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faelans_follyIt's still strange to me, not being at the cafe all hours of the day. Arriving at five in the morning to start the day's baking, staying until past six in the evening to clean and right the place for the next day had been the rule.
Now it's the exception. Turns out, having someone to wake up next to in the morning makes leaving bed to mix scones the absolute last thing I want to do when the sun starts to lighten the sky.
Two assistants take care of morning and evening prep and cleaning. I breeze in around ten in the morning and head out around four when Jack comes by to pick me up on his way home.
Some days I don't make it in at all.
Today, though, I'm readying the cafe to welcome the equinox. Pumpkin spice lattes, muffins and breads. Hot cider and thick, rich stews will take the place of the chilled beverages and fruit from the summer.
Based on the smiles I see from the people coming through the doors and reading the day's menu board, the changes are welcome ones.
Now it's the exception. Turns out, having someone to wake up next to in the morning makes leaving bed to mix scones the absolute last thing I want to do when the sun starts to lighten the sky.
Two assistants take care of morning and evening prep and cleaning. I breeze in around ten in the morning and head out around four when Jack comes by to pick me up on his way home.
Some days I don't make it in at all.
Today, though, I'm readying the cafe to welcome the equinox. Pumpkin spice lattes, muffins and breads. Hot cider and thick, rich stews will take the place of the chilled beverages and fruit from the summer.
Based on the smiles I see from the people coming through the doors and reading the day's menu board, the changes are welcome ones.
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Date: 2013-10-05 03:12 am (UTC)"Free, right. That's absolutely what I would have said too," I told her. 'Strong' and 'wild' would have seemed better to me but 'free' was probably more politically correct.
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Date: 2013-10-05 04:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-10-06 05:49 am (UTC)"I am a wizard," I reminded her. Not that being a wizard had anything to do with that, but wizards were all mysterious and such. Granted, I was probably more Bilbo than I was Gandalf.
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Date: 2013-10-06 02:49 pm (UTC)The expression on my face is one clearly stating my disbelief that magical abilities have little to do with creative phrasing.
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Date: 2013-10-08 04:32 am (UTC)"Ahhh, so you understand perfectly," I said with a nod. I've learned that if you can't convince people of your point it was best to just act like they agreed with you anyways. Or maybe it was the worst to do that. It was one extreme or the other, that was for sure.