Another story about our trip to Australia. The local " bakery".

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bakery at Sale, Victoria, Australia 

image of my lemon tart 

      It is cloudy, windy and rain coming in this afternoon.  So not as nice as the last couple of days.  I have more to clean up front of the greenhouse, and then put in black tables.  I got the last of the wagons unplanted yesterday.  Moved in white tables and while cleaning up the front.  For some reason, the floor gets dirt in the greenhouse.  Larry is busy cutting up those huge logs that were on the east side of the greenhouse.  The plan is to get them cut up into chunks and then the splitting can begin.  We are so thankful that this fall has been on the mild side so we can get these things done. 

I am sharing today about another shop we went to “bakery”.  They are in many of the small towns and villages.  Hours are from 7-2, They have baked goods but also, they are a sandwich and coffee shop.  Some have a few tables and chairs to sit at.  These businesses probably get a few tourists but most of their business would be with the residents.  So, you see working guys coming in to eat and locals having coffee time together.  Just a general place to meet and have that coffee and something sweet. 
The counters were very full of different kinds of sweets, and it was always hard to pick which one to try.  For Tom it was always something chocolate.  Evelyn always had something different, but her favorite was carrot cake.  Larry would pick something out that was kind of plain but still looked good.  I just picked out something different each time.  I can’t say which is my favorite but all of it was good.  We would have coffee or sometimes we would have tea.  The bakery would have coolers of cold drinks alongside of the coffee and tea.  They were nice places to stop while we were traveling. 
The last picture is of a lemon tart I made.  While we were there, Karen (a daughter in law) made this, and I wanted to try it.  Not quite like she had hers, but I will try again. 
Now we have been home for a month, this all seems like a dream.  But in sharing with you about the trip it helps with the memories.  Again, we must thank Evelyn and Tom and all their family and friends for showing us such a good time.  They were lovely hosts.  I have had a few friends ask why Australia to vacation?  This is the reason why family and their friends.  I will write more. Till next time this is Becky Litterer, Becky’s Greenhouse, Dougherty Iowa [email protected] 641-794-3337   cell 641-903-9365