Making the most of what we have around us is just down right awesome. We took off for a week to the sunshine state to visit family and of course have fun. I got upgraded on our wheels for the same price, thankyou Hertz for brining us some good vibes. Shelby rocks! If one gets a chance to rent this awesome ride do it. This ride will rock you and your passengers. Get out and make the most of your summer. Most of all smile,Good days are here indeed. Peace Jessie

This was in the Times Standard and in the Redwood times. I was out fishing with my buddy on the Eel River south of the Miranda bridge when I got a call from my wife about an airplane that went down some where in Miranda. Since we were out and about in a jet boat we went searching and found this airplane on the river bar. We went to check it out and see if everything is ok. Then here comes the owner walkin the other way alive and kickin. We shook hands and talked for a while and offered to help him out which my buddy did the next day.
Peace Jessie

Good Days are here indeed! Living here in the heart of Redwoods is truly a magical place. Its been snowing of and on these last days and more is to come. To drive down the Ave of the Giants and experience this is awesome. As the challenge of the day may be on how to answer someones question like ” where is this snow coming from?” Gong! it could be coming from the sky? or Disney Land? We really want people to focus and be here now. Enjoy it, embrace it. Make the best of it. I challenge you to create some good magic and share it with someone for Good Days are here indeed! Peace.

What is a gong worthy? Its a question that is sometimes very hard to answer and the only way to answer is with loud hand held gong that not only makes a loud bloom sound when done clears the air of any negative energy with the vibration of the sound soothing to the head. A true cleansing. For instance the other day a person asked ” do you sell coffee?” Gong! Or do you use water to make coffee? Gong! Where is the snow coming from? Gong. Maybe you have some answers? Gong! We will be creating a list as people come thru.

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Presenting the new Weotter’s Blend Label



We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated and give a thanks too all the children at Agnes Johnson elementary school. We would also like to give a big thanks to Signature Coffee company for helping make this all possible. This great blend is now available here at the Daily Grind and at Four Mori market next door.

We have finished judging the submissions!
Below is our winners and our new Weotters Blend Coffee Label.

1st place winner - Kylee - 5th Grade


2nd Place Winner - Travis - 5th Grade


Tied* 3rd Place Winner - Tommy - 4th Grade

Tied* 3rd Place Winner - Lilly - 3rd Grade

Thank you very much to everyone who participated! Its now on the shelf and ready for you to bring this magical blend home and enjoy.

Our local newspaper the Redwood Times has printed an article about our rescent contest, below is the article.

New coffee blend dedicated to local school
Mary Anderson / Redwood Times



These winners in the contest to design a label for the new Agnes J. Johnson coffee blend received their ribbons and prizes at an assembly at A.J. Johnson School in Weott. All the prizes were donated by Daily Grind owner Jessie Morrison, standing in the back, far right. The first place winners in each grade are holding drawing books. The Grand Prize winner is Kylee Teasley, standing the back row, fourth from the right. To her left are runner-up winners Travis Chagolla and Thomas Harwood. Lily Noell shared third place overall with Harwood, but was not present at the ceremony.

Agnes J. Johnson holds a special place in the heart of Jessie Morrison. He was a student there from kindergarten through the sixth grade. His family moved away after that and lived in Hawaii, but Jessie still thought of Southern Humboldt as home. He moved back to the area with his wife Meagan & settled in Myers Flat and opened their business, The Daily Grind, and now their child attends Agnes J. Johnson School.Being a “We-otter” in his heart, Morrison began to think of something he could do to help the school, and what he came up with was a special coffee blend dedicated to the school.

”It was my idea,” he says. “I wanted to give something back to the school. I’ve always loved this place and I wanted to give back to this community and make a difference. I thought instead of taking on the whole world; let’s stick to our small communities and make some magic happen here.”

The new Agnes J. Johnson blend was developed with the help of Karyn Lee-Thomas and husband, David, of Signature Coffee. Morrison doesn’t want to reveal too many details, but he says that one of the ingredients is Peruvian.

With the coffee blend completed, Morrison needed a label. Since the coffee was to be a fundraiser for the art program at A. J. Johnson School, he turned to art teacher Carolee Lang, and they both came up with the idea of an art contest. All the students participated in the contest. The winning label was selected by a three-person jury made up of Lee-Thomas, David Thomas, and Schools Foundation President Linda Brodersen. As well as a grand prize, first place winner, the jury also selected winners from every class.

At an assembly at the school last Wednesday, all the winning artists were awarded ribbons and prizes by Morrison. He told the students that Walt Disney started his career when he was in elementary school and went on to create Mickey Mouse when he was only 19. He said he hoped that knowing that would inspire the students to keep on with their artwork.

Morrison says he couldn’t have done it without the help of Carolee Lang. Lang, of course, is pleased that her program is getting such positive attention.”I have each grade level for art once a week,” she says. “We do a lot of just playing with all different materials, from chalk to pastels to watercolors to things in nature. We do a lot of leaf projects in the fall. We study the elements of art, so they get the lines and shapes. We also do art history with the kids. It’s amazing what they will grasp. I introduce the artist, talk about their life and then we look at their work. When we were doing Van Gogh, I pointed out how he would use thick paint and tell them stories about his life, about how he cut off his ear, and they will remember things like that. After we studied the artist, we looked at his pictures for some of the elements of art and then we do a project to mimic their work. With Van Gogh, we mixed flour into our paint and made it thick and they painted with that. It was amazing that afterwards they asked me for thick paint because they wanted that effect. Like Morrison, Lang’s children also attend Agnes J. Johnson School.

”I’m here for the kids,” she says. “It’s good for me to see kids come and have a safe, calm, creative atmosphere. It’s amazing what the students will create if you just give them a blank slate and let them go. Everybody has an artist inside of them. Art is seen differently by everybody. What looks wonderful to one person may not look wonderful to another. My goal is to let each kid find the artist within themselves and appreciate that.” Morrison calls the Agnes J. Johnson blend “a coffee with a cause.” For every bag sold, he will donate one dollar to the school’s art program. Now that the winning label has been selected, it will be sent off to the printer so the labels can be made, and before very long, Agnes J. Johnson School coffee will be available for sale at The Daily Grind in Myers Flat, and also online, at www.Dailygrind-Coffee.com.

Source: http://www.redwoodtimes.com/news/ci_7692410

We are creating a new coffee blend for Agnus Johnson school arts program, there was a contest to create a label for the new Weotters blend and yes we have a winner. The results will be out soon. Its great to know there is so much talent in our kids. Thank you so much for all your time and energy.

Peace Jessie

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