Coffee, Animals & Books

Patrick McDonnell, creator of Mutts
http://www.muttscomics.com/

What more could we want from a Saturday afternoon? Although the rain seemed to keep people away, it also brought the first hint of official coffee shop weather: cool, rainy, fall days. The highlight of the day for me was seeing Patrick McDonnell, creator of Mutts comic strip, speak and draw his famous characters on a flip chart. YESH!

I escaped the rain and cool breeze by going into Chelsee's Coffee & More for hot cafe au lait and a blueberry muffin. That warmed me up and fueled me for the rest of the afternoon! It was so thoughtful of BookMarks to plan the festival around the coffee shop location!

It's great to see the literary arts celebrated in the Downtown Arts District.