The PORCH is really coming along!!
The toe-kicks were installed today
And the barn door rails, which our screen doors will eventually slide along
Said screened doors:
So exciting!! The two gentlemen who have been on the project since they started ate all of my Halloween candy and the bowl has been looking sadly empty for days. So this evening I brought home a few loaves of Honey Wheat bread and a bunch of cookies and sweets for them tomorrow. I have a feeling they are going to be very excited : )
But even more progress was made at the bakery this afternoon. I spent hella long time on the retail side of things (which has become my new undertaking) and set out so many of our goods. I made signs to go with them – our Ball jars and sign holders Seana made us now hold the item name and price. Such a great use for both instead of boring informational signs.
I also completely organized the office – something I’ve wanted to do since JUNE – and weeded out a bunch of stuff that we don’t use or need there. SO MUCH BETTER!
Dakota fuel:
But the biggest reason for a late bakery night was a staff meeting – preparing for the holidays with information and shirts! That’s the CEO in the background doin’ his thing..
We turned to our neighbors – Saigon Café – for a meal for the group. The owners there are so very sweet!! We’ve being meaning to support them more and felt this was a great opportunity to give them some business.
They not only provided a wonderful meal, but they brought over the food on nice dishes as if we were dining in the restaurant. So nice!
We had 3 kinds of entrée – pork, shrimp and tofu – all with veggies, plus eggrolls and some eggdrop soup!
Can’t forget the rice – both steamed and fried
I had a combo of shrimp + tofu. The best thing about Vietnamese food is that they don’t skimp on the veggies!
Plus an eggroll.
I think I have only gotten 26 in my fortune cookie ONCE in my life : (
But I did get a good fortune – something to remember!
I was literally perusing the local Thai place considering take-out right now. Sold!
you are an amazing person to work for, kath! can i come build your porch in exchange for candy and gh goodies?! i love that your local businesses support each other — wish more of commercial america was like that.
That looks super delicious and now I want an egg roll…. 😉
LOVE me some vietnamese food and appreciate seein it pop up in the blogosphere. Surprised you didnt opt for the cold salad rolls as they are always a fave of mine and seem so very KERF friendly 🙂
Not sure I know what those are!?
Very delicate rice paper rolls stuffed to the brim with raw veggies and shrimp, plus a sweet and savoury peanut sauce for dipping. Fresh and so tasty!
I actually looked for rice paper rolls at Saigon Cafe but I don’t think they have them! I do love them, though, so I make them at home! Maybe we should lobby for Saigon Cafe to serve them.
I think that is a very wise fortune…one we all should live by.
Employee meetings got an upgrade! Those shirts look like they’re cute (can’t see enough to confirm haha). I’ve been wearing my lilac one. Miss the bakery!
Word on the street is that people were disappointed we didn’t have pizza!!
How wonderful & yummy!! Sending tons of positivity your way! 🙂
Your staff meetings sound like fun!
i only made it through a little bit of chinese school – but i know that IS how you say “egg!”
I like your fortune. I think you’re already on the right track! =)
I have a restaurant called Saigon Cafe right down the street from me! It is so delicious!! I love ethnic food!
The porch is certainly coming along! My friends and I were discussing the other day…what makes a porch a porch? a deck a deck? a patio? a breezeway?There are so many terms for seemingly similar structures, what’s the difference?
A roof??
A porch is on the front of the house, and is large and usually has a roof. A deck is on the back of the house, does not have a roof, and is made of wood (or vinyl made to look like wood). A patio is at the back of the house on the ground, and is made of cement or concrete. And I have no idea what a breezeway is! Totally useless info, but hope it helps the discussion with you and your friend 🙂
YES! Thank you:D
The place looks amazing! As does the food. Have a great evening!
So nice of you to think to bring home some bread and sweets for the guys working on your porch. I’m sure they’ll appreciate that. 🙂
Ohhh – love that message you got in the last photo!!
If the restaurant provided the meal for you though – it sounds like THEY were supporting you vs. you supporting them! Haha, you got free food after all 🙂 It looks delish – just about on par with Matt’s pizza for sure!
No we definitely paid for it! I just mean provided in a serving sense
Oh! Sorry about that! I think it’s great regardless that you collaborate with other businesses in your hometown. Especially when they serve good food of course 🙂
Love the article, always such great tips!
