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I planted my garden! It’s bigger than I had originally anticipated, but my cousin worked up some land for me, so I had better make good use of it! Planting took longer than expected. I’m not sure if I’m cut out for the manual labour. I also am getting back into the commercial baking. UrbanContinue reading “Spring 2021”

Nobody buys baked goods in the New Year. Everyone vows to eat better, work out, cut out the sugar. Not the best time of year for a baker. Need to start planning for what’s next. On the bright side, I signed up for the local Community Supported Agriculture (“CSA”) farm, Urban Sunset Farms. If youContinue reading “Winter 2021”

The custom orders for Christmas went really well: boxes of cookies and squares were really popular. I also did a lot of baking for a Christmas show in mid-December. That was an absolute disaster! It was poorly attended due to organizer mismanagement, and Covid, of course, so I lost almost my entire investment in ingredients,Continue reading “December 2020”

I love baking. I haven’t always. It’s probably only been in the last 10 years or so that I have really enjoyed it. And since I’ve had all this free time, I’ve really dived in. With some encouragement from my sister, I founded RC Bakery & Kitchen. I’m going to try my hand at sellingContinue reading “November 2020”

So, re-entry wasn’t as bad as I had anticipated. Moving during COVID had its advantages. Toronto had been pretty much shutdown for months, so it’s not like I was missing anything. Restaurants, museums, galleries, were all closed, so I couldn’t go to my old haunts anyway. And, I had a couple of friends from highContinue reading “August 2020”

Where to begin? Where to begin? I guess, at the beginning. I’m Rhonda, the RC of RC Country Life. I grew up in the country, on a farm. I imagine, by most objective opinions, it was a pretty idyllic way to grow up. But by the time I hit my teens, I HATED it. Couldn’tContinue reading “Hi! I’m Rhonda!”