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Bakery Day 16: time to make the donuts

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Today was not a bad day. I was quite the zombie this morning but I got on with the breads nicely making white, integral, and gluten free.. then I got on to other things ... the croissants today didn’t turn out so lovely but I do not complain about this And move forward as it’s a learning.

We have not had a lot of customers today but before we opened a man asked if he could have coffee so I made him cafe con leche and he ate two of my cream pastries and a muffin and then another coffee and a bottle of water .. then a man and his son came in and I took care of them too, all the while baking. As mentioned, this was well before we opened so sandy was not here yet. The man told me the coffee was excellent .. woohoo davie is an expert !!


This afternoon I also went home and took a rest and even slept for 45 minutes, ohhh how I want that to be three hours hehehehe ... tonight I close so sandy can rest and tomorrow I will sleep until 7 or so and come in at 8. I am making donuts but I do not think the yeast is activating as they are not rising ... so I will let them slowly ferment and see. If a problem happens I just make new ones, it’s not a crime.

I have started feeling a little sick today. I know it’s because I am run down and having other problems as well ... balance will fix this .. this morning I made an intensive green juice of just lemons, cucumber and spinach .. I loved it but I think it would be too strong for some.

Can you believe we have made it 16 days? I will be very honest with you, I still do not think I understand I have a bakery. Maybe it’s the workload or maybe it’s the love or just a lack of time to think but it’s really great. A family came in today and were so nice and reminded me that it will take time and in September things should start picking up (I hope)

And lastly, I got a nice gift or two in the mail from a friend in Riehen which made me smile. I miss living there a lot and it was really the most transformational time of my life... I learned how to love myself, I learned how to be respectful of all human beings and treat others as they deserve, I made some really lovely friends, and I went vegan..

Thank you for reading this ❤️


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