Well it has been about six weeks since I started my new job as the café supervisor – are you missing me?? I now work at The Old School Café in Durham. This café is part of St. Margaret’s Centre in Durham which is a mental health…

Well what can I say but after many weeks of looking for employment I have found a job and I start on Monday. There are several reasons for my new employment of which the main ones are that the cost of living has affected many…

“Baby Shower” Cupcakes – something I have never been asked to make before and I have really enjoyed every part of the process. I have baked Cupcakes before but never adorned with “baby shower” decorations so when the request came in I went into creative…

Oh what a week it has been. I have spent so much time working on the website that I haven’t had time to bake but as I haven’t had any orders this week it has been a productive week. The website was down for a…

Fruit Scones I have baked so many of these over the years and I am just never happy with them as they always seem so flat and spread out to me. I am always comparing them to what I see in cafes and the supermarkets…

What a beautiful few days here in County Durham 🙂 Just a shame I had to be running about getting jobs done before the weekend kicked in so I can actually take a seat and rest for a while. Being self employed though is never…

At present my delivery menu method are to allow myself 2-3 business days to bake an order from start to finish so that I can deliver within the 3 day time frame. For example, if a customer orders on a Monday morning then the order…

Well another long weekend and I hope everyone is having a relaxing time. I am making the most of the downtime and enjoying the lie-ins and the chill out time. The children are all in their rooms no doubt on the technology but at least…