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Annette

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About Me

After several years of teaching high school, I decided to take my career in another whole direction. I went back to school to become a pastry chef, and I have been working in the field for the last 4 years.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Kevin Smith, Ewald Notter, Anthony Bourdain, Laurell K. Hamilton, Patricia Cornwell, Sue Grafton...

My Blog

I-Poly Strikes Again

Four years ago, I completely turned my back on my career.  After over a decade of education, three schools, two foreign countries, and hundreds of students, I decided I wasn't going to be a teach...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:08:00 GMT

The Bakery Saga Part 7: Laissez Bon Temp Roulet!!!!

I passed everything...Sweet Addictions opens at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow!!
Posted by on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:02:00 GMT

The Bakery Saga Part 6: The floor...

The floor& Well I had my "final" health inspection last Friday.  I failed&miserably.  We put the wrong floor in the front and in the back.  It was supposed to be sheet vinyl or ceram...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:41:00 GMT

The Bakery Saga Part 5: I'm only little!

I have read many statistics some quoting as high as 90% of new businesses fail within the first two years.  I am currently blaming it on the city of Montclair!It has been a couple of months since...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:28:00 GMT

The Bakery Saga Part 4: Give Me the Keys I Can Drive

Well my darlings, it is official.  I have a bakery.  I received the keys on Tuesday!  Talk about excited!!!  I've already been to the site 5 times just to open/lock the doors.&nb...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 01:00:00 GMT

Bakery Saga Part 3: Don't go cheap baby, I'm buying...

Last week I filed my fictitious name statement with San Bernardino County.  After which you need to post the name in the newspaper for a month just in case someone is going to protest.  When...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:03:00 GMT

The Bakery Saga Part 2

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Creatures of all Ages... It is done!  I have signed a lease on my bakery space.  From now on, it is full speed ahead.  NO turning back now.  H...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:34:00 GMT

The Bakery Saga Part 1

    I am opening a bakery.  That sentence evokes more emotion than I can even begin to tell you.  Fear, excitement, worry, pride, impatience--they're on a rotation.  So I...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 07:54:00 GMT

Where are they now???

So I was sitting at the coffee shop this evening, when I saw a man I recognized but could not place.  I knew I should know him but for the life of me I could not think of where I knew him from.&n...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Jun 2006 01:38:00 GMT