That does no good if you do not want to read what I write about. So pull up a chair, pour yourself a brew of espresso or whatever you like, and take a minute to jot down some ideas in my comment section. Leave a way to contact you so I can let you know when your brilliance appears on this blog. Sound like a plan?

Okay, let's get busy and write some riveting content here. Meanwhile, drop on my Entrecard so I can pay you a visit and share more ideas on life, love and coffee.

The Midnight Writer

Coffee Is Favorite Drink in the Morning

If you are like me, the first taste of the morning will be a hot cup of coffee. I have been drinking coffee since I was sixteen years old. My parents would not let me take in much caffeine before then because they thought it might interfere with my growth. Coffee has been on my morning menu almost every day since!


There are as many brand names for coffee as there are types of coffee drinks. What I would like to do on this cafe blog is to explore coffee drinks as well as other drinks featured at specialty cafes and coffee shops. I am hoping to feature a coffee shop every month, so send in your entries to be chosen.

The Midnight Writer's Cafe will also offer some products through our partner programs. These links will be marked as affiliate tags or direct sales so our readers will know they are commercial links within our program or with our partner programs. If you know a source for a good coffee product, please send the link to themidnightwriter1@gmail.com and I will check it out.

Send in your candidates for the featured
coffee shop for the month!

What We Need to Know:

1. The Name of the Coffee Shop/Cafe
2. Address, Phone Number, Email, Website
3. Owner's Name/Manager's Name
4. Tell us in your own words what is special about this cafe/coffee shop. Tell us about your favorite drink. Tell us how this cafe is special in your neighborhood.

The Midnight Writer

Coffee With The Midnight Writer

Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen!

Welcome to the new cyber space where we can gather together to share our favorite poetry, or listen to a great concert or enjoy some coffee or tea while the local community hosts an event important to the local area.

This is a brand new site where we will have informal talks and enjoy a little sharing while telling our personal stories. The internet is a vast electronic sea filled with thousands of sites online that are clicked on and clicked off at such a rapid pace. Seldom does anyone stop for awhile to read a good book together, or play chess, or view a good theatrical performance together. Even more rare is the occasion to sit together and just talk.

Since I began my quest as a freelance writer I have spent months by my husbands side in coffee shops around the United States. I formed a very fond relationship with these public cafes and learned to really appreciate the fine service they provide to their communities. Cafes bring people together to share a light breakfast or brunch, some coffee or tea and conversation. Sometimes it is just about being in the presence of others while reading that favorite book on a Saturday afternoon, that helps to combat the loneliness and isolation people feel in a disconnected society.

Cafes or Coffee Shops, whichever you prefer to call them, are the community rooms of the 21st Century. Welcome to our little social place in the cyber sphere. Stop by for a warm cup of brew and share your story with us, or recite your favorite poem. We'll be waiting for you with a comfy chair and a friendly greeting.

The Midnight Writer
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