Sexy Roxy

There's a new addition to our sassy little bakery! It's very exciting! It's also about time, really.

When I was 19, I had a last minute gift to buy for Christmas - literally last minute -- it was Christmas Eve EVE! I was walking through Brookfield Square Mall and ran into my dad and step mom. Couldn't believe it! First of all, my dad hates people (and there are a lot of them in the mall). Secondly, my dad doesn't do malls (what with all the walking and people and crap he doesn't want).

"Hey! What are you doing here?!"

"Getting your Christmas present, that's what."

"Mmmm, whatcha gettin' me, Big Daddy?" :o)

The next day, under the tree, was Ethel. My white, Kitchenaid, 4.5 quart mixer, and I loved her. I mean love her. She's 24 years old and has been working her little grinder off at the bakery since September 1st. She has performed this well for the last 24 years with no whining or complaining...until recently. I can hear her whining a little and, quite frankly, I miss having her at home.

So as of today, Ethel has been put back on my counter, at home, where she belongs and her new bigger, baby sister, Roxy, has moved into the bakery as the new workhorse. She's bright and shiny and big and a little dark with her special Satin Metal finish -- very tough looking.

I will grow to love her, in time. She will just need to prove herself a bit first. Ethel will always be my first love, but I feel very strongly that there is enough room in my heart to love them both. So far, Roxy has proven that she can make my scones with much less effort and mess, so I am already very pleased at her first day performance.

It's so nice to be able to grow, isn't it?! :o)

Life After Holidays

OK - so I have finally figured out TWO things...ONE: people like to fool around in the early summer because February may just be the busiest cake month EVER in the history of recorded time and TWO: all of my customers disappear after a holiday. So, thank God for for the birds and the bees, but the phenomenon of "no" customers is so weird to me. Last week, I could barely keep my head above the water, this week, I'm floating down a lazy river. If someone could explain this second thing I figured out, I would be much obliged!

In the meantime, I took some fun pictures of some of the stuff I made today! Almost makes me wish you could lick your screen! :o)

Valentine's Day

I've been making some fun stuff for Valentine's Day and so I'd thought I would share them here for my "customers" from afar who can't really BE my "customers"...sometimes I talk too much.

Happy Valentine's Day! :o)

The Original Sally's

OK, so I almost didn't want to blog today because now those stinkin' darn cute pictures of the Cake Smash are below my screen when I look at my blog, but I just had to!!

My new "friend" Tom, a local retiree who lives right behind Sally's, is one of my "regulars", an amateur photographer, and life-time Genesee-an, and married to our Town Chairperson (who happens to be the daughter of one of the former Town of Genesee Chairpersons!), gave me THIS picture to hang in my bakery!!

Right now, you are probably asking yourself, what the heck did he give her THAT for? Well, this is the original Ford Dealership and John Deere Tractor Dealership back in the day.

What's more fascinating is that the window all the way to the right.....that's SALLY'S!!! I KNOW RIGHT!!! That is the original function and building and that now houses Sally's Sweet Shoppe!


I'm so touched by his gift and enthralled by having it adorning my walls and all the stories that go with it! I could stare at it forever...well, ok, maybe I would have to stop to look at pictures of Ava during her Cake Smash once and a while, but other than that....... Can you see it hanging on my wall behind the cooler case? How cool is that?!