First ice cream of the season

Kimball Farm

400 Littleton Road (Rte. 110), Westford, MA 01886

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Kimball's is open, and ice cream season has officially begun! Like true New Englanders, we braved the cold and went out for our first cone of the season. They had sides up on their big tent and a propane heater going full blast, so we didn't mind the temperature. We certainly didn't have to worry about our cones melting today!

The Good Loaf, Mont Vernon NH

The Good Loaf
75 Mont Vernon Road, Milford, New Hampshire 03055
603.672.1500
thegoodloaf.com

Today I stopped in at The Good Loaf bakery, right on Rte. 13, just north of Milford. Every time I go there, I want to fill up my car with their delicious bread. Luckily, I was able to restrain myself and left with a loaf of bread, a cup of coffee, and a pumpkin cupcake.

As you can see, I couldn't keep from sampling the cupcake before remembering to take a picture of it. Yes, it was that good.

Spring planting

The crocuses are out in our yard! Aside from maple sugaring, of course, that's one of my favorite signs that spring is really here.

Today was the first day of planting seeds for our vegetable garden: sugar snap peas, carrots, and radishes.. Talia gets her own little garden patch, too.  She did a great job planting her peas all by herself.

I say this every year, but this year I mean it--our garden is going to be amazing!

We'll see how it goes. I don't have the greenest thumb, but if I get better every year, I consider that a victory. There is nothing more delicious--or more local--than vegetables from your backyard.