May 18, 2007
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ANOTHER CAKE
I was trying to clean and organize my sewing, craft, misc. junk room tonight. I ran across this picture and I thought some of you might enjoy it. That is Pop and I behind the cake, although it wasn't our wedding cake. The photo was taken by Bill Duff from Portland. A photographer that I worked with in the bride shows. He was very kind. He would take pictures for me, of my booth, of individual cakes, and this time although he was not the Potographer for this wedding he came just to take a picture of it for me.
This was the largest cake I ever did. I came home from town onr day and my daughter informed me that a girl from Calif, called and wanted me to a 21 teired wedding cake. I didn't get too excited because I live near Portland, Or and she called from Calif. Not so. Although I was curious enough to call the number she had left, Someone answered and said Mary (not her real name) was not home at the time. At least there was someone by that name living in Calif.
She called back the next day and sure enough she was marrying a boy from our area and was getting married in Portland. She was 21 and wanted a 21 teired wedding cake which her groom-to-be had helped her design it. Mary was from Hawaii and it is the custom there for all the aunts to sponser or pay for the cake, and I don't know what else, so she could pretty much have what she wanted.
I got a huge enlargement of the picture and used it for a display in my booth at the brides show. I didn't get many orders for this size cake but the picture sure got lots of attention at the Bride's Show.
I miss those days. But don't tell Pop, he groans when he even thinks about it.
I've often said that those that don't believe in miricles ought to come to our place on the week-end. It was a miricle that we ever made it through some week-ends, I'm sure God understood, and helped me through many, many times when I didn't think I could make it. The above cake was the only cake we had this week-end, but it was the same as 5 wedding cakes.
Also when I first went into the bride show, I was excited with all the orders and took every order that came along. So there were week-ends the first couple years that I would have 9 to 11 cakes a week-end, during the busy months. And my friends that is tooooo many for one person to do by themselves.
I would get up at 5:30am on Friday morning and wouldn't get to bed until midnight Saturday night. I learned that about 3am, when I was so tierd I thought I couldn't go, I would let myself cry real hard for only a few minutes, then it kind a woke me up again and I would get my second wind and decorate on through the night.
I can only give thanks to God that he was with in spite of my ignorance.
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My nieghbor just did his first show at the convention center. He sells dirt bikes and riding stuff. His wife was trying to tell me how hard it was. She went on and on about the set up dn the tearing down and all the people it took to accomplish it. She ended by saying, " You just have no idea how much work one of those shows are!"
I told her I indeed knew how much work they were as we have been a part of all that for years. Oh yeah, we know. She was amazed that I had any idea of what she was talking about. Well my, my, I've forgot more than she'll ever know about setting up for those shows!
Andyes I know neighbor is spelled neighbor!
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