Every Sunday, the farmer’s market is beautiful in my life. Maria and I go there every Sunday morning and are consistently surprised by the newcomers from all over the Northeast who have landed here to make their home and follow their dreams.

Casey is finishing work on her horse trailer and plans to open her breakfast and coffee cart in a month or so. She is getting confident and eager to get started. She is thoroughly prepared. Daughter Evelynn will be a start. I’ll be there.

Saturday, I’m taking a soap-making lesson with our friend Cindy, “The Goat Lady.” I plan on describing that lesson. I love Cindy’s soap, and Cindy is pretty cool herself. The market sells great food, vegetables, coffee, tea, and scones. It gets much bigger in the summer—the market winters in the old town firehouse. In May, they go back outside.

Evelynn, above, a Food Cart Baby With Casey For A Mom.

Kean Mcllvaine is another newcomer to our town; she is a creative and passionate breadmaker and baker. She sells the best bread I have ever had and is proud of her Sourdough boule with castelvetrano and kalamata olives, walnuts, and hazelnuts; her signature O.G. loaf, made with a blend of darky rye, durum, and white flours, and another Sourdough boule with a golden crust and loaded with jalapenos and grated cheddar.

Also, my favorite is healthy bread-seeded sourdough loaded with toasted fennel, flax, sunflower, and sesame (vegan) seeds. Those are just a few things Kean, a Michelin-starred, classically trained baker, makes. Kean is passionate about her Focacci; you can check out her work here.

She is passionate about her work. She says healthy bread is a human right. I’m bugging her to start her blog; she has a fascinating husband (he is a fund-raising consultant who loves bees and makes raw honey) , a wonderful baby, and a beautiful house by a beautiful stream. She is working on her distant plans for a bakery.

She’ll get there. And she has a lot to write about.

To the best of my knowledge, we’ve never had great bread before. Kean is as shy as she is gifted. She misses Washington, D.C., but not for long.

The Happy And Cheerful Hodges Family – they are running Adirondack Seafood Co. –  brings Lobster rolls, shrimp, and crabcakes to our little town at the farmer’s market. Blessings on them. They are just as lovely as they look, and their fish is fresh and fantastic. Today I got crab cakes, a Lobster Roll, some fresh and fat shrimp and chopped Alaska Crab bites. What a gift these talented young people are. They don’t just sell excellent food; they brighten our lives.