Saturday morning in November -

 

• Amaryllis - including a new bulb bought this week -
• Trees changing - leaves falling in soft breeze -
• Knockout roses still blooming -
• Almond croissants - thank you Trader Joe -

Hope your weekend is beautiful

Stay safe ~ Be well

Tart!

A new bakery opened not far from here recently. We were excited, and always  

try to support local small businesses, especially new ones.

We stopped by to check it out over the weekend, after reading accolades on

 our local neighborhood online news site. It's a bright place, clean and neat.

 The young girl serving was very polite, smiling and friendly.

Glass display cases contained lots of pastries, one in particular was specifically

 for their version of the croissant. The croissants I know, enjoy and eat, are

 French style of course. Buttery, light and flaky and don't require any sweet addition.

These were actually chewy donuts, shaped into a croissant and filled with. . . well, 

fillings of all descriptions!  We bought a couple. Sweet, sweet, icky sweet! 

I realize many will enjoy them but they were not for me.

Sadly, the only other person seated at a table in the bakery, laptop open, talking

 business loudly on her mobile phone, was apparently the owner! She didn't 

acknowledge us, or even smile, but I'm sure knew from our looking around and

 discussing which baked goods to consider buying, that we were first time

 customers to her new shop.

I doubt we will ever return to the bakery. Sadly it just didn't have any really good

 vibes, from the owner or the display cases!

My recent homemade tart. Delicious, not overly sweet. . . . . . and served with a smile!