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CarolSampaio

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Tintin said:
I guess I just didn't think there would be many Japanese in Brazil. I guess I was wrong. Cool. :)
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Oh boy... it's one of the largest imigrant communities in Brazil... this is a neighborhood called Liberdade, in São Paulo... just for you to get a feel of it...
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MollyConnor

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Olerica said:
I was right. Epic nap this afternoon.

Sales went better than expected. A writer acquaintance and his wife drove down (2 hours out of their way) to get some cheesecake and bread from me. I met him at a Christian writer's conference a year and a half ago. That was great fun. His wife is really lovely!

Sales were better than expected, for which I am grateful. Sold out of a few flavors, which always makes me happy. Was yelled at by a customer because I sold out of the one they wanted before they go there.... it's a risk you take. She drove 30 minutes!! I make so many and you can't expect to show up at 3:30pm on Saturday (end of a two day market) and expect that everything you want will be available. The yelling stunk.

I really want to sleep more. I'm so tired. But I should probably wait till bedtime now. Sigh. I think I'm fighting off whatever crud that people around town have been getting.
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Olerica, that's awesome! I'm happy for you and your success! I would love to see your breads and cakes. Please take pictures when you can. I just want to know how they look, I bet delicious! I bake myself but I don't think I'm talented enough to sell them hehe. :)
 
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CarolSampaio

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Tintin said:
Really? Wow. I had no idea. You learn something new every day. That's very cool. Thanks for sharing, Carol. :)
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My pleasure, Tintin...

You know, you remind me of a very dear friend of mine..

He is so polite and so proper that I always tell him I feel like an ogre next to him... :)

I kinda get the same feeling from you! :D
 
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I just found out some terrible news. I get it, suicide happens every day, but the YouTuber I met back in June? His friend committed suicide. And my heart is just so heavy.
 
CatHerder

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Sorry you got yelled at - having a customer upset over something not being available is a testament to the quality of your product. And it's better than having her upset over something she DID get. Still the yelling...ugh...I worked customer service at Kohl's for a bit and know how that can get.

30 minutes? I would be driving about 10 hours...and if there is no raspberry/lemon...there would be heck to pay!! No, actually, I would just ask your recommendation for something else.
 
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CatHerder said:
Sorry you got yelled at - having a customer upset over something not being available is a testament to the quality of your product. And it's better than having her upset over something she DID get. Still the yelling...ugh...I worked customer service at Kohl's for a bit and know how that can get.

30 minutes? I would be driving about 10 hours...and if there is no raspberry/lemon...there would be heck to pay!! No, actually, I would just ask your recommendation for something else.
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Well, then I'd better get to inventing something lemon/raspberry just for you! (I have a peach raspberry, a white chocolate raspberry, a lemon blueberry, and a lemon rosemary.... and all seasonal)

NOTHING was right for that (elderly) woman, and she was really excited about the flavor last weekend and it was for her I made sure that I had some on hand, but sales were SLOW and I took them where I got them, you know?

Anywhoo.....
 
Olerica

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Lynx said:
Think zinc. Recommend acquisition of zinc via cold-eeze or generic equivalent.
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*whine* but then I have to go out into the world to get some. I just want to laze about.

Harrumph.
 
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Tintin

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CarolSampaio said:
My pleasure, Tintin...

You know, you remind me of a very dear friend of mine..

He is so polite and so proper that I always tell him I feel like an ogre next to him... :)

I kinda get the same feeling from you! :D
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You're no ogre, dear sister. But thanks all the same. Bless you. :)
 
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blueorchidjd said:
ROD STEWART SINGING A CCR SONG.
[video=youtube;2oX2FSv4Rys]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oX2FSv4Rys&list=RDkDAMRMQr48g&index=32[/video]
king of funny to me, but still good.
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You just went up 10 points on my cool-ness scale because you know who CCR is and you know this song! :D
 
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lil_christian said:
I just found out some terrible news. I get it, suicide happens every day, but the YouTuber I met back in June? His friend committed suicide. And my heart is just so heavy.
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Aw no, I'm so sorry :'(

I hope your friend has God's comfort in his grief, as well as the family.
 
Olerica

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MollyConnor said:
Olerica, that's awesome! I'm happy for you and your success! I would love to see your breads and cakes. Please take pictures when you can. I just want to know how they look, I bet delicious! I bake myself but I don't think I'm talented enough to sell them hehe. :)
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This was my sample case from the beginning of the market about a year ago (I can tell because of the pumpkin). Typically now I sample nearly twice this, I try to have as many to taste as I can because I do so many different cheesecake flavors.

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This is bread from a few weekends ago. The muffiny looking things are my samples, I sell the baguettes, mostly. I am working on a few quick breads and I do a few different kinds of cookies as well.
 
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lil_christian said:
I just found out some terrible news. I get it, suicide happens every day, but the YouTuber I met back in June? His friend committed suicide. And my heart is just so heavy.
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I am so sorry. There is no easy comfort, no reason, not a lot of peace - save in the hope that this person who's heart broke so much they couldn't live any longer was also held tight in the arms of our Savior.
 
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MissCris

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Battlestar Galactica. Hot coffee. Cozy quilt. YES.

Hope everyone has a good night :D
 
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Siberian_Khatru

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lil_christian said:
I just found out some terrible news. I get it, suicide happens every day, but the YouTuber I met back in June? His friend committed suicide. And my heart is just so heavy.
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A neighbor of ours we've known for 20+ years took his own life recently. It's crazy how much more 'real' it feels when it's someone closer to your heart (or someone within a physically close proximity). My heart goes out to his loved ones and to you.
 
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Siberian_Khatru said:
A neighbor of ours we've known for 20+ years took his own life recently. It's crazy how much more 'real' it feels when it's someone closer to your heart (or someone within a physically close proximity). My heart goes out to his loved ones and to you.
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Wow sorry to hear that, SK. I think its getting more common these days.
 
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Siberian_Khatru

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zeroturbulence said:
You just went up 10 points on my cool-ness scale because you know who CCR is and you know this song! :D
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It's a pretty decent cover too. Rod Stewart's voice isn't such a contrast from John Fogerty's.
 
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CarolSampaio said:
My pleasure, Tintin...

You know, you remind me of a very dear friend of mine..

He is so polite and so proper that I always tell him I feel like an ogre next to him... :)

I kinda get the same feeling from you! :D
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Tintin makes you feel like an ogre?


I get that.

His beard alone makes me feel inadequate. :p
 
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MollyConnor

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This is how we roll in Texas grocery stores...okay okay, I have no idea if he's in Texas, but he's adorable!

[video=youtube;DiEk-E5F1C0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiEk-E5F1C0[/video]
 
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