Boulevard Bakery

09/08/2024

I spent two years grieving not only the bakery and the very overwhelming three months of having a storefront but also my lost love for baking. A lot of people said a lot of things about my journey and failures without asking or seeing what happened behind the scenes mostly because it’s easier to smile and wave then tell the truth. The truth is I love to bake and I love this community. The truth is also that things got out of control very very quickly and the need was so much greater than I could have expected or prepare for. My goal was to make things I loved and enjoy the experience which happened occasionally but a lot of my time was spent having panic attacks or wiping away tears while pulling pans out of the oven. I wasn’t ready and I think now looking back it’s easier to say out loud a big busy storefront didn’t align with my dreams or abilities. Mostly the ability to say no. It’s hard to deny a request and idea or something someone needs especially when it would bring joy to a community. I should have said no more than I did. By the end things were so out of control and I was so numb from shock the only thing I wanted to do was hide. So I did. I couldn’t even walk down the baking aisle for months without crying. It’s been a weird two years navigating grief and forgiveness not only of the unfortunate things that happened to my bakery but also forgiving myself for the mistakes I made along the way. ALL of this big long rant is to say I’ve been baking again. I sleep now. I find joy in cookies again. Someday I want to bake for my community and make people smile again. Hopefully someday isn’t two more years away.
Thank you for always being here, for following this weird winding path, encouraging, supporting, and finding joy through food with me ❤️

03/22/2024

BENYAY! 😉 Had the urge to visit New Orleans from home

08/07/2023

Banana bread straight from the heart

07/12/2023

96 double chocolate caramel cookies. First cookies I’ve made for almost a year! Time has flown by 🌻

03/25/2023

Celebrating turning 30 by rolling dough for the first time in 6 months! Thanks for being here❤️

10/03/2022

Thank you to everyone who has sent so much support, care, and love as we quickly transition to this new path. Our social media will continue to be silent until the new year as things shift, settle, and heal. See you in 2023 Grays Harbor❤️

09/26/2022

One of the hardest parts is saying goodbye to the work and effort and things that have gone into this bakery over the past year. I can’t take everything with me so come and claim it for a nice new home and purpose. DM for private sale tour.

09/22/2022

It is with a very heavy heart that I have to say the storefront will be closing. While this chapter is ending for now, the bakery will be leading a coalition of community groups to support warm meals and bread distribution to our citizens. We will be moving to a bigger facility and be 100% focused on our non profit foundation.

Having a storefront has been a heart warming experience made wonderful by every amazing guest and new friend in this beautiful community. I am so sorry we will not be there on your morning walk or drive through town. From the bottom of my heart thank you for supporting this journey.

It is very hard to have a heart for giving when at the end of the day there has to be a certain amount of profit. Especially as a mom choosing that extra five dollars or swim lesson has been gut wrenching at times.

We had so many setbacks not only opening the space but hurdle after hurdle in such a short time in business. Hurdles that just continued to set the bakery back and when the opportunity came to shift things from living for the pastry case to living for the purpose of bread for all I said yes.

I hope everyone continues to believe in the purpose of this work. To serve all and help fight food insecurity on the Harbor. That we deserve a local economy made by our citizens for our citizens.

This new direction is truly an exciting and wonderful opportunity to serve the Harbor. Teams of people will be working together to serve thousands of people fresh local bread.

It is not goodbye but so long for now.

I will post a final shop day for those who would like to say see ya later ❤️

**** I know when people are disappointed there can be a lot of anger or fear but please be kind this truly is heart wrenching even if there is a positive shift happening. I worked very hard for a long time and closing the storefront has broken my heart please remember I’m a person just like you❤️

09/14/2022

Give some good wishes to our in house artist and toddler bread baker as she faces a tough back to school ear infection.

The bakery will be open th-sun regular time.

Thank you for your patience as we continue to train new staff, run the bakery, and parent ❤️

One of the charms of small business is that our lives are the same as yours. We commute with you on the road, pass you in the store, cheer in the stands, and like I’m sure a dozen other parents on the Harbor last night held a tiny crying kiddo.

❤️

09/13/2022

Happy Birthday to Marilynn who is celebrating such a beautiful milestone❤️

09/13/2022

Thank you so much for the wonderful conversation and curiosity from the Daily World staff :)

Hoquiam’s Boulevard Bakery owner, Kimberly Wolfe, praises community