The First Child of Sundrip Journals (AOL Hometown hosting)

It seems as if I have wasted this entire weekend. I have done nothing that needed to get done, nothing. I do know that there are a few things I want to pick up at the store. I want to get a few new pans and a hand mixer for jobs that are not big enough for the Kitchen Aid Mixer. I like making shortbreads but I dont want to dirty the big mixer when I can do it in a bowl with a hand mixer. I think I'd like to do iceing that way or things like the shortbreads/quick breads. I have thought many times that I wouldnt ever go back to cooking as a career. Recently I've been thinking about opening a bakery/ lunch bar. There is a place open within the building that is affordable and accessable. That would be nice ya know. In addition to all that the location is great. It wouldnt be that hard. Some have told me to grab the space and go for it. There is more to do than renting a space. I have to think about quite a bit before getting it off the ground. Since I live in the building the rent is so dang cheap that its less than I am paying for rent. I thought that with the police officers I could have special pricing and encourage them to come around for the police specials. I think about it a lot. I know I said I'd never cook again as a career, but lately I've been considering it, seriously considering it.

I think that there are things a person is just born to do. While I do enjoy other things, I think that I love cooking the most. I really liked photography. I really like the "social worker" type job that I had. I like working at the animal shelter with the dogs and cleaning the cages and what not. There have been a lot of things I enjoyed doing, but when It comes down to it, cooking is my first love.

In Kentucky I ran my bakery out of part of the apartment. I did well for myself that way. I took orders and filled them but they could also stay for pastries and coffee. When I was in Culinary School I came up with a name for the bakery. I've kept it since 1992, the name I mean. And when I open a bakery again that will be the name, Jubilee Harvest. It comes from a Biblical account where Jehovah blessed the land, slaves were freed and sent away with gifts, everyone sat back for a full year and did nothing but celebrate and enjoy themselves. There was no planting or harvesting that year because Jehovah had blessed the land. They had plenty of food and they just celebrated for a whole year. The Israelites repeated it every 50th year of the harvest. there were increments of 7 years where there were certain things that were done. After the 7 increments of 7 they stopped planting because the 50th year would be the Jubilee Harvest. It was a blessing from Jehovah. I always thought that would be a great name for a bakery. That is how I chose the name. As for my name, oh that story is way too long and complicated. But never fear, I dont claim to be the reincarnated Joan of Arc. I will tell you one thing, like her, I hallucinate. Like her, I would die for what I belive in. And like her, I think that leaving is not all important; doing the right thing at the right time is.

Joan of Arc

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