After the death of her husband, the Brunswick baker goes from medicine to a growing business

Christy Freeman (left) On July 7, 2022, she posed for a photo with her fiancé Zeb Dodge and her daughter Hannah in their kitchen. John Terhune / The Times Record

Four-layer lemon strawberry cake. Chocolate Peanut Butter. Tiramisu

A long time ago, Medcos’ residents sought an evening treatment at a vending machine candy bar or perhaps some gas station ice cream. But over the past two years, police officers, college students, and other nightclubs have transformed Kristie’s Creations from a noisy street into a quiet 24/7 family bakery on Benswick Street.

“We talk two shifts a day,” said wife Christi Freeman. “That’s all we can do. We go all night according to our orders. We usually don’t go to bed on Friday nights. ”

Pumpkin muffins. White chocolate blonddies. Jumbo citrus twists.

Freeman was always growing up and loved to bake. While other children watch Saturday morning cartoons, she prefers PBS cooking scenes.

July 7, 2022 Refrigerated for the rest of this week’s order in the Freeman Kitchen. John Terhune / The Times Record

A.D. Baking after Freeman’s husband killed Russell in 2017

“I thought my life was over,” she recalls. But I had to find a job, I had to do something to support myself and my daughter. I started baking. It became my treatment – just a reason to continue and move.

Freeman often shared her creations with nurses at Mid Coast Hospital. She waved her idea to start a business, but on busy nights she began to distract herself by exploring and designing a commercial kitchen.

Then came the plague, and Freeman found herself in an ocean of unemployed Americans. Looking for a way to make money, she decided to spend more time on Christian inventions, which until then had been a small project.

Freeman, we only started to say ‘we are here’ to the bakery. “The bakery sale is not over”

Selection of foods and beverages awaiting purchase from Kristie’s Creations bakery on July 7, 2022. John Terhune / The Times Record

Dark Chocolate Cherry Scones. Ham and Cedar Kitchen. Fry.

Zeb Dodge was not a baker, but he knew how to bake.

Dodge, who was once Freeman’s childhood sweetheart, met her in 2019. He also lost his job due to the epidemic, and now he joins his fiancé in the kitchen for a marathon until 6 p.m.

“It’s our life now,” he said.

In addition to leading the way in a popular bakery dinner that he plans to bake once a week, Dodge was responsible for a very special part of the business: Unexpected, 24-7 bakery storage, where customers pay from Venmo, PayPal or, for a locked box, cash or check Thank you.

Dodge: “I called Christ and said, ‘Why don’t we build a bakery instead of a farm?’ I said. “It’s from there”

About 20-30 customers visit the bakery every week, which accounts for about half of the work of Christian creation, Freeman said. Many night workers, including taxi drivers and police officers, stop buying sweets, and an increasing number of college students.

“The word spreads quickly in Boodine,” said Boeingin College Transportation Driver, who learned from baker Jennifer Jacobs about the bakery. “I always take the kids there every night before you know it.”

It’s not a mystery why the students flock to Christ, says Kiting.

“Cuban cakes are divine,” she said. Driving is so difficult that I wish I had never had one.

Christy Freeman (left) with her daughter Hannah and her fiancé Zeb Dodge on July 7, 2022, near the 24/7 bakery. John Terhune / The Times Record

Million dollar bars. Frozen bananas. Canoli.

College student Hannah Freeman, a cake decorator and occasional taste connoisseur, says she is thrilled to see her mother’s interest grow into Brunswick’s gourmet.

“Our dream of growing up was to put the bread in the corner,” she said. “Instead, we did it here.”

Although the business has made some recent improvements, including two cameras to prevent theft from the bakery, Freeman said she is satisfied with Christian innovations. In the face of personal tragedies and problems with professionals, bringing some sweets to the world is worth more than the last few nights in the kitchen.

“I would love to see the kids get off their bikes,” she said. “I want to be in the neighborhood. Grandparents bring their children down to get some care. I spent four years alone with anxiety and sadness. I just want to make people happy.

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