Where did the time go? It is Friday again and Friday’s are for fun. Saturday’s are for breakfast at the Downtowner.
Every Saturday I eat breakfast with my husband and the ancient ones, my parents, at the Downtowner Woodfire Grill, which is close to home. We are there by 7:30 which is early, but that is the only way I can go because I almost always have appointments on Saturdays.
Our server, Pavel knows that I am a Realtor but he is nice to me any way. I almost always have oatmeal so when I order I just say I want the usual, but it is kind of unusual.
The server, Pavel, is an oatmeal artist. He always decorates the top with raisins. He may be the only oatmeal artist in Minnesota. I take a picture of his art work with my camera phone and post it to my mobile blog every Saturday. The blog has a very small following but I am told that one of the readers visits just to see the oatmeal, and he has to travel through cyber space all the way from the east coast just to see it. I do live in a strange world, but that is a subject for another Friday and probably would work best for a series of posts.
Pavel is very creative so it was hard to select just a few pictures. He never seems to run out of ideas and he does such a good job with his art work that I can always tell what h
e has made a picture of. The top bowl has a picture of a clock on it set to the actual time. Pavel is not only creative but he is fast.
I think there is room for creativity in any job. In my job there is sometimes too much room for creativity, except when it comes to legal contracts. It is tempting to decorate them but I don’t. I have even thought about printing them on colored paper but decided that I had better not.
Back to Pavel the oatmeal artist. He makes Saturday mornings fun. Maybe tomorrow I will give him a break and order eggs and bacon. 
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Don’t order eggs and bacon- he probably already has your new oatmeal picture done for you when you arrive tommorrow- As a waitress for 10 years- you try and anticipate the needs of your customers- just to show we care and give you that feeling that you are special- just as we do as Realtors
I guess you know you’ve arrived – or perhaps never left? – when you have your own Personal Oatmeal Artist. How cool is that? Has he ever done a family size bowl of oatmeal with “Under Contract” on top? Or “I’m Gorgeous Inside.” How’s their oatmeal, by the way? Must be pretty good, Teresa, if that’s all you order.
Ken
You know, I’m not sure I should continue to come to this site. I end up envious of your creativity. Nevertheless, I always find myself smiling while I read. Thanks for keeping it interesting.
Theresa,
Cool blog. Sherry Huffman from AZ told me to check it out. Check my blog at:
honolulurealestateviews.com
Aloha,
Keahi Pelayo
RE/MAX 808 Realty
877-737-2093