Small Town Festivities

This is our last summer in the small Massachusetts town we love. Come fall, we’ll hand the keys to someone else and start a new journey in Connecticut.

Until then, we spend these perfect warm-weather days soaking up our favorite places and traditions around town. From evening walks around the town common ending with a stop at the corner store for ice cream, to sunny afternoons beside the lake. This place will always have our hearts.

Yesterday, we enjoyed one last Asparagus Festival on the town common. I can explain.

Don’t be jealous, but our little town is believed to be the birthplace of asparagus in America — and we’re very proud of it 🙂

Every spring, when asparagus doth sprout, we hold a festival in honor of said vegetable’s greatness. Yes, like all festivals, it’s an excuse to eat from food trucks and buy knickknacks…but it’s fun.

The kids took their first pony ride, splashed in the iconic fountain, made crafts, and somehow got sticky from head to foot eating cotton candy.

We came home with a painted print of the town common by a local artist who signed the piece and chatted with us about the town’s history; it will hang somewhere special in our new home, no doubt.

I’m so thankful for the seven years we’ve called this place home. And while I’m sad to leave, I know there are good things ahead.

Actually, a friend from Connecticut told me there’s a strawberry festival not far from where we’re moving… so we’ll still have an excuse to celebrate eating food and soaking up some small-town fun 🙂