Moonrise Bakery 2

(fire hissing) (tools whooshing) (wind whooshing) (rain pattering) Welcome back to Moonrise Bakery. They're not open yet, but you're always welcome, just come in the baker's door. (rain pattering continues) (metal clanking) The baristas are working on a new drink recipe. The sourdough loaves are rising toward the sky. (rain pattering continues) It's a good time to visit. (rain pattering continues) Let's take a moment to relax before we explore with a brief wind-down exercise. (rain pattering continues) So when you're ready, let's begin. (rain pattering continues) So first, get comfortable in your bed. (rain pattering continues) Now just bringing the attention to the breath, (rain pattering continues) just noticing where you feel it. (rain pattering continues) In the nose, the throat, the chest, the diaphragm. (rain pattering continues) You're nice and relaxed. (rain pattering continues) We're going to be taking a deep breath in for four, holding it for four, and then breathing out for six. (rain pattering continues) So, are you ready? (rain pattering continues) Let's begin. In for four. Two, three, four. Hold it for four. Two, three, four. Now breathing out for six. Two, three, four, five, six. In for four. Two, three, four. Holding for four. Two, three, four. Out for six. Two, three, four, five, six. In for four. Two, three, four. Holding for four. Two, three, four. Out for six. Two, three, four, five, six. In for four. Two, three, four. Holding for four. Two, three, four. Out for six. Two, three, four, five, six. Great. Now returning the breath to normal. (rain pattering continues) (oven beeping) Standing at the helm of a long wooden table is Bobby the baker. People line up just to see his seasonal creations, like leaping gingerbread reindeer and frosting drenched pine trees. This year, Bobby's constructed a home cookie kit so people can experience the artistic process just as he does. (rain pattering continues) The table is covered with meat, piles of cookies, pots of frosting, tiny brushes, and pre-folded brown boxes. (rain pattering continues) A small assembly line fills each box to the brim with cookies, frosting, and a special decoration guide. (rain pattering continues) The pages are filled with colorful cookie sketches, an ornament with zigzag stripes, snowflakes topped with crystal crunchy sugar, even a candy striped gingerbread man. (rain pattering continues) As the boxes come together, Bobby mixes a fine espresso powder into a plain shortbread. (rain pattering continues) The rich brown powder swirls into the buttery batter, filling the room with the smell of bright cherry and cacao nibs. (rain pattering continues) With a long wooden rolling pin, Bobby flattens the batter into a giant pancake. This is just a test batch, but Bobby's hoping to make espresso cookies with a mint frosting. (rain pattering continues) Now that Moonrise roasts its own beans, there's a whole new world of baking opportunities. (rain pattering continues) Before the bakery opens for another day, Pat picks up a feather duster, waving it with the grace of...