Welcome to The Noteboook Cafe and our shop Millie McKeever's Vintage & Home Decor

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Built in 1875, this historic bank building houses The Notebook Cafe and Millie McKeever's Vintage & Home Decor. Located at 201 Antique City Drive, Walnut, Iowa, it's a place you won't want to miss.
Welcome! We're glad you're here. This beautiful historic 1875 bank building is home to The Notebook Cafe and Millie McKeever's Vintage & Home Decor. When guests enter the unique corner entry, they are greeted with 16' ceilings, 8' windows, original hardwood floors, and chandeliers. Guests also love the cathedral ceiling bank vault now turned into Esther's tea-for-two room.

The Notebook Cafe has been offering cafe brunches and lunches, devotions for women, and tours of the restored historic 1875 bank building since 2017. Our 149-year-old doors have welcomed over 2,400 women to our beautiful building in the quaint little town of Walnut, Iowa. 

The Notebook Cafe's shop also has a shop, Millie McKeever's Vintage & Home Decor, is also located in the building. Named after the owner Shelly Thompson's grandmother, the cozy shop offers select vintage items paired with new home decor. Our much loved pure soy candles from The 5th Street Candle Co. are hand crafted from  family recipes handed down through generations from Millie McKeever's family and loved throughout the United States. Guests can also enjoy a coffee, latte, tea, or gourmet hot cocoa from our coffee bar. This unique 149-year-old building will inspire you with ideas for your own home. Millie McKeever (1912-2004) would be so pleased with the unique store that carries her name.
​SUMMER ISSUE OF OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE 'FOR YOUR HEART AND HOME'
​Enjoy the Summer issue of our complimentary online magazine ‘For your Heart and Home’. You’ll find faith based encouraging articles alongside decorating tips and DIY ideas! We have thousands of subscribers since starting our quarterly magazine three years ago. Thank YOU for being on this adventurous journey!
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This online magazine is offered by Millie McKeever’s Vintage & Home Decor Walnut and The Notebook Cafe.

Find a quiet space to relax and click here to start reading!
The 5th Street Candle Collection
​From our family to yours...'The 5th Street Candle Collection'...tied with apron strings...faith in God’s plan...and love.  These candles were created from the book 'Heart of a Warrior - A Legacy of Faith', now in it's 6th printing. 'Heart of a Warrior - A Legacy of Faith' was written after the passing of my mother. It's about my years growing up on 5th Street, a quaint little neighborhood tucked in Highland Park in Des Moines, Iowa. Our neighborhood was like the fictional Mayberry. There's so much of my history...my roots of faith...learned on the big hill of 5th Street. It's where my story begins. If you can, visualize the tidy well manicured lawns of 5th Street, with small cozy homes lining the big hill...porches where you were always welcome and the neighbors visited over coffee and sweet tea as flags waved in the breeze...you're in the right spot, welcome to my childhood neighborhood. Click here to learn more...
Books
​Books by The Notebook Cafe including our best seller 'Heart of a Warrior' - A Legacy of Faith by Shelly Thompson. Now in it's sixth printing, readers rave about 'Heart of a Warrior'. Karen Abercrombie, Miss Clara in the movie War Room, says this about 'Heart of a Warrior'...Shelly welcomes the reader in and she teaches, encourages and inspires through her own personal experiences. Because Shelly is such a gifted writer, you get to experience a forty-day journey that is masterfully painted with beautiful and rich imagery that honors the word of God as it stirs up the Warrior's heart!  This travel adventure back to the neighborhood of 5th street is sure to give you hope and encouragement. Click here for more information.
Gathering Spaces in our 1875 historical bank building
This beautiful historic 1875 bank building offers some unique options for gathering. Our Gathering Room offers guests a beautiful space with a 8' harvest table and fireside seating, or our Boarding Room Kitchen provides a feel for the era of 1875, but with all the modern conveniences. Guests also love 'Esther's Tea Room' our repurposed 148-year-old bank vault that is perfect for tea for two (or three). We can provide a light cafe lunch, or you can bring your own food/dessert in and enjoy. Call your friends and set up a meeting date soon! We're also the perfect place for your girlfriends Birthday parties, Bible Study groups, business meeting...or just a relaxing place to catch up and enjoy time with friends. It's always a good time to gather. Click here for more information.​
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About us.
Shelly Thompson is the Publisher for The Notebook Cafe -- Inspired Words for the Journey, and owner of Millie McKeever's Vintage & Home Decor with 201 Coffee Bar located in the quaint historic town of Walnut, Iowa. 'The Cafe' offers a place where women gather to share a time of fellowship, devotion, and a tour the circa 1875 historical bank building restored by Shelly and her husband. Shelly is the author of two books. Entwined; now in its fourth printing; and Heart of a Warrior; in its sixth printing. Taking a giant leap of faith Shelly left the corporate world in 2015 to pursue a dream God gave her of developing a monthly inspirational faith based online reading café of words and encouragement. Today, The Notebook Café reaches over one million people each month. Shelly has also developed The Notebook Cafe Woman's Conference and the women's retreat held in Branson, Missouri each November. Shelly and her husband, Dave, spend time with their family and many weekends working on home renovation projects…the current project is a Boarding Room Airbnb, The Hinckley, in their 1875 bank building in Walnut, Iowa.