Day 15: Saturday, 31 May 2008

Cornbread cut and bagged in website-labeled plastic bags in morning. Sign repainted to read "blueberry cornbread." Simple, tall glass jar chosen as $ container, to replace missing carafe from previous day.

21 treats put out around noon. Neighbors from above gallery complimented baking.

Heavy rains followed, but kiosk was protected by overhanging roof, though foot traffic presumably low.

At 2:15, eight more pieces added to tray. Seven had been taken already, and the corresponding $1.75 in the $ container collected. At 4pm, additional $1.55 collected. At 7:30pm, kiosk taken in for the night. $3.25 remained. 26 total sold. $6.55 earned.

Day 14: Friday, 30 May 2008

29 bagged treats put out promptly at 9am, as reporter was scheduled to be at kiosk then. Interview followed.

Guard from across the street again bought four straight away.

Returned at approximately 6:30pm to no tray and no $ container. Presumed that the metal shop took them in for safekeeping, but not certain. Later heard that everything was gone at 4pm, as well.

New recipe attempted for tomorrow's special: blueberry cornbread. Results quite good, though the coarse hippie cornmeal that was used proved to be somewhat grainy when baked.

Day 13: Thursday, 29 May 2008

16 treats, sign, and new $ container put out on kiosk at 9am. Site guard from across the street purchased four right away. Learned of a correction from yesterday: it was a person from the shelter, not a street dweller, who repeatedly attempted to steal the money. Security guard kindly and valiantly thwarted his attempts. He offered to collect the money today upon leaving his post at 4pm.

Tray and $ container from yesterday collected from woman at metal shop next door. $4.65 remained. Workers inside warned not to put out kiosk again, due to threat of theft.

Friend nicely offered to replenish stock of cookies at 1pm and put out 13 more (already bagged).

Kiosk brought inside gallery at 6:30pm. All cookies gone. $ container remained, but with nothing inside and a slit cut through the middle. Remains unknown whether it was stolen or whether the guard took it for safekeeping until tomorrow. A letter from a neighborhood business was left under tray, in thanks for the continued kiosk effort.

Preparations for tomorrow's treat, chocolate banana muffin/cake with dates and walnuts. Vegan. Baked items cut into small pieces, bagged, website written on bags. Sign repainted to read "choco banana date nut (vegan)."

Day 12: Wednesday, 28 May 2008

All preparations were made last night for spicy ginger cookies, using a previously tested recipe that yields crispy, albeit buttery cookies. Sign repainted and new glass container with narrow neck found to replace burnt/cut plastic one.

19 cookies put out around 9am. Glass $ container set down on table top with hot glue so that one would need quite a bit of time and a high heat device or possibly very sharp object to remove it.

Call from gallery owner around 4pm informed that the guard across the street had witnessed a street addict trying to steal the $ container three times throughout the day. A kind neighbor took the tray and $ container into her house to protect them, since all treats by that time had been taken.

Sign collected and kiosk brought into gallery around 7pm. $ container and tray remain with the neighbor for the time being.

Preparations for tomorrow's special, "everything but the kitchen sink" cookies. An invented recipe using a variety of dried fruits, nuts, chocolate, etc. First batch yielded excellent results, but for second batch ran low on coconut oil and results were a bit more crunchy.

Sign sanded and repainted. Cookies bagged and website written on the outside. Heavy duty plastic jar will be used for $ container. The lid is very tight with a slit cut for the $.

Day 11: Tuesday, 27 May 2008

No kiosk attempted today.

Exhaustion and low spirits after yesterday's setback.

Day 10: Monday, 26 May 2008

Memorial Day foot traffic expected to be high. Therefore, special of coconut strawberry tart was made. Basically the same recipe as the vegan pear almond tart of the previous week, it was made of dates with walnuts and strawberries instead of the pear and almond. Result was extremely delicious.

Sign sanded and repainted to read "coconut strawberry tart" and tarts cut in squares and bagged with website written on the outside.

16 treats put out on kiosk around 1pm, again screwing plastic $ container to the wooden table top.

Upon walking by a mere 15 minutes later, only six pieces remained.

Kiosk collected at 7pm. All treats eaten, $ container remained, but in a very mangled state, and all money gone. Judging from the detritus of the container, a desperate soul had either cut or burnt open the plastic, stealing all the cash that was within. Surrounding areas extremely dirty. Very discouraging.

Kiosk, including sign, tray, and $ container dragged into gallery and left overnight.

Day 9: Sunday, 25 May 2008

After deep thought and deliberation, it was decided that $ container would be bolted down to the kiosk to prevent further petty theft. Screw punctured through bottom of plastic container and drilled into wooden table top.

Kiosk put out in front of gallery at 11am with 28 brownie pieces and 15 cents bait money. 

Left without checking until 7pm, at which time all treats were eaten and quite a bit of money left in container. $10.16 remained at the end of the day. Bolting attempt very successful.