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Bakery Day 12: Serendipitous

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I am quite certain that this morning I played many repeat roles in The Walking Dead and rick ended me many times ... a true apocalyptic zombie ...

I managed to make it to the bakery on time and get to work fast ... it never feels like work outside of the actually getting up from bed. It’s silly to say but I love looking at our wall of bread and seeing my work on all of the shelves...


Some changes I have made or in the process of making:
- no more sandwich rolls. No one buys them. In fact, no small rolls at all. But, someone had an idea that they could be used for the sandwiches we sell at lunch so maybe for this reason only. So, no more knots or braided rolls as well.
- we will only be open Wednesday’s from 9-3. No one comes in the evening so I will use this time to go home and sleep for an hour then return and make croissants for the Thursday rush.
- Sunday will be a repeat of Wednesday except we close at 1, which is the plan all along.
- I will start focusing on more desserts for sure ❤️

I’m very happy with how things are going. Needless to say we are not making enough money to come close to living on, but it’s only two weeks and I know that even the shortest of roads cannot be paved in one day, and I do have some patience...

Did I mention I am making croissants right now as I write? I have turned off the oven and the temperature in the kitchen is 28 which is like a winter day for me so I am taking advantage of this time and going to do my best to get these babies to look beautiful.

And ... I want to say .. I do not know if it’s good energy or a positive attitude but we have been fortunate to meet some amazing people who have walked through the doors .. and two in particular have been extraordinarily kind and yes, helpful...

...any time I hear the word helpful I am reminded of Eddie Murphy in Trading Places when he says, “thank you, you’ve been hepful”.. cracks me up every time

The rain in Spain may fall mainly on the plain but I can tell you, it also falls heavily in Inca ... and I love the rain even though I think it keeps my neighbors indoors ...

Thank you sincerely for reading my oddly not so amusing review of the day. Today I will work a lot longer as I must make more bread, the croissants and I promised sticky rolls to a customer and she said to call them coco so I will. Yes, it’s the same customer I told you about a couple of times

❤️❤️

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