Blue Chair and Blue Monarch in Sewanee, TN

Hey! I wanted to tell you about a really neat place that I discovered this past week in Sewannee, TN! The Blue Chair is a quaint little cafe/bakery/coffee shop tucked away in the mountainous town of Sewanee, TN (a few miles off Interstate 24). My boyfriend, Douglas, is a graduate of The University of the South in Sewanee, so we took a day trip to see the view and visit the town.

After our third failed attempt to find a spot for lunch (the others restaurants were either shut down or closed for remodeling), we pulled up to The Blue Chair and headed in for a nice sit down lunch! This is no ordinary cafe! The walls are painted with scenes that remind me of what I would consider "the good ole days"....probably sometime around the era that our grandparents were teens...and the cafe was full of a variety of folks...some having their paper/coffee time, one group of women were discussing their "hot topic" of the week, and others were like us, just passersby.

I noticed a few items for sale....coffee beans, granola, and other goodies. Not only is Blue Chair a cafe, but it employs women that are in the sister non-profit organization called Blue Monarch. Blue Monarch is a residential, intensive self-help program for women and their children who are recovering from emotional wounds. The women that are a part of the Blue Monarch program are supported by the sales of their products.

BTW---I was inspired to write about this after devouring a bowl of the delicious Cranberry & Coconut Homemade Granola!!

All of their products are available online...check it out! www.thebluechair.com

AND, if you happen to be driving by the area or need a short road trip to a precious little Southern getaway town...visit Sewanee!! Stop in at The Blue Chair....I know you will LOVE it!!

www.thebluechair.com
www.bluemonarch.org

**This is a pic of Douglas at one of the overlooks in Sewanee!