01/09/2022
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade or better yet, lemon bars.
Goodbye 2021! You were horrible and amazing at the same time. I’m finally coming to terms with what’s happened and can finally talk about it without crying. The three Milk House buildings are toast. The plumbing leak caused massive structural damage to the foundation. For those of you that visited in person, know my buildings are situated on a cliff next to a waterfall— breathtakingly beautiful, but scary as crap. The plumbing leak was not accessible, nor did we know about it—as it was hidden under the building closest to the waterfall near the sidewalk in a crevice that was only exposed after the foundation moved.
Yup, the foundation moved 18 inches. You can see from the street that the foundation is no longer attached to that part of the building. After lots of discussions and research from specialists in engineering and Geo-tech, they recommended that all three buildings come down as it is cost prohibitive to repair because of the location—hence my tears. I’m still hopeful we can save the far building (105) next to PY’s, and I will know more in the coming weeks. In the mean time, I am trying to shift sales and special events to online. I am working with city and county officials to see what my options are. I am hoping to do some pop-up events and some other fun things in the near future. The road in front of me is long, bumpy, and expensive…
Thank you for giving me space to grieve. I’m ready to try this again. Join me in this journey together. Watch the progress here and on Facebook. I’m sure it will be entertaining. Thank you for all the kind words and encouragement, if it wasn’t for you, I’d still be feeling sorry for myself and saying “enough.” I love what I do and loved seeing my customers appreciate it. You guys are the best!
Look out 2022! Here we come. Lemons, tears, and courage.
Lemon bar recipe coming later this week.