I think we must have posed quite a conundrum to the people driving by. ‘What could be making those two women look so wistful?’ they must have thought to themselves, as they saw our eyes drift into the middle distance, as we drifted along the road from Newlands to Claremont.
Well ladies and gentlemen, much as we may proudly run a business based on principles of social justice and liberation, much as we like to discuss the important political stories of the day, much as we take our work very seriously… we were talking about breadmakers! That’s right. Laurence and I took a few moments out of our day of retail and wholesale, staff management issues and supply needs, decision making and plan drafting, to dream of one day owning a magic, breadmaking machine of our own.
If ever you needed proof that L and I are fundementally, at heart, totally and utterly middle class, then here it is! When I first heard of breadmakers, it took me a while to wrap my head around the idea that such a small machine could make a loaf of bread from start to finish, and L hadn’t realised that this was the case until I explained my ideal kitchen appliance to her today. Laurence is a waffle maker of note (even her children’s teachers are jealous of their packed lunches!), and she was clearly making a mental list of recipes she’d try out.
Anybody listening to the conversation might have thought it was absurd, but we were in heaven, imagining the smell of fresh bread greeting us and our families in the morning. I guess behind our graduate, multi-lingual, migrant, business-like exteriors, there’s a little bit of a housewife in all of us!
Have a good weekend everyone. I’ll be teaching an exciting little class at Beloved Beadwork tomorrow, taking B to a Hannah Montana themed birthday party, and enjoying a relaxed sunday in the garden.
I think we must have posed quite a conundrum to the people driving by. ‘What could be making those two women look so wistful?’ they must have thought to themselves, as they saw our eyes drift into the middle distance, as we drifted along the road from Newlands to Claremont.
Well ladies and gentlemen, much as we may proudly run a business based on principles of social justice and liberation, much as we like to discuss the important political stories of the day, much as we take our work very seriously… we were talking about breadmakers! That’s right. Laurence and I took a few moments out of our day of retail and wholesale, staff management issues and supply needs, decision making and plan drafting, to dream of one day owning a magic, breadmaking machine of our own.
If ever you needed proof that L and I are fundementally, at heart, totally and utterly middle class, then here it is! When I first heard of breadmakers, it took me a while to wrap my head around the idea that such a small machine could make a loaf of bread from start to finish, and L hadn’t realised that this was the case until I explained my ideal kitchen appliance to her today. Laurence is a waffle maker of note (even her children’s teachers are jealous of their packed lunches!), and she was clearly making a mental list of recipes she’d try out.
Anybody listening to the conversation might have thought it was absurd, but we were in heaven, imagining the smell of fresh bread greeting us and our families in the morning. I guess behind our graduate, multi-lingual, migrant, business-like exteriors, there’s a little bit of a housewife in all of us!
Have a good weekend everyone. I’ll be teaching an exciting little class at Beloved Beadwork tomorrow, taking B to a Hannah Montana themed birthday party, and enjoying a relaxed sunday in the garden.
I think we must have posed quite a conundrum to the people driving by. ‘What could be making those two women look so wistful?’ they must have thought to themselves, as they saw our eyes drift into the middle distance, as we drifted along the road from Newlands to Claremont.
Laurence looking deep in thought!
Well ladies and gentlemen, much as we may proudly run a business based on principles of social justice and liberation, much as we like to discuss the important political stories of the day, much as we take our work very seriously… we were talking about breadmakers! That’s right. Laurence and I took a few moments out of our day of retail and wholesale, staff management issues and supply needs, decision making and plan drafting, to dream of one day owning a magic, breadmaking machine of our own.
Me looking a little bit blissed out!
If ever you needed proof that L and I are fundamentally, at heart, totally and utterly middle class, then here it is! When I first heard of breadmakers, it took me a while to wrap my head around the idea that such a small machine could make a loaf of bread from start to finish, and L hadn’t realised that this was the case until I explained my ideal kitchen appliance to her today. Laurence is a waffle maker of note (even her children’s teachers are jealous of their packed lunches!), and she was clearly making a mental list of recipes she’d try out.
Heaven 
Anybody listening to the conversation might have thought it was absurd, but we were in heaven, imagining the smell of fresh bread greeting us and our families in the morning. I guess behind our graduate, multi-lingual, headstrong migrant, business-like exteriors, there’s a little bit of a housewife in all of us!
Have a good weekend everyone. I’ll be teaching an exciting little class at Beloved Beadwork tomorrow, taking B to a Hannah Montana themed birthday party, and enjoying a relaxed sunday in the garden.
