Summer! Even though it's a bit moist, it's warm and we see lots of sun and the garden loves this weather. I'm enjoying the summer. My treat of the week was a visit to Paul Johnson's bakery on Route 9N in Upper Jay, just down the road from the Land of Makebelieve which we all miss. Paul's Bakery celebrates that and for the hour or two we spend on his screen porch eating the delightful food he offers up, it's the next best thing to Makebelieve.
Today until about 2 pm you can enjoy Paul's meatloaf sandwich on his rye bread, served with a wonderful bean salad. Then go get dessert in the bakery! My pal Alllison and I shared a tart topped with cherries, black raspberries, blueberries - I named it "Summer on Plate!" Then we had to share a piece of Paul's German Chocolate Cake. I washed all that down with a quart bottle of FIJI water. What a feast! I brought home a few treats too - there was a part of pie left - black rasperry & cherry. I bought a loaf of his bread too. To celebrate the summer there is no better place than Paul's. His mom had lunch with us again and she told me the proper name of the business which I forgot. I'll write it down next time.