On a cool, sensual Easter Sunday, three of us took the scenic route to Heart, to take advantage of the bursting colors and smells.  We chose to revisit Heart because it again was named one of the 50 best coffee shops in the country, and it had been three years since we had been here.

Inside we found not much had changed – other than the prices.  It was still a quirky space with hard seats around odd shaped tables. We like the quirky aspects, but because of limited size and seat selections, it’s not ideal for hanging-out.

Discussion topics today included our continued frustrations with making progress against growing intractable world problems – environmental and corporate power primarily, but also the Israel-Palestine conflict; H’s great time in New Orleans; what various high school seniors are going through now in terms of choosing which college to attend; and how for some of us, taking a 2 week vacation does not give us enough time to really explore new lands.        2211 E. Burnside     http://www.heartroasters.com