As you can see in this picture, baking has always been a joy of mine. I remember helping my mom in the kitchen, making cookies, breads, cakes, etc. She always let me help and didn't care if what I did was messy or not just the way she wanted it - she let me experiment and learn things from successes and mistakes. It was fellowship for us, and it is something I'll always remember.
I have this dream to open a bakery. I would be my own boss, and could hang out in the kitchen all day making treats and just creating things from a pile of flour and sugar. How cool would that be as a job? Nobody asking you for metrics, no emergency meetings, no 150 emails a day...wow. Sure, I know running any business is work, but getting to do something you love all day long seems so rewarding.
My bakery's name is River City Sweets. Its logo is the banner at the top of the blog, and every baked good leaves the shop in a chocolate brown box, sealed with a logo-stamped sticker. The menu varies at the whim of the owner. One day we might have pumpkin pie cupcakes, the next we have PB&J, sometimes truffles, other times whoopie pies, cookies, whatevs. I might even throw customers for a loop and make a spaghetti cupcake cake one day.
The atmosphere is casual and and the air filled with tunes from the likes of Jack Johnson, Dewey Cox, and Nickel Creek. Maybe a little Sons of Bill, Tonic, and Jim Croce thrown in for fun. There are comfy chairs and cushioned ottomans, so when you put your feet up they're comfy too. The floor is painted concrete, adorned with various-sized pink polka dots stenciled in a random pattern.
I'm hoping for at least one exposed brick wall, but that might be wishful thinking ;)
More to come - until then, I have some more dreaming to do...
