So I’ve now completed my first week at Two Magpies, &
had my day off, & I’m just about ready to head to bed before starting week
two!
This week I’ll be working with Rebecca on the cake side of
the operation. I must admit, I’m more
nervous about that then I was about working with Jim on the bread! I’m not really sure why, I think it’s just
that I feel like I understand bread more than I do cake. I suppose I just don’t have the experience of
professional cake making, so there feels like there’s more pressure, especially
to get it looking beautiful & sale worthy!
Maybe that’s the difference; bread is beautiful in all its
rustic, unique, individual glory. When
you’re making cakes at home, for yourself or family or friends, it can be a
little rustic & not-quite-perfect.
But making cakes to sell? They all need to be perfect, & I guess I’m
not sure I quite have that touch… But we’ll see. All I can do is my best & I’m certainly
going to do that!
Southwold itself is really very pretty, especially along the
sea front; they’ve got all these little beach huts, all brightly coloured,
& it’s very sweet =)
I went for a wander along the pier the other day, & all
along the railings are these little brass plaques. Some of them commemorate births &
weddings, others are memorials to individuals & events, others still are
quotes. I saw a couple of Oscar Wilde
quotes, & this one from Tolkien, which made me smile =)
I still need to go for a wander round the brewery; I know
they do tours so will have to investigate & see if I can do that before we
leave, continue my real ale education! But I did get to be a tourist, just a little!
For now though, I’m off to bed, need me some sleep before
tonight’s shift =)
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