Well, January is nearly over already, but Happy 2011 anyway! Yes, I know, I've been MIA for a while... let's just say life's little roller coaster took a few unexpected twists and turns over the last couple of months and leave it at that.
As usual, I have a bit of catching up to do... firstly I'm happy to report that I did REALLY well in my first semester of Retail Baking at TAFE. Out of five subjects I passed the two ungraded ones, and achieved Distinctions in all three graded modules. I'm still working at
321 Patisserie in Argenton (almost half-way through the first year of my Pastry Chef apprenticeship), and we have another store opening soon in Warners Bay.
I also have a few photos to add from late last year, but at this point in time I'm taking an extended hiatus from doing cakes at home. Going back to full-time work took a bit more out of me than I had anticipated, so for health reasons I've stopped taking cake orders for now. However, I'm thinking I might come out of hibernation to do a small run of Valentine cookies and see how I go with a 'one-off project' ... I'll post details soon.
