This is what happened in Northampton on a Friday morning on State Street. Not a protest nor a car crash just a small occasion.
My son-in-law John and I went to the opening of a bakery in Northampton. You might remember the old bakery — the Hungry Ghost — and that the owners sold it. The new bakery is called Choclo Bakery. We arrived at about nine o’clock and put coins in the meter. We crossed the street and were astounded by the line outside the bakery.
The line was very long — old people, midlife people, pregnant women, male and female students. There were visitors from Boston and from faraway Minnesota. There was a
man with a beard and a yarmulke who held two challahs — one under each arm.
We purchased a Challah and Country bread.
Obviously this is the place to be — to be seen and to be part of a “momentous” occasion — nothing like great homemade bread to make people salivate and jump for joy. I congratulated the owner when we finally got to the cash register — he said they never expected such a big crowd. We need more small occasions.
Lillian Cartwright
Easthampton