This is the 28th Christmas I’ve spent working in a bakery (the 22nd at the same shop) and I’ve gotta tell you it really wears me out. I have 2 more long shifts to go and I’m already exhausted. Every year around this time I tell anyone who will listen that I’m getting too old for this shit.

♀ & I have talked about what I might do instead of baking, but it’s hard to even imagine. It’s something I might be forced to think about soon though. My boss is 10 years older then me and has really started showing his age during the past year. He and I have had a pretty good arrangement.  Soon after he bought the shop 21 years ago, he herniated a disk in his back …no heavy lifting, then he developed asthma…flour dust, bad. So he needed someone reliable to run his night shift (bread, buns, danish…) He was still able to do the lighter, less dusty day shift (cookies, cakes, muffins, pastries…).

It’s a funny trade; there’s not a lot of ‘scratch’ bakeries left around and there’s not many ‘scratch’ bakers around either so we both kind of need each other, but when he calls it a day, then what? Buying the shop isn’t an option. Even if I could find a bank to lend me the money, I wouldn’t be able to pay it off  before I needed to retire. Also, it really needs 2 people to run it. Mrs. Boss does the decorating and manages the store front.   ♀  has just started her new career and isn’t interested in being a bakery owner.  Going to work someplace else doesn’t thrill me much either. I like the people I work for and I really like being in charge. Even if I could find a good fit in another shop (after this job ends), the fact is I’m getting too old for this shit.

We’ve talked about trying to make money with this blog. Lot’s of bloggers try it, I don’t think many are earning a living at it. We’ve tossed around ideas for business’  we could start without huge capital and have come up with a couple of possibilities. One looks promising, but  much more research is needed.

In the meantime, I need to get some sleep before it’s time to go back to work. So I’ll leave with a couple of  seasonal favourites.

♀ laughs every time she hears this song…

I can remember my Dad telling this story every year from memory…

&  if I don’t manage to post anything else in the next few days, ♀ & I would both like to wish you all the best of the season!

Cheers,

♀ & sss

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