Happiness is a Warm Pastry

Two weeks ago, Putnam County had a food fest. I was busy hosting my TAB so I couldn't attend, but one of my co-workers informed me of a local bakery in Coatesville, Cinnamon Girls Cafe, that was there. Since Greencastle doesn't have a local bakery, I decided I would investigate how much CGC would charge to prepare cookies for the Grand Opening/Halloween event (the chain bakery in the grocery store wanted way too much and basic Halloween Oreos wouldn't do for my event). Being a local business (and it shouldn't have been a surprise) their hours were very limited. I missed calling the shop by 20 minutes. By 2:20pm, I was late and missed connecting with anyone. Fortunately for me, they had Saturday hours. Fortunately for me, I had an upcoming 3-day-weekend.

On the Saturday of my lengthy weekend, I hopped on Bertha, my bike, and started pedaling for Coatesville, a modest 12 miles. It was a scenic route, lots of cornfields and farmlands. Again, no surprise in store. When I got there, I ordered a meal and a delicious pecan roll (which I totally earned!). Yum! Then I got to business.

The owner and I chatted regarding what I needed, and my budget. Since my budget was potentially non-existent, I asked if she could bring a sample of cookies to the library. You could say I was a clever cookie to persuade other departments to contribute to the Grand Opening by having warm, gooey, chocolate chip cookies, and scrumptious Oreo cheesecake cookies.

Well, wouldn't you know it? My tactic worked! Friends of the Library (FOL) is very generously contributing to the cookie fund. We're going to have 1,500 cookies for our bash and we'll be under budget! Perhaps it was the fact that we're going with a local bakery (Greencastle, and much of the area, is very fond of local business, as am I). Perhaps it was because it was to make a statement for the Grand Opening. I'm not really sure what sold the FOL, but I'm very grateful that we will have a phenomenal bash.

Moral of the Story: "If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe."--Carl Sagan