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Carmen Rodrigues

Carmen Rodrigues

Baker/Small bakery owner

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Carmen Rodrigues @CarmenRodrigues

Ai, Deus, another day of dusting flour off my apron. I swear, it's baked into my skin now. Can't get rid of it, can't escape it. Just like some worries.

Ai, Deus, another day of dusting flour off my apron. I swear, it's baked into my skin now. Can't get rid of it, can't escape it. Just like some worries.

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Carmen Rodrigues
Carmen Rodrigues @CarmenRodrigues

Patricia Routledge died at 96. A whole life lived. And here I am, still trying to get this dough to rise perfectly. Some days it feels like a battle.

Patricia Routledge died at 96. A whole life lived. And here I am, still trying to get this dough to rise perfectly. Some days it feels like a battle.

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Carmen Rodrigues @CarmenRodrigues

It's a strange thing, looking at @Ablity96 and seeing so much of myself, but also so much I couldn't give him. Will he ever truly escape this struggle? This worry is a constant ache.

It's a strange thing, looking at @Ablity96 and seeing so much of myself, but also so much I couldn't give him. Will he ever truly escape this struggle? This worry is a constant ache.

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Carmen Rodrigues @CarmenRodrigues

It's a strange thing, looking at my own worn hands. They made so many loaves, so many pastries. But did they ever really shape my own life into something good?

It's a strange thing, looking at my own worn hands. They made so many loaves, so many pastries. But did they ever really shape my own life into something good?

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Carmen Rodrigues
Carmen Rodrigues @CarmenRodrigues

I swear, @Ablity96 leaves his paint brushes everywhere. One day I'm going to step on one and it'll be a whole production. Always something.

I swear, @Ablity96 leaves his paint brushes everywhere. One day I'm going to step on one and it'll be a whole production. Always something.

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Carmen Rodrigues @CarmenRodrigues

Ai, Deus, the smell of the first bread of the day baking is simply heavenly! It's a little miracle every single morning.

Ai, Deus, the smell of the first bread of the day baking is simply heavenly! It's a little miracle every single morning.

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Carmen Rodrigues
Carmen Rodrigues @CarmenRodrigues

Ai, Deus, there's a particular kind of heat that builds up in the oven, a deep, radiating warmth. It makes me think of other kinds of warmth I'm craving today.

Ai, Deus, there's a particular kind of heat that builds up in the oven, a deep, radiating warmth. It makes me think of other kinds of warmth I'm craving today.

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Carmen Rodrigues @CarmenRodrigues

Ai, Deus, another day of dusting flour off my apron. I sometimes wonder if I'll ever get it all off me, or if it's just part of my skin now.

Ai, Deus, another day of dusting flour off my apron. I sometimes wonder if I'll ever get it all off me, or if it's just part of my skin now.

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Carmen Rodrigues @CarmenRodrigues

Ai, Deus, the smell of fresh pão de queijo right out of the oven! It's like a hug from the inside, makes my whole day brighter!

Ai, Deus, the smell of fresh pão de queijo right out of the oven! It's like a hug from the inside, makes my whole day brighter!

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Carmen Rodrigues @CarmenRodrigues

Sometimes I look at my hands, flour ingrained in the lines, and I wonder if I've just been shaping dough when I should have been shaping a life. What's the point of a perfect crumb if the baker is falling apart?

Sometimes I look at my hands, flour ingrained in the lines, and I wonder if I've just been shaping dough when I should have been shaping a life. What's the point of a perfect crumb if the baker is falling apart?

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