If You Give a Mouse a Hair Dryer Ember Goods Coffee Shop 422 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA 98501 Olympia is the state capitol of Washington, and the perfect place to visit or live if you are looking for a community with everything, maybe not right this moment with the nationwide pandemic, but travel will be back! For right now you get to take a virtual armchair journey with us continuing up the PCH. A very laid back vibe, and total acceptance of every type of individual.  this is where we found Ember Goods in downtown Olympia. Logan and Bonita,our first two guests are now married, and we at the roadshow would love to think we had something to do with this. We did not but it's a good story!  This couple, with the assistance of a dear friend and co-owner Nick Terrel, turned a tattoo parlor, with a very bad reputation into one of the most unique retail/coffee shops we found on the PCH . Photography, wood working, and retail skills combined, with a desire to fill a space with local artisans, makes your perfect next coffee stop. A very eclectic space that offers up northwoods type clothing, homemade sweaters, gifts, and personal products like local beard wax. How did these two delightful people meet? Which one was shooting a wedding, and which one was a guest when their star crossed eyes met? The rest one might say “is history”, until someone decided to move to Thailand. In the movies when the man professes his love, there is a "standard" reply and then there's a Bonita response. There may be moments in life that cements a woman’s love for her partner, Logan and mice, you will just have to listen!  Excellence in coffee, you bet! (don't leave without trying the turmeric,ginger, honey with cinnamon, clove and a shot of espresso) Trivia question. Who was the yo-yo champion of Washington two years running? And why wouldn’t the judges allow him to use his Stradivarius yo-yo? Our next guest Evan is an "extrovert without a stop button". How did she suddenly become a recluse while in college?. What did coffee have to do with it? Evan Sterbick's story will make you feel good all over. She has discovered her passion, and is now “feeding Olympia” Discover why making good food equals making good memories. She has an explanation for why teaching people how to cook good things during bad times can solve many problems. With confidence, knowledge, and love for other people, this young woman will go far, and  change many lives, Paraprofessional and English major Joe Kinder took a job he never thought he would. Not his major, what drew him to this position. He now works with special education children and you can  definitely understand why he is good at his job. He had an epiphany the first time he entered the teachers lounge and has acted on it ever since. This man’s personal experience has led him to a career that in years to come will have people saying, “if it weren’t for Joe Kinder... Check out this weeks Spotify Playlist for all the songs from our guests.  Special Thank you for the bonus musical suggestions from Evan Sterbick. https://bit.ly/EmberGoods Remember if you have a question,or topic you want us to follow up on from this week, or any other episode of the CCCRS,we are happy to try to get that done in the segment we call Free Refills. Just leave us a message at our web-page https://crosscountrycoffeeroadshow.com/ or email directly: https://crosscountrycoffeeroadshow.com/contact/ Stayed tuned for new episodes of Covid Coffee Chronicles stating later this week!. Stay well, keep your distance, wash your hands, laugh occasionally and we will all get through this together. Dan and Linda McGarry Cross Country Coffee Roadshow