Betty May's Coffee and Things is perfection. The purple walls; the home canned preserves, gemstones, glass marijuana pipes, and rose-infused olive oil for sale; and the red antique cash register and matching hand-pumped espresso machine are just the beginning.
Wait until you meet Betty May herself.
When we arrived, Betty May was wearing Christmas pajamas under her barista apron, her long white hair brushed back from her face. As soon as I saw her, I knew we'd struck gold.
While we sat at the bar and sipped our House Special (a latte with a big dollop of homemade whipped cream and a generous shaving of nutmeg from her antique German nutmeg grinder - really delicious) and ate our Butt Muffins (bran-cranberry muffins made with olive oil - so good we had two), Betty May regaled us with stories from her 60+ years in Carson, the history of the town, her plans for expanding on the "and Things" aspect of her business (maybe a lounge in back for smoking a bowl with friends: "There's just no nice place to do that here in town!"), all her jewelry (a bracelet with little compartment in it: "I keep my weed in there so I always have some with me"), and she brought out her deck of angel tarot cards and did a quick reading for each of us.
It. Was. Awesome.
Betty May is an absolute treasure. She exudes such joyful delight in humanity, in life, in running her quirky little business just the way she pleases - it's infectious. We left totally fulfilled.
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Located at the corner of Wind River Road and Hot Springs road - the main four corner stop of Carson, Betty May's is next door to Gator Creek Gardens. Betty May says the space used to be the post office and hardware store. She swipes credit cards on her Square-enabled iPad. There are comfortable chairs and tables, some board games and books, and wifi if you want to hang out or work for awhile. But I recommend sitting at the bar and basking in the glory of Betty May's fantastic personality. You will not regret an hour spent with Betty May. read more