Wow! Porch looks great so far. What a treasure it will be starting in April/May!
Those eggrolls and all the food look great.
And your porch is definitely coming along. How fun to watch things transform before your very eyes. At the rate you move and manage to get things done, it’ll be done by the weekend 🙂 Can’t wait to see the pics when ever it’s done!
That’s a good fortune! Very thought provoking. And I can’t wait to see the porch all finished!!!
Gone are the days where employee meetings involved leftovers… All the food looks delicious!
What an awesome fortune! I totally love it 🙂
I can’t wait to see the porch. It looks awesome already
Oh God. Eggrolls are quite possibly the most delicious things ever. You are too lucky to have such sweet friends, and the porch is really coming along!! I remember when I was a kid I helped my dad build a shed for firewood which isn’t nearly as complicated, but building things are so fun because you know the fruits of your labor will be there for a longgg time. xooxx!
if Matt is the CEO does that make you the CFO? Or VP? haha
COO – chief organizing officer!?
Love that title 🙂
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Top notch fortune, top notch! ….. You’re porch will be amazing when it is finished! 🙂 Awesome!
I swear I think I was Vietnamese in a past life or something. I can’t get enough of the stuff!
what I cant wait to see the porch when it is all done – it looks so good so far!
Dinner looks fantastic! We have our meeting next Tuesday…can’t believe the holidays are coming up so fast. Can’t wait to see the final reveal on the porch 🙂
I love the idea of a nice new, clean porch. So many porches are a little rickety, dusty, peeling, etc… I love my house, but no porch. Jealous!
Glad to here your porch is coming along. Who needs an island anyway? If you want, you can come over and play with mine. 😉
I am Pho-king obsessed with Pho. My all time number 1 fave food by far.
love the fortune! that is a great message!
The porch looks amazing! We don’t really have them in the UK, they always seem a really cool thing done in America! Would love to have one though (and a garden ha!).
Congrats on the magazine too btw!
That last fortune was a good one. Aww I’m bummed, the Vietnamese food doesn’t look too authentic. But I get the real deal at home so maybe I’m picky. You’re right though, we definitely don’t skimp on veggies!
the vietnamese food looks beautiful! Those egg rolls are super appetising. I really wish I could visit your bakery, it look heavenly.
Hey Kath, awesome looking porch. cant wait to see the end result! BTW, im chinese and uh, fyi, egg in chinese is not pronounced as “dan” in “dan-iel”. Its more like… “tha-an”. with no pause where the dash is. its just to emphasize that its not pronounced as “than/then” its, “tah-an” hahahahahah or something similar to that.
All the food looks so wonderful ! I’ve always wanted to try Vietnamese.. love that last fortune 🙂
I love they brought the food over in real dishes. Nice touch.
YUM! That meal looks delicious. I love vietnamese food and can’t wait to go home for vietnamese home-cooked meals from my mom. 😀
Your porch is coming along very nicely! 🙂
The Vietnamese food looks so good. I’ve never had it before but it’s definitely on my list of foods to try. So nice of them to bring over actual dishes and plates!
I’m in the mood for vietnamese food now and its only 8:30 in the moring 😉
The porch looks beautiful!! I can’t wait to see it once it’s finished!
Thanks for the shout out. It really looks like you are stocking up with goodies for the holidays. Beautiful products and displays. Now, if only you were closer to me….I’d probably end up in a bread induced coma 😉
If I live close to GH Cville, I would probably be in a bread-induced come as well 🙂 — that is funny!
I do not believe that I have ever had Vietnamese, but it sounds awesome!
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I’ve never had Vietnamese food, but it looks a lot like Chinese so I think I’d love it. Asian flavors typically do it for me. 🙂
Can’t wait to see the porch all finished and decorated!
Wow, nice food delivered. I love supporting local independent restaurants vs. panera, cosi, etc… they charge way too much and the food isn’t that great sometimes. Your place looks great
The bakery looks great for the holidays w/ the snippet of a picture!
And I love that fortune.
and sliding screen doors. That is a really neat idea! I’m sure the men will be really happy with the treats!
Love the view from your porch!