Baku day 83: A slow day at the office

I did not so much baking this morning at the bakery, instead I used some of the time to go to he city to get some supplies for the bakery. And this I did.

It makes me excited to think of the creative foods we can sell with the new gold I picked up. I also managed to get some boxes for ensaimadas and cakes and pastries. These things are expensive and it’s ridiculous!! There must be more cost effective suppliers somewhere and at the same time using recycled materials. Kind of off topic but I just remembered someone had a purse they showed me some days back and it was made from recycled jeans...

Tomorow will be quite a day. I will be at the bread fair with a table while Sandy is at the bakery. Because it is a festival we will be open longer at the bakery. The bad news is it is supposed to rain all day. Not sure how I will manage carrying everything to the event as it will be more work to drive my car there and then back again and then two more times .. but I prefer to be walking since it is only about 900 meters away. To be honest, with the rain I do not want to do the fair but we are obligated. Not many people will come and time will pass very slowly. I also do not want to be outside while it is raining. Even though we will be under a cover it will still be damp. Such is life !!

i have to be up in 5,5 hours so I sign off now ... I am looking forward to sleeping on Monday 😂😂

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