Charlie

We have once again taken the plunge and fell victim to the cute and cuddly puppy that is now called Charlie. You may recall from a previous blog entry that I had talked about Nitro being the newest member of the family... He has since vanished into thin air. We have no idea where he went or what happened to him, but since we just couldn't resist the chance to have a wonderful pup in our family for very long... We have now adopted this fine specimen of the canine family. He is a lab / rotty mix, and has a simply excellent kind nature. At almost 3 months old, so far he has been a great addition to the family... of course there is that quite annoying thing he does at 6am every single morning, even on the days you might want to sleep in.. but I think for the most part he is going to be a great dog. So does Amy, who by the way chose the name "Charlie b. Barkin" a name that fits him to a tee. I told her that he kinda reminds me of Chris Farly in the movie "Beverly Hills Ninja". Without further adieu, a few pics to oooh and aaahhh over.

Lunar Eclipse

For those that did not get a chance to stay up late freezing in the cold to see the lunar eclipse last night.... While I was bundled up in 2 jackets staying up with a tripod and a camera standing in the back of the truck, I snapped a few highlight shots just for your viewing pleasure ;)

Bakery News...

They are now serving daily lunch specials! Give them a call and find out what is on the menu for Today.

I'm still working on finalizing the website for her, but once it's up and running I'll post a link to it. The new website will contain the daily specials and much more info about the goings on around the bakery :)

If all goes well, the initial web site should be up within the next 2 weeks.

The Bakery is also now a member of the Local Carrabelle Chamber of Commerce.

Poker Table #3

If I'm allowed to say this, I think this was my best poker table yet! I had decided I wanted something that was unusual and different... Something perfect for home games, but unique enough to call my own. So, I came up with attempting an Octagon shape, but I was unable to find one that had the excellent soft cushions that I liked on the oval tables. The final outcome was difficult, but I think it worked out perfectly! I ended up with a table for 8 that was big enough to fit 8 people very comfortably, with nice soft cushions. The most tedious part was putting together the 8 individual cushions. Unfortunately before the table was even complete someone wanted to buy it.. But for the record here is a pic of the unfinished table with a full 8 people on it


and the Final Product..



Man, I really miss that table....

Bad Luck at poker

So, last night I decided it was time to get out and play some poker. Holy Crap was that a mistake. Not only did I loose, but I was the first one to go out... But worse than that I was only in there for 4 hands. The real kicker here was on my last hand I had pocket Aces! Oh, guess it just wasn't in the cards for me last night lol....

The Bakery Saga Continues...

I finally got around to putting together some more photo's of the progress we've made on the shop. In some very good news, Friday was Opening Day!! After a lots of hard work the Carrabelle Bakery (Cakes By Amy) is NOW OPEN!! Soon to come is a web site... Once the Website is online and up and running I will provide the link here.

This collection of photos is basically what the shop looks like now. With a few minor changes such as we have added Lot's of shelves, and there have been some minor re-arrangements in the kitchen.

So, what are you waiting for... Come on by and see us! :)

The Bakery Saga Begins....

We have not been very good at taking great photos of our progress on getting the bakery prepared, but I figured I'd throw together some slide shows of what we have done so far.

First we have the beginning...

Next we have our current progress up to now...

What we are missing is the wonderful 2-5 days of mudding and tapping that Amy did. It would have made a hilarious pic too since she came home each day looking like Casper the ghost..