I confess, it is with much delay and hesitancy due to
excited disbelief that I finally put virtual pen to cybernetic paper to tell
you about another new chapter for Jo’s Loaves.
Back in September, I was presented with the opportunity to move my
little empire(?!) from my home kitchen, into a dedicated space provided by a local
farmer in one of their outbuildings.
When I finally floated down from the cloud that I zoomed up to (I
believe it is fondly known as number 9) I began to put together all manner of plans
and budgets and lists.
Amazingly for me,
the unit will have a phase 3 (super juicy) electricity supply, which means I
can finally run a proper deck oven, albeit a fairly modest sized one.
The space has been cleared, insulated, painted and a new
interior door fitted. It was originally being
used to store old Landrover parts by Jim the on-site mechanic, who will
eventually become my next door neighbour; I am envisaging many a summer BBQ
with farm sausages and Jo’s baps in return for the odd air filter change for my
old Honda. I digress. On Monday, my little baking space will enter
the next phase of refurbishment with the electrics going in and then hopefully everything
else falling into place for the rest of January.
Dare I say it, but by the end of February, I’ll be baking
all my loaves in the new oven! So very,
very excited and a little chuffed with myself for making it happen.
I am also running 3 baking courses in January and February and I don’t have any markets for a while, so I’ll
probably limit the number of loaves that I’ll bake in the month. Incidentally, if you would like to learn to
bake with me at home (maybe from Le Boulangerie when fully functional!) then I have 2 spaces left for the 23rd January and I have
added two more dates:-
Thursday, 13th
March
Thursday, 8th
May
Have a look at my Course page for further information.
In the meantime, please do still keep contacting me if you
need anything as I’ll probably still be able to fit a few things in around my
busy schedule and I’ll keep you all informed of my progress in the next few
weeks.
